USA Today just came out with the first edition of their 2011 College Football ranking Coaches Poll, and let's just say that the Big East isn't represented as well as some of the fans of that Conference would like. In fact, if we're just talking about the Top-25, they aren't represented at all. TCU is ranked No. 15, but they won't be joining the Conference until next year. Here are the full rankings.
|
Rank
|
Team (first-place votes) |
2010 record
|
Points
|
Final 2010 ranking
|
|
1.
|
Oklahoma (42)
|
12-2
|
1,454
|
6
|
|
2.
|
Alabama (13)
|
10-3
|
1,414
|
11
|
|
3.
|
Oregon (2)
|
12-1
|
1,309
|
3
|
|
4.
|
LSU (2)
|
11-2
|
1,296
|
8t
|
|
5.
|
Florida State
|
10-4
|
1,116
|
16
|
|
6.
|
Stanford
|
12-1
|
1,101
|
4
|
|
7.
|
Boise State
|
12-1
|
1,065
|
7
|
|
8.
|
Oklahoma State
|
11-2
|
933
|
10
|
|
9.
|
Texas A&M |
9-4
|
885
|
21
|
|
10.
|
Wisconsin
|
11-2
|
829
|
8t
|
|
11.
|
Nebraska |
10-4
|
814
|
19
|
|
12.
|
South Carolina
|
9-5
|
779
|
22
|
|
13.
|
Virginia Tech
|
11-3
|
767
|
15
|
|
14.
|
Arkansas
|
10-3
|
750
|
12
|
|
15.
|
TCU
|
13-0
|
687
|
2
|
|
16.
|
Ohio State
|
12-1
|
631
|
5
|
|
17.
|
Michigan State |
11-2
|
536
|
14
|
|
18.
|
Notre Dame |
8-5
|
440
|
NR
|
|
19.
|
Auburn
|
14-0
|
329
|
1
|
|
20.
|
Mississippi State
|
9-4
|
301
|
17
|
|
21.
|
Missouri |
10-3
|
266
|
18
|
|
22.
|
Georgia |
6-7
|
260
|
NR
|
|
23.
|
Florida
|
8-5
|
240
|
NR
|
|
24.
|
Texas |
5-7
|
162
|
NR
|
|
25.
|
Penn State |
7-6
|
161
|
NR
|
There are a couple Big East teams included in the "Outside looking in" part of the rankings, headlined by West Virginia who are technically the 27th ranked team on this list. South Florida and Pitt also received votes.