The college football coaches poll released on Thursday is dominated by the Southeastern Conference, with four of the top eight teams from the SEC, including 4th-ranked Georgia and No. 8 Florida.
Clemson grabbed the top spot, earning 38 first-place votes. Ohio State was chosen first by 17 coaches and came in at No. 2, followed by Alabama (four first-place votes), Georgia (none), and LSU (six).
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The second five included Oklahoma, Penn State, Florida, Oregon, and Notre Dame.
SEC dominance continued in the second 10 with Auburn coming in at No. 11 and Texas A&M at 13, with Wisconsin, sandwiched between them.
Texas and Michigan rounded out the top 15.
UCF was the only, school from the Group of 5 conferences, coming in at No. 21.
The full poll (first-place votes in parentheses):
- Clemson (38)
- Ohio State (17)
- Alabama (4)
- Georgia
- LSU (6)
- Oklahoma
- Penn State
- Florida
- Oregon
- Notre Dame
- Auburn
- Wisconsin
- Texas A&M
- Texas
- Michigan
- Oklahoma State
- USC
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Utah
- UCF
- Cincinnati
- Iowa
- Virginia Tech
- Iowa State
Others receiving votes: Tennessee; Boise State; Arizona State; Kentucky; Memphis; Baylor; Washington; Louisville; Miami (FL); Appalachian State; Navy; Virginia; Air Force; Mississippi State; TCU; Washington State; Tulane; California; UL Lafayette; SMU; Nebraska; Stanford; Pittsburgh; Kansas State; Indiana; Duke