The football rankings are compiled by the USA Today Board of Coaches which is made up of 63 head coaches at Division I-A institutions.1 All coaches are members of the American Football Coaches Association . The basketball rankings are compiled by the USA Today Board of Coaches which is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions.2 All are members of the National Association Of Basketball Coaches ("NABC").
The football Coaches Poll is an element of the BCS rankings, a Voting System used to determine who will play in the BCS National Championship Game and be crowned the NCAA Division I-A National Champion .
The coaches' poll began selecting the top 20 teams on a weekly basis during the 1950 - 1951 college football and basketball seasons. It was initially published by United Press (after 1958 , United Press International). For the 1990 - 1991 football and basketball seasons, the poll expanded to a top 25, and it has retained this format since.
Beginning in the 1974 season, the poll of coaches conducted its final poll after the Bowl Game s for the first time. In 1991 , USA Today and CNN took over publishing the coaches' football poll. In 1997 , ESPN took the place of CNN as co-sponsor. Finally, following the 2005 season, as a result of controversial voting practices related to the BCS, ESPN dropped its co-sponsorship of the football poll, leaving USA Today as the sole sponsor.3
Although the coaches' football poll is often generally in accord with the AP Poll , there are important differences. Eleven times the Coaches Poll has crowned a different national champion than the AP Poll – in 1954, 1957, 1965, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1991, 1997, and 2003 – causing consternation among some college football fans. Also, since 1974 , teams on probation are not recognized in the poll of coaches while the AP permits their inclusion.
The winner of the BCS National Championship Game is required to be voted number one, yet the AP Poll does not have this requirement.
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Beginning in 1993 , USA Today and CNN took over publishing the coaches' basketball poll for UPI. Beginning in the 1993 - 1994 basketball season, the coaches poll began publishing its final poll after the NCAA Basketball Tournament . From 1995 to 2001 , the poll was co-sponsored by USA Today and the NABC. Finally, in 2002 , ESPN joined as a co-sponsor of the Coaches Poll along with USA Today and the National Association of Basketball Coaches where select NABC members serve as the voting block for the poll. ESPN retains its involvement with the basketball poll despite no longer being involved with the football poll.
- Barry Alvarez , Wisconsin
- Chuck Amato , N.C. State
- Gary Barnett , Colorado
- Frank Beamer , Virginia Tech
- Mike Bellotti , Oregon
- Phil Bennett , SMU
- Jack Bicknell, Jr. , Louisiana Tech
- Larry Blakeney , Troy
- Bobby Bowden , Florida State
- Tommy Bowden , Clemson
- Jeff Bower , Southern Miss
- Gregg Brandon , Bowling Green
- Art Briles , Houston
- Rich Brooks , Kentucky
- Mack Brown , Texas
- Watson Brown , UAB
- John Bunting , North Carolina
- Lloyd Carr , Michigan
- Larry Coker , Miami (Fla.)
- Sylvester Croom , Mississippi State
- Darrell Dickey , North Texas
- Bill Doba , Washington State
- Randy Edsall , Connecticut
- Dennis Franchione , Texas A&M
- Phillip Fulmer , Tennessee
- Joe Glenn , Wyoming
- Mike Gundy , Oklahoma State
- Walt Harris , Stanford
- Ken Hatfield , Rice
- Dan Hawkins , Boise State
- Pat Hill , Fresno State
- Terry Hoeppner , Indiana
- Brady Hoke , Ball State
- Skip Holtz , East Carolina
- Brian Kelly , Central Michigan
- Rocky Long , New Mexico
- Sonny Lubick , Colorado State
- Dan McCarney , Iowa State
- Andy McCollum , Middle Tennessee
- Shane Montgomery , Miami (Ohio)
- Joe Novak , Northern Illinois
- Houston Nutt , Arkansas
- Tom O'Brien , Boston College
- Gary Patterson , TCU
- Bobby Petrino , Louisville
- Mark Richt , Georgia
- Rich Rodriguez , West Virginia
- Greg Schiano , Rutgers
- Howard Schnellenberger , Florida Atlantic
- Mike McKinney , Michigan State
- Frank Solich , Ohio
- Steve Spurrier , South Carolina
- Bob Stoops , Oklahoma
- Jeff Tedford , California
- Joe Tiller , Purdue
- Dick Tomey , San Jose State
- Jim Tressel , Ohio State
- Tommy Tuberville , Auburn
- Bobby Wallace , Temple
- Randy Walker , Northwestern
- Charlie Weis , Notre Dame
- Tyrone Willingham , Washington.
- Dana Altman , Creighton
- Tevester Anderson , Jackson State
- Eddie Biedenbach , North Carolina-Asheville
- Jim Boeheim , Syracuse
- Rick Byrd , Belmont
- Charlie Coles , Miami (Ohio)
- Barry Collier , Nebraska
- Dick Davey , Santa Clara
- Fran Dunphy , Pennsylvania
- Mick Durham , Montana State
- Rob Evans , Arizona State
- Steve Fisher , San Diego State
- Pat Flannery , Bucknell
- Greg Graham , Boise State
- Tom Green , Fairleigh Dickinson
- David Henderson , Delaware
- Johnny Jones , North Texas
- Eddie McCarter , Texas-Arlington
- Bob McKillop , Davidson
- Phil Martelli , Saint Joseph's
- Ron Mitchell , Coppin State
- Joe Mihalich , Niagara
- Dan Monson , Minnesota
- Dave Odom , South Carolina
- Doc Sadler , UTEP
- Bob Thomason , Pacific
- Jimmy Tillette , Samford
- Perry Watson , Detroit
- Gary Williams , Maryland
- Ted Woodward , Maine
- Rich Zvosec , Missouri-Kansas City
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Those coaches who have been dismissed from position are noted with an asterisk.
- Chuck Amato , N.C. State---
- Frank Beamer , Virginia Tech
- Mike Bellotti , Oregon
- Jack Bicknell, Jr. , Louisiana Tech
- Larry Blakeney , Troy
- Bobby Bowden , Florida State
- Tommy Bowden , Clemson
- Jeff Bower , Southern Miss
- Gregg Brandon , Bowling Green
- Art Briles , Houston
- Mack Brown , Texas
- Watson Brown , UAB
- John Bunting , North Carolina---
- Bill Callahan , Nebraska
- Lloyd Carr , Michigan
- Larry Coker , Miami (Fla.)---
- Sylvester Croom , Mississippi State
- Darrell Dickey , North Texas---
- Bill Doba , Washington State
- Randy Edsall , Connecticut
- Dennis Franchione , Texas A&M
- Phillip Fulmer , Tennessee
- Joe Glenn , Wyoming
- Walt Harris , Stanford---
- Dan Hawkins , Colorado
- Pat Hill , Fresno State
- Terry Hoeppner , Indiana
- Brady Hoke , Ball State
- Brian Kelly , Central Michigan
- Steve Kragthorpe , Tulsa
- Mike Leach , Texas Tech
- Rocky Long , New Mexico
- Sonny Lubick , Colorado State
- Dan McCarney , Iowa State
- Les Miles , LSU
- Shane Montgomery , Miami (Ohio)
- Joe Novak , Northern Illinois
- Houston Nutt , Arkansas
- Tom O'Brien , Boston College
- George O’Leary , Central Florida
- Gary Patterson , TCU
- Chris Petersen , Boise State
- Bobby Petrino , Louisville
- Mark Richt , Georgia
- Mike Riley , Oregon State
- Rich Rodriguez , West Virginia
- Bobby Ross , Army
- Greg Schiano , Rutgers
- Howard Schnellenberger , Florida Atlantic
- John L. Smith , Michigan State---
- Mark Snyder , Marshall
- Frank Solich , Ohio
- Steve Spurrier , South Carolina
- Rick Stockstill , Middle Tennessee
- Bob Stoops , Oklahoma
- Jeff Tedford , California
- Joe Tiller , Purdue
- Dick Tomey , San Jose State
- Jim Tressel , Ohio State
- Tommy Tuberville , Auburn
- Charlie Weis , Notre Dame
- Tyrone Willingham , Washington
- Ron Zook , Illinois
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- Mike Adras , Northern Arizona
- Dana Altman , Creighton
- Tevester Anderson , Jackson State
- Ronnie Arrow , Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
- Eddie Biedenbach , North Carolina-Asheville
- Jim Boeheim , Syracuse
- Matt Brady , Marist
- Rick Byrd , Belmont
- Charlie Coles , Miami (Ohio)
- Dick Davey , Santa Clara
- Steve Fisher , San Diego State
- Pat Flannery , Bucknell
- Tim Floyd , Southern California
- Greg Graham , Boise State
- Tom Green , Fairleigh Dickinson
- Johnny Jones , North Texas
- Jim Larranaga , George Mason
- Bob McKillop , Davidson
- Phil Martelli , Saint Joseph's
- Ronald Mitchell , Coppin State
- Dan Monson , Minnesota
- Dave Odom , South Carolina
- Doc Sadler , Nebraska
- Joe Scott , Princeton
- Bob Thomason , Pacific
- Jimmy Tillette , Samford
- Perry Watson , Detroit
- Gary Williams , Maryland
- Doug Wojcik , Tulsa
- Ted Woodward , Maine
- Rich Zvosec , Missouri-Kansas City
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