The USA Today Top 25 football coaches preseason poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2012 records, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and ranking in final 2012 poll:

RecordPtsPvs
1. Alabama (58)13-11,5451
2. Ohio State (3)12-01,427NR
3. Oregon12-11,3972
4. Stanford12-21,2626
5. Georgia12-21,2504
6. Texas A&M (1)11-21,2155
7. South Carolina11-21,1367
8. Clemson11-21,0479
9. Louisville11-21,01013
10. Florida11-293010
11. Notre Dame12-18723
12. Florida State12-28448
13. LSU10-379712
14. Oklahoma State8-5726NR
15. Texas9-462218
16. Oklahoma10-362015
17. Michigan8-5589NR
18. Nebraska10-442623
19. Boise State11-242014
20. TCU7-6400NR
21. UCLA9-5202NR
22. Northwestern10-318616
23. Wisconsin8-6172NR
24. Southern Cal7-6165NR
25. Oregon State9-413519

Others receiving votes: Kansas State 113; Miami (Fla.) 101; Michigan State 89; Baylor 80; Virginia Tech 65; Fresno State 62; Arizona State 51; Mississippi 32; Vanderbilt 29; Utah State 23; Brigham Young 20; North Carolina 19; Northern Illinois 19; Tulsa 9; Ohio 8; San Jose State 8; Arizona 5; Cincinnati 3; East Carolina 3; Kent State 3; Mississippi State 3; Washington 3; Central Florida 2; Arkansas 1; Arkansas State 1; Rutgers 1; Tennessee 1; Toledo 1.

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