Ohio State third in final Amway Coaches Poll
1. Clemson (15-0)
Points: 1,600 (64 first-place votes).
Previous: 2. Last game: Beat Alabama 44-16
2. Alabama (14-1)
Points: 1,536. Previous: 1. Last: Lost to Clemson 44-16
3. Ohio State (13-1)
Points: 1,437. Previous: 5. Last: Beat Washington 28-23
4. Oklahoma (12-2)
Points: 1,415. Previous: 4. Last: Lost to Alabama 45-34
5. Notre Dame (12-1)
Points: 1,316. Previous: 3. Last: Lost to Clemson 30-3
6. Florida (10-3)
Points: 1,192. Previous: 10. Last: Beat Michigan 41-15
7. LSU (10-3)
Points: 1,186. Previous: 11. Last: Beat Central Florida 40-32
8. Georgia (11-3)
Points: 1,147. Previous: 6. Last: Lost to Texas 28-21
9. Texas (10-4)
Points: 1,093. Previous: 14. Last: Beat Georgia 28-21
10. Wash. State (11-2)
Points: 1,007. Previous: 13. Last: Beat Iowa State 28-26
11. Kentucky (10-3)
Points: 945. Previous: 15. Last: Beat Penn State 27-24
12. Central Florida (12-1)
Points: 876. Previous: 7. Last: Lost to LSU 40-32
13. Washington (10-4)
Points: 807. Previous: 9. Last: Lost to Ohio State 28-23
14. Michigan (10-3)
Points: 780. Previous: 8. Last: Lost to Florida 41-15
15. Syracuse (10-3)
Points: 720. Previous: 17. Last: Beat West Virginia 34-18
16. Texas A&M (9-4)
Points: 625. Previous: 20. Last: Beat North Carolina State 52-13
17. Penn State (9-4)
Points: 581. Previous: 12. Last: Lost to Kentucky 27-24
18. Fresno State (12-2)
Points: 497. Previous: 21. Last: Beat Arizona State 31-20
19. Northwestern (9-5)
Points: 375. Previous: 22. Last: Beat Utah 31-20
20. Army (11-2)
Points: 333. Previous: 25. Last: Beat Houston 70-14
21. Utah State (11-2)
Points: 252. Previous: 23. Last: Beat North Texas 52-13
22. West Virginia (8-4)
Points: 235. Previous: 16. Last: Lost to Syracuse 34-18
23. Cincinnati (11-2)
Points: 186. Previous: not ranked. Last: Beat Virginia Tech 35-31
24. Boise State (10-3)
Points: 165. Previous: 24. Last: vs. Boston College, canceled
25. Mississippi State (8-5)
Points: 107. Previous: 18. Last: Lost to Iowa 27-22
Dropped out: No. 19 Utah (9-5)
Others receiving votes: Iowa (9-4) 102; Utah (9-5) 75; Appalachian State (11-2) 56; Stanford (9-4) 38; Iowa State (8-5) 29; Auburn
(8-5) 27; Oregon (9-4) 18; Missouri (8-5) 14; Alabama at Birmingham
(11-3) 9; Georgia Southern (10-3) 7; Virginia (8-5) 5; North Carolina State (9-4) 2; Troy (10-3) 2; Wisconsin (8-5) 2; Duke (8-5) 1.
Note: Texas State’s Everett Withers no longer voter participant The Amway board of coaches is made up of 65 coaches at FBS schools, all members of the American Football Coaches Association.