The USA Today/NFCA Division I Coaches Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. Records reflect games played through Sunday. First-place votes are in parentheses.
Rank, teamRecordPointsPvs.NCAA seed
1. Gophers (18)54-37672—
2. Florida (12)50-675811
3. Oregon (2)47-673933
4. Florida State51-6-170044
5. Arizona48-768952
6. Oklahoma50-8638610
7. Washington43-1159386
8. Auburn46-1056677
9. UCLA42-13560105
10. Tennessee44-1050498
11. James Madison50-645312—
12. Texas A&M42-10424119
13. Ole Miss40-184071912
14. Louisiana45-638214—
15. Alabama42-163441516
16. Utah33-143291311
17. Baylor43-122951615
18. LSU41-182702113
19. Kentucky36-172381814
20. Michigan41-11-120617—
21. BYU43-1118320—
22. Arizona State30-209722—
23. Tulsa39-1569——
24. South Carolina32-234424—
25. Georgia33-212925—
Others receiving votes: Florida International 21, Mississippi State 21, Marshall 20, Arkansas 12, Ohio State 11, South Carolina Upstate 10, Saint Francis (Pa.) 10, Illinois 6, California 4, Missouri 1.
It’s the Tommies’ first tie with the Gophers after losing the first 23 meetings.
