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No Big East Teams in the Initial USA Today Coaches Poll

By Mark Ennis

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As has become custom, there are no Big East teams in the initial USA Today Coaches Poll heading into the 2011 season. West Virginia just missed making the top 25. Pittsburgh and South Florida also received votes in the poll. Here is the full poll. 

Aug. 4, 2011 - preseason poll
Rank
 Team (first-place votes)
2010 record
Points
Final 2010 ranking
1.
Oklahoma (42)
12-2
1,454
6
2.
Alabama (13)
10-3
1,414
11
3.
Oregon (2)
12-1
1,309
3
4.
LSU (2)
11-2
1,296
8t
5.
10-4
1,116
16
6.
12-1
1,101
4
7.
12-1
1,065
7
8.
11-2
933
10
9.
 Texas A&M
9-4
885
21
10.
11-2
829
8t
11.
 Nebraska
10-4
814
19
12.
9-5
779
22
13.
11-3
767
15
14.
10-3
750
12
15.
TCU
13-0
687
2
16.
12-1
631
5
17.
 Michigan State
11-2
536
14
18.
 Notre Dame
8-5
440
NR
19.
14-0
329
1
20.
9-4
301
17
21.
 Missouri
10-3
266
18
22.
 Georgia
6-7
260
NR
23.
8-5
240
NR
24.
 Texas
5-7
162
NR
25.
 Penn State
7-6
161
NR
 
Others receiving votes
Arizona State (6-6) 158; West Virginia (9-4) 149; Utah (10-3) 50; Miami (Fla.) (7-6) 49; Iowa (8-5) 41; Northwestern (7-6) 30; Arizona (7-6) 28; Central Florida (11-3) 22; Michigan (7-6) 19; Air Force (9-4) 15; North Carolina (8-5) 14; Houston (5-7) 13; South Florida (8-5) 9; Hawaii (10-4) 8; Clemson (6-7) 7; Tennessee (6-7) 7; Southern Miss (8-5) 6; Brigham Young (7-6) 5; North Carolina State (9-4) 4; Northern Illinois (11-3) 4; Oregon State (5-7) 4; Pittsburgh (8-5) 3; Washington (7-6) 3; Georgia Tech (6-7) 1; Nevada (13-1) 1.

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