The USA Today Coaches' Poll entered Week 1 with LSU at No. 1 ahead of Alabama and USC, but a trampling of No. 8 Michigan by the Tide means Nick Saban's crew sweeps the polls this week. LSU dips to No. 3 by a narrow margin, with USC having beaten a slightly better opponent in Hawai'i than LSU did in North Texas.
Oregon and Oklahoma switch spots, as do Florida State and Georgia, just as they did in the AP Top 25. West Virginia and South Carolina tied in the AP, but here WVU gets the clear edge.
The full Coaches' Poll Top 25 for Week 1:
| Rank | Team (first-place votes) | Record | Points | Last week | |
| 1. | Alabama (37) | 1-0 | 1,447 | 2 | |
| 2. | Southern California (14) | 1-0 | 1,398 | 3 | |
| 3. | LSU (7) | 1-0 | 1,375 | 1 | |
| 4. | Oregon (1) | 1-0 | 1,286 | 5 | |
| 5. | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 1,171 | 4 | |
| 6. | Florida State | 1-0 | 1,144 | 7 | |
| 7. | Georgia | 1-0 | 1,092 | 6 | |
| 8. | West Virginia | 1-0 | 1,032 | 11 | |
| 9. | South Carolina | 1-0 | 943 | 9 | |
| 10. | Arkansas | 1-0 | 929 | 10 | |
| 11. | Michigan State | 1-0 | 868 | 13 | |
| 12. | Clemson | 1-0 | 826 | 14 | |
| 13. | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 719 | 12 | |
| 14. | Nebraska | 1-0 | 652 | 16 | |
| 15. | Texas | 1-0 | 600 | 15 | |
| 16. | Oklahoma State | 1-0 | 595 | 19 | |
| 17. | TCU | 0-0 | 479 | 17 | |
| 18. | Virginia Tech | 1-0 | 476 | 20 | |
| 19. | Michigan | 0-1 | 427 | 8 | |
| 20. | Kansas State | 1-0 | 414 | 21 | |
| 21. | Stanford | 1-0 | 324 | 18 | |
| 22. | Notre Dame | 1-0 | 252 | 24 | |
| 23. | Florida | 1-0 | 204 | 23 | |
| 24. | Louisville | 1-0 | 109 | NR | |
| 25. | Boise State | 0-1 | 82 | 22 | |
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| Dropped out | |||||
| No. 25 Auburn (0-1). | |||||
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Washington 55; Brigham Young 41; Baylor 39; Tennessee 29; Utah 20; Auburn 18; Georgia Tech 16; Missouri 16; Texas A&M 13; South Florida 12; Central Florida 11; Ohio 11; Cincinnati 10; Mississippi State 10; Virginia 7; Arizona 6; Louisiana Tech 6; Nevada 5; Vanderbilt 3; Northwestern 1; Rutgers 1; Texas Tech 1. | |||||
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