A peek behind the curtain: One coach reveals his ballot
- Air Force%27s Troy Calhoun has agreed to again reveal his vote to Paste BN Sports each week
- His top four mirrors the overall coaches poll
- Texas A%26M rounds out Calhoun%27s top five%2C and he has five SEC teams in his top 11
Troy Calhoun is in his seventh season as head football coach at Air Force, his alma mater. Calhoun also is a voter in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll.
Although ballots in the poll generally are not revealed until the final vote of the regular season in December, Calhoun for the second year in a row has agreed to reveal his vote each week for Paste BN Sports.
His ballot for the first week of the regular season (number in parentheses is where the team is ranked in the full poll):
1. Alabama (1)
2. Ohio State (2)
3. Oregon (3)
4. Stanford (4)
5. Texas A&M (7)
6. Clemson (5)
7. South Carolina (6)
8. LSU (11)
9. Notre Dame (13)
10. Florida (9)
11. Georgia (12)
12. Louisville (8)
13. Oklahoma State (14)
14. Florida State (10)
15. Oklahoma (15)
16. Michigan (17)
17. Washington (23)
18. Texas (16)
19. UCLA (18)
20. Wisconsin (21)
21. Southern California (22)
22. TCU (tied 24)
23. Miami (Fla.) (tied 24)
24. Northwestern (20)
25. Baylor (not ranked)