A peek behind the curtain: One coach reveals his ballot

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 seventh week of the regular season (number in parentheses is where team placed in full poll):

1. Alabama (1)

2. Oregon (2)

3. Ohio State (3)

4. Clemson (4)

5. Florida State (5)

6. LSU (8)

7. Texas A&M (7)

8. Louisville (6)

9. Miami (Fla.) (11)

10. South Carolina (9)

11. Baylor (12)

12. Stanford (13)

13. UCLA (10)

14. Missouri (14)

15. Oklahoma (18)

16. Florida (22)

17. Notre Dame (not ranked)

18. Georgia (16)

19. Michigan (24)

20. Wisconsin (not ranked)

21. Texas Tech (15)

22. Washington (25)

23. Oklahoma State (17)

24. Fresno State (19)

25. Northwestern (not ranked)