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 10th week of the regular season (number in parentheses is where team placed in full poll):

1. Alabama (1)

2. Florida State (3)

3. Oregon (2)

4. Ohio State (4)

5. Baylor (5)

6. Stanford (6)

7. Auburn (10)

8. Miami (Fla.) (14)

9. Clemson (7)

10. LSU (12)

11. Missouri (9)

12. Oklahoma State (11)

13. Texas A&M (13)

14. South Carolina (15)

15. Oklahoma (8)

16. Wisconsin (22)

17. UCLA (18)

18. Central Florida (21)

19. Northern Illinois (20)

20. Michigan State (19)

21. Fresno State (17)

22. Louisville (16)

23. Notre Dame (25)

24. Arizona State (24)

25. Texas (not ranked)