The 2009 preseason USA Today Coaches’ Top 25 Football Poll has been released and the Florida Gators are ranked number one. The Gators received 53 first place votes and 1,466 total points.
The rest of the Top 5, in order, includes the Texas Longhorns (4 first place votes), Oklahoma Sooners (1 first place vote), USC Trojans (1 first place vote) and Alabama Crimson Tide.
The complete USA Today Top 25 Coaches’ Poll is listed below:
| 1. | Florida (53) | 1,466 |
| 2. | Texas (4) | 1,386 |
| 3. | Oklahoma (1) | 1,358 |
| 4. | USC (1) | 1,321 |
| 5. | Alabama | 1,134 |
| 6. | Ohio State | 1,126 |
| 7. | Virginia Tech | 1,020 |
| 8. | Penn State | 988 |
| 9. | LSU | 917 |
| 10. | Ole Miss | 889 |
| 11. | Oklahoma State | 861 |
| 12. | California | 711 |
| 13. | Georgia | 707 |
| 14. | Oregon | 694 |
| 15. | Georgia Tech | 559 |
| 16. | Boise State | 542 |
| 17. | TCU | 461 |
| 18. | Utah | 404 |
| 19. | Florida State | 371 |
| 20. | North Carolina | 293 |
| 21. | Iowa | 257 |
| 22. | Nebraska | 236 |
| 23. | Notre Dame | 194 |
| 24. | BYU | 178 |
| 25. | Oregon State | 165 |