The third-year Power5 head coaches after Week 12
(Ranking is via the AP Poll) (Sagarin SOS to-date in parenthesis)
#1 ORG Dan Lanning 11-0 (#52)
#6 ND Marcus Freeman 9-1 (#67)
#11 MIA Mario Cristobal 9-1 (#59)
#25 WSU Jake Dickert 8-2 (#)
Others Receiving Votes
LSU Brian Kelly 6-4 (#3)
THE REST (Coaches with the same record are slotted via SOS to date)
TT Joey McGuire 6-4 (#29)
TCU Sonny Dykes 6-4 (#42)
UF Billy Napier 5-5 (#4)
USC Lincoln Riley 5-5 (#17)
OKL Brent Venables 5-5 (#8)
UVA Tony Elliott 5-5 (#45)
VT Brent Pry 5-5 (#39)
No longer listed
Mike Elko (hired by Texas A&M)
Kalen DeBoer (hired by Alabama)
(Ranking is via the AP Poll) (Sagarin SOS to-date in parenthesis)
#1 ORG Dan Lanning 11-0 (#52)
#6 ND Marcus Freeman 9-1 (#67)
#11 MIA Mario Cristobal 9-1 (#59)
#25 WSU Jake Dickert 8-2 (#)
Others Receiving Votes
LSU Brian Kelly 6-4 (#3)
THE REST (Coaches with the same record are slotted via SOS to date)
TT Joey McGuire 6-4 (#29)
TCU Sonny Dykes 6-4 (#42)
UF Billy Napier 5-5 (#4)
USC Lincoln Riley 5-5 (#17)
OKL Brent Venables 5-5 (#8)
UVA Tony Elliott 5-5 (#45)
VT Brent Pry 5-5 (#39)
No longer listed
Mike Elko (hired by Texas A&M)
Kalen DeBoer (hired by Alabama)