2011 Coaches Rankings
| Final Poll For 2011 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 2011 Coaches |
| 1 | Alabama | (12-1) | (59) | | 2 | Louisiana State | (13-1) | |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | (12-1) | | | 4 | Oregon | (12-2) | |
| 5 | Arkansas | (11-2) | | | 6 | Boise State | (12-1) | |
| 7 | Stanford | (11-2) | | | 8 | South Carolina | (11-2) | |
| 9 | Michigan | (11-2) | | | 10 | Michigan State | (11-3) | |
| 11 | Wisconsin | (11-3) | | | 12 | Baylor | (10-3) | |
| 13 | Texas Christian | (11-2) | | | 14 | Houston | (13-1) | |
| 15 | Oklahoma | (10-3) | | | 16 | Kansas State | (10-3) | |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | (11-3) | | | 18 | West Virginia | (10-3) | |
| 19 | Southern Mississippi | (12-2) | | | 20 | Georgia | (10-4) | |
| 21 | Cincinnati | (10-3) | | | 22 | Clemson | (10-4) | |
| 23 | Florida State | (9-4) | | | 24 | Nebraska | (9-4) | |
| 25 | Brigham Young | (10-3) | |
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