"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?"
School
Number 1
Number 2
Voted his own school
Frank Beamer
Virginia Tech
LSU
Virginia Tech
2 / 5
Mike Bellotti
Oregon
Ohio State
LSU
25 / NR
Bret Bielema
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Oklahoma
13 / 15
Larry Blakeney
Troy
Ohio State
LSU
- / NR
Bobby Bowden
Florida State
LSU
Ohio State
- / NR
Tommy Bowden
Clemson
Ohio State
LSU
14 / 16
Jeff Bower
S. Mississippi
Ohio State
LSU
- / NR
Art Brines
Houston
LSU
Oklahoma
- / NR
Mack Brown
Texas
Ohio State
LSU
17 / 17
Bill Callahan
Nebraska
Ohio State
Oklahoma
- / NR
Neil Callaway
Alabama at Birmingham
Ohio State
Georgia
- / NR
Lloyd Carr
Michigan
Ohio State
LSU
21 / NR
Mario Cristobal
Florida Int.
LSU
Oklahoma
- / NR
Mark Dantonio
Michigan St.
Ohio State
LSU
- / NR
Butch Davis
North Carolina
LSU
USC
- / NR
Bill Doba
Washington St
Ohio State
USC
- / NR
Randy Edsall
U Conn
Ohio State
Georgia
23 / NR
Dennis Franchione
Texas A&M
Ohio State
USC
- / NR
Phillip Fulmer
Tennessee
Ohio State
LSU
14 / 18
Jeff Genyk
E. Michigan
Ohio State
LSU
- / NR
Joe Glenn
Wyoming
LSU
Oklahoma
- / NR
Jim Grobe
Wake Forest
Ohio State
LSU
- / NR
Dan Hawkins
Colorado
LSU
Oklahoma
- / NR
Pat Hill
Fresno State
LSU
USC
- / NR
Steve Kranthorpe
Louisville
Ohio State
LSU
- / NR
Mike Leach
Texas Tech
Ohio State
Georgia
22 / NR
Rocky Long
New Mexico
LSU
Ohio State
- / NR
Sonny Lubrick
Colorado State
Ohio State
LSU
- / NR
Bill Lynch
Indiana
Ohio State
LSU
- / NR
Doug Martin
Kent State
Ohio State
LSU
- / NR
Les Miles
LSU
LSU
Ohio State
1 / 2
Shane Montgomery
Miami (Ohio)
Ohio State
Oklahoma
- / NR
Hal Mumme
New Mexico State
Hawaii
Ohio State
- / NR
Joe Novak
Northern Illinois
Ohio State
LSU
- / NR
Houston Nutt
Arkansas
Ohio State
LSU
17 / 24
Tom O'Brien
North Carolina State
Ohio State
LSU
- / NR
George O'Leary
Central Florida
Ohio State
LSU
17 / NR
Gary Patterson
TCU
Ohio State
LSU
- / NR
Chris Peterson
Boise State
Ohio State
LSU
14 / 22
Mark Richt
Georgia
Ohio State
Georgia
2 / 4
Mike Riley
Oregon State
Ohio State
LSU
24 / NR
Rich Rodriguez
W. Virginia
Ohio State
LSU
8 / 9
Greg Schiano
Rutgers
Ohio State
Georgia
- / NR
Howard Schnellenberger
Florida Atlantic
Ohio State
Kansas
- / NR
Mark Snyder
Marshall
Ohio State
LSU
- / NR
Frank Solich
Ohio
Ohio State
Oklahoma
- / NR
Steve Spurrier
South Carolina
Oklahoma
LSU
- / NR
Rick Stockstill
Middle Tennessee
Ohio State
Oklahoma
- / NR
Bob Stoops
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Ohio State
1 / 3
Jeff Tedford
California
Ohio State
USC
- / NR
Joe Tiller
Purdue
Ohio State
Oklahoma
- / NR
Bob Toledo
Tulane
Ohio State
Georgia
- / NR
Dick Tomey
San Jose State
Ohio State
LSU
- / NR
Jim Tressel
Ohio State
Ohio State
LSU
1 / 1
Tommy Tubberville
Auburn
LSU
Oklahoma
19 / 21
Charlie Weis
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Georgia
- / NR
Tyrone Willingham
Washington
Ohio State
USC
- / NR
Ron Zook
Illinois
Ohio State
LSU
9 / 13
The final ballot of the coaches poll is made public and that is how things should be. There should be no secrecy with the coaches ballot in my opinion. If you're part of the 60 voters of the coaches' poll that can eventually affect teams on the other side of the country, your ballot should be public throughout the year. There's only really one reason why the ballots would be kept secret. To save the coaches from humiliation. Think Ohio State's Jim Tressel wouldn't want to keep his final ballot for last year secret when he voted Florida ahead of Michigan?
The lone coach who voted for Hawaii was Hal Mumme of New Mexico State. Who gave HIM a ballot? Other than that, the votes weren't really all that surprising. Coaches tended to vote along conference lines: SEC coaches placed Georgia or LSU in their top two, sometimes both, Pac 10 coaches supported USC and Big 10 coaches didn't really have much of a choice with Ohio State awarding the buckeyes the top spot and LSU second. Then there was Frank Beamer who felt he deserved a shot at the buckeyes despite having lost horribly to LSU earlier in the season.
On the Ball reward
Delta
Jim Tressel (Ohio State)
0
voted the Buckeyes #1 and they were ranked #1 in the BCS
Mack Brown (Texas)
0
voted his Longhorns #17 with a delta of 0 from the actual BCS poll.
Drank a little too much kool aid award
Delta
Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech)
+3
Thinks he deserves to leapfrog the LSU Tigers that dismantled them earlier in the season by voting himself #2 when in fact he was #5.
Mike Bellotti (Oregon)
This one is even funnier, the Ducks that fell apart with the loss of their star quarterback getting shutout by UCLA (that lost to Notre Dame) and in overtime to Oregon State, still thinks he should be ranked #25 despite not making it in the top 25 of the BCS poll.
Houston Nutt (Arkansas)
+7
That was a nice win against LSU Nutt, but that doesn't make you #17 in the nation. BCS believes you are #24 and thats more reasonable.
Chris Peterson (Boise State)
+8
"Oh oh Livin' on a Prayer" A win against Oklahoma last year doesn't make you #14, 8 spots higher than your actual BCS ranking. Nice try for BCS eligibility (need to be in the top 14 to be eligible), but maybe next year.
Ron Zook (Illinois)
+4
Hey buddy, nobody and I mean NOBODY in the top 10 should lose to Iowa. The Ohio State win was nice, but so was Appalachian State's win against Michigan but you don't see them in the top 25, let alone the top 10. So nice try for #9 Ron, but try #13.
Tried for the brass ring but fell on my ass award (need to be in the top 14 to be BCS eligible)
Delta
Bret Bielma (Wisconsin)
+2
maybe you're new, or just trying to skirt the rules again. But getting dismantled by Illinois and Penn State means you shouldn't be BCS eligible. Try #15 instead Bret.
Tommy Bowden (Clemson)
+2
It might not be your father's year, but doesn't mean its yours either. Nice win against South Carolina though.
Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee)
+4
"I would like to go to the Rose Bowl. How about that?" Fulmer responded after being asked if there was a bowl he preferred. Well, you might not be going to the rose bowl, but losing the SEC championship shouldn't make you BCS eligible either, try #18 instead. Welcome back to the Outback bowl.
Bob Stoops (Oklahoma)
+2
Playoff this, playoff that, you didn't get the job done against Colorado or Texas Tech (far worse losses than LSU's), so enjoy yet another BCS bowl and try again next year.
Mark Richt (Georgia)
+2
Mark might have the most valid case of any coach to vote his team higher than the BCS standings indicate. There is no hotter team other than USC than Georgia at the moment, but doesn't that Tennessee loss sure sting now? Nice attempt at getting into the big game, but a bowl berth against W Virginia can be another statement for what could have been.
Les Miles
+1
Lucky things turned out the way they did Les. After this season, there might be no luckier coach in the nation than the one pacing the sidelines at LSU. A miracle catch to win against Auburn, 4 fourth-down conversions in one drive to win against Florida. To be able to reach the big dance after losing the number 1 spot TWICE in a season. Boy, you remember to take that rabbit's foot with you down to New Orleans. Or you could just have your wife drive it down to you the day of.
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