UCLA takes over No. 1 ranking in 2019 USA Today/NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll -Week 5

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UCLA takes over No. 1 ranking in 2019 USA Today/NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll -Week 5
No. 24 Boise State ranked for first time in NFCA poll

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – UCLA took over the No. 1 spot from Florida State in this week’s 2019 USA Today / NFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Bruins (22-1), who have been No. 2 for the first five polls, received 27 first-place votes and 795 points.

2019 USA Today / NFCA Division I  Top 25 Coaches Poll – March 12 (Week 5)
Rank School Totals 2019 Record Prev. Ranking
1 UCLA (27) 795 22-1 2
2 Oklahoma 745 20-2 3
3 Florida State (3) 738 25-2 1
4 Alabama (2) 712 25-0 5
5 Washington 662 22-3 6
6 Tennessee 649 18-3 7
7 Florida 612 22-4 4
8 Georgia 551 23-3 8
9 LSU 498 21-5 10
10 Louisiana 488 18-3 11
11 Texas 474 21-5 9
12 Arizona 442 17-7 12
13 Texas Tech 389 24-1 15
14 Arkansas 362 19-4 14
15 Kentucky 323 15-7 18
16 South Carolina 294 18-5 13
17 Arizona State 271 19-7 16
18 Oklahoma State 255 18-5 19
19 Indiana 233 21-3 17
20 Auburn 219 22-4 20
21 Minnesota 190 15-7 22
22 James Madison 162 11-5 21
23 Wisconsin 118 21-3 23
24 Boise State 46 18-2 RV
25 Michigan 27 12-10 25

New to Poll:No. 24 Boise State

Dropped Out:No. 24 Oregon

Receiving Votes: Northwestern (20), Illinois (19), Oregon State (19), Virginia Tech (18), Stanford (15), Mississippi State (12), Oregon (12), Notre Dame (8), Colorado State (6), Baylor (5), Texas A&M (4), Ohio State (3), North Carolina (2), Ole Miss (1), USC Upstate (1).

The 2019 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches with one representing each of the NCAA’s Division I Conferences. Record reflect games played through March 10, 2019.

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