About the Legends Poll

The Legends Poll was established in 2005 as an advisory top 25 college football poll comprised of 19 retired, Hall of Fame caliber coaches.

The poll’s voting panel includes 16 College Football Hall of Fame Members and represents nine national championships and over 3,300 victories combined.

Following each week of competition, the legendary coaches review all of the relevant game film using a state of the art service called Hudl, discuss each team’s performance during a weekly conference call and establish a ranking of the Top 25 teams.

Who are the Legends Football Coaches?

Their names are synonymous with college football excellence. The legendary coaches are all College Football Hall of Fame members, or former coaches who are on track to be Hall of Fame members in the future.

The current Legends Poll voting panel includes coaching icons Bobby Bowden (Florida State), Frank Broyles (Arkansas), John Cooper (Ohio State), Fisher DeBerry (Air Force), Vince Dooley (Georgia), Terry Donahue (UCLA), Pat Dye (Auburn), LaVell Edwards (BYU), Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee), Don James (Washington), Dick MacPherson (Syracuse), Bill Mallory (Indiana), Don Nehlen (West Virginia), John Robinson (USC), Bobby Ross (Georgia Tech), R.C. Slocum (Texas A&M), Gene Stallings (Alabama) and George Welsh (Virginia).

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Our Mission

Our mission is to deliver an alternative rankings system for college football that is unbiased and accurate.

The Legends Poll is unique because it is made up of three components… the most experienced coaches, who actually watch the games, and a panel of voters that discusses and deliberates throughout the season before casting its votes. No other system has any of these components.