A peek behind the curtain: One coach reveals his ballot

• Air Force's Troy Calhoun has agreed to provide his vote each week to USA TODAY Sports
• Coach goes with Alabama at No. 2 behind Notre Dame
• Calhoun drops former No. 1 Oregon to fourth, former No. 2 Kansas State to 8th

Troy Calhoun is in his sixth season as head football coach at Air Force, his alma mater. Calhoun also is a voter in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.

Although ballots in the poll generally are not revealed until the final vote of the regular season in December, Calhoun has been providing his weekly ballot to The Gazette of Colorado Springs the last couple of years. He agreed this year to also reveal his vote each week for USA TODAY Sports.

His ballot for the 12th week (number in parentheses is where team is ranked in the full poll):

1. Notre Dame (1)

2. Alabama (2)

3. Georgia (3)

4. Oregon (4)

5. Florida (6)

6. Texas A&M (10)

7. Florida State (5)

8. Kansas State (8)

9. LSU (7)

10. Stanford (11)

11. Clemson (9)

12. South Carolina (12)

13. Oklahoma (13)

14. UCLA (16)

15. Texas (15)

16. Nebraska (14)

17. Rutgers (19)

18. Oregon State (17)

19. Oklahoma State (21)

20. Mississippi State (24)

21. Michigan (20)

22. Louisville (18)

23. Northwestern (not ranked)

24. Boise State (22)

25. Kent State (25)