For the first time in the modern history of the Amway Coaches Poll, teams will have to deal with two opponents every week in order to keep their ranking. And only one of them will be on the field.
The great challenge for voters this season, to whatever extent a season is possible in 2020, will be producing a poll every week that both rewards the programs that are playing the best football while also acknowledging that teams are also going to be in a fight against COVID-19 that may not be winnable every week.
In a normal year, evaluating teams for the Amway Coaches Poll is a fairly straightforward assignment.