- David Shaw – Stanford
- Chris Peterson – Washington
- Clay Helton – USC
- Mike Leach – Washington St
- Kevin Sumlin – Arizona
- Kyle Whittingham – Utah
- Justin Wilcox – Cal
- Mike Macintyre – Colorado
Not Ranked (first year coaching in last 5 years): Chip Kelly – UCLA; Jonathan Smith – Oregon St; Herm Edwards – Arizona St; Mario Cristobal – Oregon