Voting for the 2021 AP Coach of the year, with first-, second- and third-place votes and total points (voting on 3-2-1 basis):
| Coach | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
| Jim Harbaugh, Michigan | 22 | 15 | 7 | 103 |
| Luke Fickell, Cincinnati | 16 | 17 | 6 | 88 |
| Dave Aranda, Baylor | 5 | 10 | 12 | 47 |
| Mel Tucker, Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 |
| Kirby Smart, Georgia | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| Blake Anderson, Utah State | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Nick Saban, Alabama | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Dave Clawson, Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Jeff Traylor, UTSA | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Pat Narduzzi, Pitt | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Kyle Whittingham, Utah | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Sam Pittman, Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Houston, East Carolina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Napier, Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kalani Sitake, BYU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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