"For those about to rock. Fire! We salute you." -- AC/DC

So whom do college football coaches rock and roll to? ESPN has the answers. I asked all 128 FBS coaches for their favorite musical artist. The answers ranged from A to Z -- AC/DC to Led Zeppelin: 80 bands in all.

Arkansas' Bret Bielema chose The Temptations. When he coached at Wisconsin, he said he would frequently go see them in concert -- "front-row seats" -- and decided he wanted the band to play at his wedding.

There was one small problem. By the time Bielema decided to get married nearly 10 years later at the age of 42, there was only one original member still alive, and he wanted $150,000 to perform at Bret and Jen's wedding. Bielema said no thanks.

The majority of coaches preferred country artists. Kenny Chesney and George Strait tied the Eagles as the coaches' most popular choice. NC State's Dave Doeren summed it up best: "There are only two kinds of music," he said. "Country and western." Doeren's pick was Merle Haggard.

Like the College Football Playoff, Alabama's Nick Saban had four finalists competing for his favorite artist. He said his iPod has 122 songs from only four artists: Michael Jackson, Elton John, The Rolling Stones and the Eagles.

Saban's musical champion? The Eagles.

In fact, in 1994, when Saban was the Cleveland Browns' defensive coordinator, he went to the Eagles' "Hell Freezes Over Tour" in old Cleveland Stadium with then-Browns coach Bill Belichick. That's right: Saban and Belichick, livin' it up at the Hotel California.

Kansas State's Bill Snyder, college football's elder statesman, coaches in the Little Apple of Manhattan, Kansas, so perhaps it was fitting he chose Ol' Blue Eyes Frank Sinatra, best known for singing about the Big Apple. Snyder actually told me his second choice was Foreigner. "I have their CD in my car," the 77-year-old Snyder said before the season.

The coaches' choices were as unique as their schools' uniforms: from Van Halen (Iowa State's Matt Campbell) to Van Morrison (New Mexico's Bob Davie). From Daft Punk (Oregon's Mark Helfrich) to Prince (West Virginia's Dana Holgorsen and Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy). From old school -- George Clinton was the funkadelic choice of Illinois' Lovie Smith -- to young (Neil Young, the favorite of Washington State's Mike Leach.)

There were a contingent of hard rockers: Pitt's Pat Narduzzi, San Diego State's Rocky Long and Old Dominion's Bobby Wilder picked AC/DC, and UCLA's Jim Mora, UTEP's Sean Kugler and Georgia State interim coach Tim Lappano chose Led Zeppelin. Some opted for easy-listening: Boston College's Steve Addazio, Akron's Terry Bowden and UL Monroe's Matt Viator opted for James Taylor, and East Carolina's Scottie Montgomery prefers Sade.

The Talking Heads (Wake Forest's Dave Clawson) and Meat Loaf (Southern Miss' Jay Hopson) made the list, but the top two selling musical artists of all time, the Beatles and Elvis, did not receive any votes.

Back on Sept. 17, when Michigan State met Notre Dame, little did Mark Dantonio and Brian Kelly know they had something in common: They're both big fans of The Boss. After all, you know college coaches these days: Baby we were born to run ... the spread offense.

Top vote-getters: Kenny Chesney, Eagles, George Strait (five votes); Garth Brooks (four votes); AC/DC, Toby Keith, Dave Matthews Band, Prince, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, The Temptations, Led Zeppelin (three votes).

By conference:

American Coach School Favorite musical act Tommy Tuberville Cincinnati Johnny Cash Bob Diaco Connecticut Sia Scottie Montgomery East Carolina Sade Tom Herman Houston Michael Jackson Mike Norvell Memphis Tom Petty Ken Niumatalolo Navy Michael Jackson Chad Morris SMU George Strait Willie Taggart USF Drake Matt Rhule Temple Dave Matthews Band Willie Fritz Tulane The Spinners Philip Montgomery Tulsa Otis Redding Scott Frost UCF Zac Brown Band

ACC Coach School Favorite musical act Steve Addazio Boston College James Taylor Dabo Swinney Clemson Garth Brooks David Cutcliffe Duke John Mellencamp Jimbo Fisher Florida State Lynyrd Skynyrd Paul Johnson Georgia Tech Kenny Chesney Bobby Petrino Louisville Stevie Nicks Mark Richt Miami David Richt Dave Doeren NC State Merle Haggard Larry Fedora North Carolina Eagles Pat Narduzzi Pittsburgh AC/DC Dino Babers Syracuse James Brown Bronco Mendenhall Virginia Jack Johnson Justin Fuente Virginia Tech Dave Matthews Band Dave Clawson Wake Forest Talking Heads

Big 12 Coach School Favorite musical act Jim Grobe Baylor The Black Keys Matt Campbell Iowa State Van Halen David Beaty Kansas Florida Georgia Line Bill Snyder Kansas State Frank Sinatra Bob Stoops Oklahoma Toby Keith Mike Gundy Oklahoma State Prince Gary Patterson TCU Fleetwood Mac Charlie Strong Texas DJ Khaled Kliff Kingsbury Texas Tech Kings of Leon Dana Holgorsen West Virginia Prince

Big Ten Coach School Favorite musical act Lovie Smith Illinois George Clinton Kevin Wilson Indiana Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Kirk Ferentz Iowa Pat Green D.J. Durkin Maryland Red Hot Chili Peppers Jim Harbaugh Michigan Bob Marley Mark Dantonio Michigan State Bruce Springsteen Tracy Claeys Minnesota Declined to answer Mike Riley Nebraska Gary P. Nunn Pat Fitzgerald Northwestern Kenny Chesney Urban Meyer Ohio State Sister Hazel James Franklin Penn State Jay Z Gerad Parker Purdue Garth Brooks Chris Ash Rutgers Florida Georgia Line Paul Chryst Wisconsin Phil Vassar

Conference USA Coach School Favorite musical act Brad Lambert Charlotte George Strait Charlie Partridge FAU U2 Ron Cooper FIU Frankie Beverly Skip Holtz Louisiana Tech Kenny Chesney Doc Holiday Marshall Declined to answer Rick Stockstill Middle Tennessee The Temptations Seth Littrell North Texas Jerry Jeff Walker Bobby Wilder Old Dominion AC/DC David Bailiff Rice George Strait Jay Hopson Southern Miss Meat Loaf Frank Wilson Texas San Antonio Trombone Shorty Sean Kugler UTEP Led Zeppelin Jeff Brohm Western Kentucky Toby Keith

Independents Coach School Favorite musical act Jeff Monken Army Buddy Guy Kalani Sitake BYU Fiji Brian Kelly Notre Dame Bruce Springsteen Mark Whipple UMass The Spinners

MAC Coach School Favorite musical act Terry Bowden Akron James Taylor Mike Neu Ball State Luke Bryan Mike Jinks Bowling Green Chris Stapleton Lance Leipold Buffalo Phil Vassar John Bonamego Central Michigan Tim McGraw Chris Creighton Eastern Michigan Eagles Paul Haynes Kent State Prince Chuck Martin Miami (OH) Billy Joel Rod Carey Northern Illinois Pearl Jam Frank Solich Ohio Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Jason Candle Toledo Jay Z P.J. Fleck Western Michigan Jason Aldean

MWC Coach School Favorite musical act Troy Calhoun Air Force Brad Paisley Bryan Harsin Boise State Garth Brooks Mike Bobo Colorado State Sam Hunt Eric Kiesau Fresno State Luke Bryan Nick Rolovich Hawaii J Boog Brian Polian Nevada Bruce Springsteen Bob Davie New Mexico Van Morrison Rocky Long San Diego State AC/DC Ron Caragher San Jose State Kenny Chesney Tony Sanchez UNLV Van Halen Matt Wells Utah State Kenny Chesney Craig Bohl Wyoming Eagles

Pac-12 Coach School Favorite musical act Rich Rodriguez Arizona Eagles Todd Graham Arizona State George Strait Sonny Dykes California Dave Matthews Band Mike MacIntyre Colorado MercyMe Mark Helfrich Oregon Daft Punk Gary Andersen Oregon State The Cars David Shaw Stanford Declined to answer Jim Mora UCLA Led Zeppelin Clay Helton USC Darius Rucker Kyle Whittingham Utah The Rolling Stones Chris Petersen Washington Creedence Clearwater Revival Mike Leach Washington State Neil Young

SEC Coach School Favorite musical act Nick Saban Alabama Eagles Bret Bielema Arkansas The Temptations Gus Malzahn Auburn The Cars Jim McElwain Florida Earth, Wind & Fire Kirby Smart Georgia The Rolling Stones Mark Stoops Kentucky Toby Keith Ed Orgeron LSU Creedence Clearwater Revival Dan Mullen Mississippi State U2 Barry Odom Missouri Blake Shelton Hugh Freeze Ole Miss Chris Tomlin Will Muschamp South Carolina George Strait Butch Jones Tennessee The Gap Band Kevin Sumlin Texas A&M Drake Derek Mason Vanderbilt Charlie Wilson