Despite Oklahoma winning at home against an SEC opponent this weekend, the Sooners were passed by Oregon in the latest Amway Coaches Poll, released Sunday afternoon. Florida State remains atop the coaches poll with 50 first-place votes, followed by Alabama with one first-place vote. Oregon received six first-place votes and Oklahoma received four. Auburn remains ranked fifth by the coaches.
Baylor (No. 6), Texas A&M and LSU all moved up a spot in the coaches poll in that order, followed by Notre Dame and UCLA. The Irish and Bruins each moved up two spots to round out the top 10 in this week’s coaches poll.
No. 11 Michigan State moved up two spots from No. 13 in their bye week after losing at Oregon. The defending Big Ten champions are followed by Ole Miss (up three spots) and Arizona State. Georgia took a big drop from No. 6 down to No. 14 after losing on the road at South Carolina. The Gamecocks are ranked two spots lower in the coaches poll at No. 16 despite winning the head-to-head competition. Stanford sits between the two SEC schools at No. 15 after moving up one spot.
No. 17 Wisconsin and No. 18 Ohio State stood firm in their positions this week, but Missouri moved up three spots to No. 19. Kansas State is ranked 20th for the second straight week.
USC took the biggest drop in the coaches poll this week after losing on the road at Boston College Saturday night. The Trojans, a week after edging Stanford, dropped 11 spots from No. 10 down to No. 21. They are followed by Nebraska. The Huskers dropped a spot to make room for USC despite winning on the road at Fresno State late Saturday night to go 3-0. BYU makes its first appearance in the coaches poll this week after moving up four spots in the coaches voting to debut at No. 23. Clemson and North Carolina complete the coaches top 25 for a second straight week, respectively.
Virgina Tech was the only team to be dropped from the coaches top 25 this week after losing at home to East Carolina.