It appears that as long as Oklahoma keeps on winning, the Sooners will be atop the USA Today coaches poll.
OU has yet to fall from its No. 1 ranking, and after a 62-6 blowout over Ball State, the Sooners grabbed 27 of 59 first-place votes. Alabama moved to the No. 2 spot definitively and received over LSU after defeating the- No. 12 Florida in the Swamp 38-10; Alabama (21 first-place votes) and LSU (10 first-place votes) were previously tied at No. 2 last week.
Stanford (No. 4) and Wisconsin (No. 5) rounded out the coaches top-5 after wins over UCLA and Nebraska, respectively, and Boise State slipped to No. 6 after defeating Nevada 30-10. Oklahoma State is listed as the seventh-best team in the country during their bye week and Clemson, who came off a convincing 23-3 victory over Virginia Tech, launched into the top-10 at No. 8. Oregon and Texas round out the top-10.
A 58-0 rout of Minnesota makes Michigan this week’s rock star as the Wolverines shoot up to eight spots to No. 11. The biggest loser this week was No. 25 Texas A&M, who plummeted from its No. 13 ranking last week after a 42-38 collapse against Arkansas. No. 15 Nebraska (previously No. 8 ) and No. 17 Virginia Tech (previously No. 10) and No. 18 Florida (previously No. 12) also tumbled after blowout losses.
Entering the top-25 for the first time this season is 5-0 Kansas State, who comes off a 36-35 stunner over previously No. 15 Baylor. South Florida and TCU join the Bears as teams who have fallen out of the top-25.
For the complete USA Today Coaches Poll, click HERE.