The lesser of the two opinion polls was released Sunday morning, with a major shakeup in the top 10. Following losses by Clemson, Washington and Washington State, Penn State has moved to No. 2 in the Coaches’ Poll, followed by Georgia, TCU and Wisconsin to fill out the top five. Ohio State gained two spots to No. 6, while Miami’s last second-win over Georgia Tech boosted the Hurricanes three spots to No. 7. Clemson dropped to No. 8, while fellow 1-loss contenders Oklahoma, USC and Oklahoma State followed thereafter, each bumping ahead three spots.
In keeping up with the regular inconsistencies, Michigan remains four spots ahead of Michigan State despite the teams having the same record and Sparty the head-to-head, and the same held true for LSU and Auburn.
The full poll:
1. Alabama -- 1,575 total points (63 first-place votes)
2. Penn State -- 1,483
3. Georgia -- 1,450
4. TCU -- 1,345
5. Wisconsin -- 1,338
6. Ohio State -- 1,243
7. Miami -- 1,144
8. Clemson -- 1,106
9. Oklahoma -- 1,079
10. USC -- 930
11. Oklahoma State -- 917
12. Washington -- 914
13. South Florida -- 716
14. Virginia Tech -- 701
15. Michigan -- 657
16. Notre Dame -- 614
17. NC State -- 573
18. Washington State -- 564
19. Michigan State -- 469
20. Central Florida -- 439
21. Auburn -- 354
22. Stanford -- 286
23. West Virginia -- 144
24. Texas A&M -- 94
25. LSU -- 80