The top five remained the same in the latest edition of the Coaches’ Poll, released Sunday. Notre Dame’s 49-14 whipping of then-No. 11 USC allowed the Irish to move into the top 10, while the Trojans plummeted all the way to No. 21.
Michigan was the other big loser this week, falling 10 spots to No. 25 after falling 42-13 at No. 2 Penn State.
And in our weekly reminder why the Coaches’ Poll is the lesser of the two irrelevant polls, voters moved Clemson ahead of Miami after the Hurricanes beat Syracuse, the team the idle Tigers lost to just one week ago.
The full poll:
1. Alabama -- 1,600 total points (64 first-place votes)
2. Penn State -- 1,520
3. Georgia -- 1,463
4. TCU -- 1,385
5. Wisconsin -- 1,343
6. Ohio State -- 1,244
7. Clemson -- 1,173
8. Miami -- 1,172
9. Oklahoma -- 1,084
10. Notre Dame -- 951
11. Washington -- 931
12. Oklahoma State -- 926
13. Virginia Tech -- 818
14. South Florida -- 730
15. NC State -- 683
16. Washington State -- 636
17. Central Florida -- 561
18. Michigan State -- 560
19. Auburn -- 455
20. Stanford -- 367
21. USC -- 321
22. West Virginia -- 211
23. LSU -- 178
24. Texas A&M -- 151
25. Michigan -- 121