Three division champions are now ranked by the Amway Coaches Poll. No. 21 Northwestern, No. 23 Fresno State and No. 25 Pittsburgh all jumped into the coaches poll this week following wins over the weekend. The newcomers, joined by No. 24 Army, found room in the coaches poll this week with Iowa State, Cincinnati, Boston College, and UAB all dropping out of the top 25.
At the top of the poll sits a familiar name. No. 1 Alabama received 63 of 64 first-place votes in the coaches poll this week, firmly staying in front of No. 2 Clemson. Clemson received the lone first-place vote not awarded to the Crimson Tide. The next four teams in the ranking all stayed put this week as well; No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 4 Michigan, No. 5 Georgia, and No. 6 Oklahoma.
No. 7 Washington State, No. 8 LSU and No. 9 UCF all moved up two spots and No. 10 Ohio State dropped two spots in the ranking this week. No. 12 West Virginia also dropped, falling five spaces after losing at Oklahoma State. No. 11 Texas moved up three spots to sit in front of the Mountaineers, and No. 13 Florida moved up three spots as well.
Here is this week’s full coaches poll, with first-place votes noted:
- Alabama (63)
- Clemson (1)
- Notre Dame
- Michigan
- Georgia
- Oklahoma
- Washington State
- LSU
- UCF
- Ohio State
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Florida
- Penn State
- Utah State
- Washington
- Utah
- Kentucky
- Syracuse
- Mississippi State
- Northwestern
- Boise State
- Fresno State
- Army
- Pittsburgh