Washington, UCF drop out of Week 7 Coaches Poll while Ohio State finally slides past Oklahoma into top four

For the first time since Sept. 30, 2016, everybody’s favorite Group of Five team to have an opinion on -- UCF -- is no longer ranked.

The Knights exited the top 25 of the latest Coaches Poll entering Week 7 of the season, joining Washington, Oklahoma State and Michigan State on the way out of the rankings following losses over the weekend. Taking their places were No. 25 Minnesota, No. 24 Arizona State, No. 23 Baylor and No. 22 SMU.

While those were certainly shakers after the latest round of voting, they weren’t the biggest movers in the rankings. That would be reserved for a pair of teams that lost tough ones on the road in new No. 12 Auburn (down five spots) and new No. 18 Iowa (down four). No. 4 Ohio State also (finally) moved into the top four after spending most of the season behind Oklahoma.

The Buckeyes also picked up a trio of first place votes from coaches across the country after their win over the Spartans, still a long ways behind the top two teams in the country who were off last week.

Here’s the full Coaches Poll for Week 7:

1. Alabama (42 first place votes)
2. Clemson (20)
3. Georgia
4. Ohio State (3)
5. Oklahoma
6. LSU
7. Florida
8. Wisconsin
9. Penn State
10. Notre Dame
11. Texas
12. Auburn
13. Oregon
14. Boise State
15. Utah
16. Michigan
17. Wake Forest
18. Iowa
19. Virginia
20. Memphis
21. Texas A&M
22. SMU
23. Baylor
24. Arizona State
25. Minnesota