Ohio State jumped Michigan for No. 2 in the brand new Coaches Poll on Sunday ahead of this week’s rivalry showdown between the Buckeyes and Wolverines. The trade got here an afternoon after Michigan struggled to place away Maryland in a 31-24 street win whilst Ohio State ruled Minnesota 37-3.
The Wolverines also are navigating a suspension to train Jim Harbaugh that has this system’s in-game head training tasks in the fingers of offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore. The Buckeyes have gained their closing two video games via a margin of 75-6 over Michigan State and the Gophers whilst proceeding to show defensive development below second-year coordinator Jim Knowles.
Another trade top the top-10 of the Coaches Poll got here with Missouri coming in at No. 10 — up one spot — following a dramatic win over Florida. The Tigers changed Oregon State, which dropped 5 spots to No. 15 following a detailed house loss to Washington. The Huskies stayed put at No. 5 at the back of Florida State, even though the Seminoles misplaced superstar quarterback Jordan Travis because of damage in a win over North Alabama.
SMU entered the ballot at No. 25 following a large AAC win at Memphis, and NC State additionally crashed the rankings at No. 24 after bettering to 8-3. Utah, North Carolina and James Madison every dropped out.
Here is a complete have a look at the Coaches Poll top 25 after Week 12, with first-place votes indexed in parentheses.
Coaches Poll top 25
- Georgia (61)
- Ohio State (1)
- Michigan (1)
- Florida State
- Washington
- Oregon
- Texas
- Alabama
- Louisville
- Missouri
- Penn State
- Ole Miss
- Oklahoma
- LSU
- Oregon State
- Arizona
- Notre Dame
- Tulane
- Iowa
- Kansas State
- Oklahoma State
- Liberty
- Tennessee
- NC State
- SMU
Others receiving votes:Â North Carolina 79; UNLV 76; Utah 75; Toledo 49; James Madison 48; Clemson 25; Troy 17; Texas A&M 6; UCLA 5; Kansas 4; Fresno State 3; West Virginia 2; UTSA 1; Air Force 1;