Coaches Poll top 25: Texas moves past Alabama, Oregon returns to top 10 in college football rankings

After a survival Saturday in college football that noticed a number of top groups slightly keep away from an dissatisfied, the brand new rankings replicate large drops for the ones groups that did lose along side another minor shuffling. The new Coaches Poll top 25 rankings, as an example, options no adjustments in the top 5 and just one workforce (Iowa) dropping by the wayside of the rankings however 19 of the 20 groups from No. 6 to No. 25 are in new positions following Week 8 motion.  

Georgia remained at No. 1 whilst off this week, amassing 58 first-place votes whilst Michigan and Ohio State each remained in their positions at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. However, each received some flooring at the Bulldogs, incomes extra balloting issues than ultimate week. The Buckeyes had the extra daunting problem towards a prior to now undefeated Penn State squad. The coaches stated the Nittany Lions energy with just a slight adjustment, shedding James Franklin’s crew from No. 6 to No. 10 after the 20-12 loss in Columbus. 

While top-15 groups like Washington, Oklahoma, Texas and Ole Miss had been in a position to break out with one-score wins towards unranked warring parties, North Carolina used to be no longer so fortunate in a 31-27 defeat to Virginia. The Tar Heels had been appreciated by means of greater than 24 issues in the sport. Voters reacted harshly with a drop from No. 10 to No. 17. USC additionally noticed a significant drop once you have knocked off at house by means of Utah. Though the Utes had been ranked and moved up in the ballot (from No. 14 to No. 13) the Trojans slid from No. 16 to No. 22 after discovering themselves at the shedding finish of a ranked-on-ranked matchup for the second-straight week. 

Other notable adjustments in the Coaches Poll come with four-spot jumps for Notre Dame, LSU and Missouri thank you to shake ups in the rankings. Those adjustments come with a five-spot drop for Tennessee (to No. 20) and four-spot drop for Duke (to No. 21) after convention losses to higher-ranked groups.    

Here’s a complete take a look at the Coaches Poll top 25 after Week 8. First-place votes are indexed in parentheses.

Coaches Poll top 25

1. Georgia (58)
2. Michigan (4)
3. Ohio State (2)
4. Florida State
5. Washington
6. Oklahoma
7. Texas
8. Alabama
9. Oregon
10. Penn State
11. Ole Miss
12. Oregon State
13. Utah
14. Notre Dame
15. LSU
16. Missouri
17. North Carolina
18. Louisville
19. Air Force
20. Tennessee
21. Duke
22. USC
23. Tulane
24. UCLA
25. James Madison

Others receiving votes: Florida 52; Miami (FL) 27; Kansas State 25; Iowa 24; Fresno State 23; Oklahoma State 13; Kentucky 10; Wyoming 9; SMU 8; Liberty 8; Arizona 7; UNLV 6; Maryland 4; Kansas 4; Wisconsin 2; Toledo 2; Clemson 1;