Trio of Big 12 teams featured in latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll
After last week saw Tennessee beat Alabama and become a legitimate national title contender in a game of the year candidate, this week’s USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll is fairly stable with the top six teams remaining the same.
Georgia remains No. 1, and the Ohio State Buckeyes hang in there at No. 2. Tennessee moves up to third ahead of the Michigan Wolverines, while Clemson is still No. 5 after escaping a defeat at the hands of the now 16th-ranked Syracuse Orange.
The rest of the top 10 is where the first few Big 12 teams show themselves as TCU moves to No. 7 after their win over Kansas State and Ole Miss’ loss to LSU. Oklahoma State jumps back into the top 10 to No. 9 after beating a formerly ranked Texas team at home Saturday afternoon.
That Texas team was ranked No. 21 but fell out of the top 25 altogether. The Longhorns landed just outside the top 25 receiving the most votes of unranked teams.
Elsewhere, Kansas State, who gave Oklahoma its first loss of the season, dropped from 17th to 22nd after losing to the Horned Frogs.
In related news, former Oklahoma Sooners’ Shane Beamer, Spencer Rattler, and Austin Stogner moved into the top 25 after their win over Texas A&M.
Oklahoma returns to action next week against the Iowa State Cyclones when they make the trip to Ames to take on Matt Campbell’s team.
Georgia Bulldogs
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Last Week: 1
First Place Votes: 43
Ohio State Buckeyes
Barbara Perenic/Columbus Dispatch
Last Week: 2
First Place Votes: 17
Tennessee Volunteers
Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
Last Week: 4
First Place Votes: 2
Michigan Wolverines
Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Last Week: 3
First Place Votes: 1
Clemson Tigers
Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Last Week: 5
Alabama Crimson Tide
John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Last Week: 6
TCU Horned Frogs
Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Last Week: 8
Oregon Ducks
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Last Week: 9
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Last Week: 10
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Last Week: 13
USC Trojans
James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Last Week: 12
Ole Miss Rebels
Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports
Last Week: 7
Penn State Nittany Lions
Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
Last Week: 16
Utah Utes
Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports
Last Week: 15
UCLA Bruins
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Last Week: 10
Syracuse Orangemen
William Howard-USA TODAY Sports
Last Week: 14
Kentucky Wildcats
Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports
Last Week: 18
Illinois Fightin Illini
Rick Stewart /Allsport
Last Week: 20
Cincinnati Bearcats
Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK
Last Week: 19
LSU TIgers
Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Last Week: NR
North Carolina Tar Heels
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Last Week: 21
Kansas State Wildcats
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Last Week: 17
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports
Last Week: 23
Tulane Green Wave
CHRIS LANDSBERGER/THE OKLAHOMAN
Last Week: 25
South Carolina Gamecocks
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Last Week: NR
Schools Dropped Out
No. 21 Texas; No. 24 Mississippi State.
Others Receiving Votes
Texas 48; Liberty 42; Maryland 24; Washington 22; Oregon State 21; Baylor 6; Texas-San Antonio 4; Mississippi State 4; Troy 3; Arkansas 3; Coastal Carolina 2; Central Florida 1; Boise State 1.
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