For the first time in what seems like forever, there was little shakeup in the upper echelons of college football’s hierarchy this weekend.
No major upsets of elite teams or pivotal results from top 10 clashes.
Instead, Vanderbilt’s hard-earned 17-10 win over Missouri highlighted Saturday’s festivities, with the victory moving the Commodores up to No. 11 in this week’s coaches poll.
And while there was no movement amongst the top 10, there was plenty of shuffling below that group. In the SEC, Tennessee vaulted up to No. 14 following its road win over Kentucky, while Oklahoma and Missouri plummeted by seven and six spots respectively after they each lost ranked conference battles.
And even though Texas rallied to take down Mississippi State in overtime, the latest rankings moved the Longhorns down one place.
Meanwhile, formerly No. 19 LSU dropped out of the list entirely following its blowout defeat at the hands of Texas A&M. The Bayou Bengals received 19 votes.
The Coaches Poll for Week 10:
1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Texas A&M
4. Alabama
5. Georgia
6. Oregon
7. Georgia Tech
8. Ole Miss
9. Miami
10. BYU
11. Vanderbilt
12. Notre Dame
13. Texas Tech
14. Tennessee
15. Virginia
16. Cincinnati
17. Louisville
18. Oklahoma
19. Texas
20. Missouri
21. Michigan
22. Houston
23. Navy
24. Utah
25. Memphis
Parker is currently the sports editor with the Enterprise-Journal in McComb, Mississippi. He's a graduate from Mizzou who has experience covering the Tiger football and basketball beats for SB Nation, and he's worked for a variety of sports news outlets in the past.
