The latest Coaches Poll is out. It’s the first poll since the preseason poll, following the games played over Week 0 and Week 1.
The top two teams in the poll remain the same: No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Ohio State. Georgia continues to receive most of the first-place votes with 51. Ohio State received 3 first-place votes. Texas, which moved up from No. 4 to No. 3, received 1 first-place vote.
Alabama and Ole Miss also moved up in the poll at the expense of Oregon, which dropped 3 spots. The Crimson Tide and Rebels were dominant in Week 1 wins, while Oregon only defeated Idaho 24-14.
Oregon wasn’t the only Big Ten team to move down with a win. Penn State leapfrogged Michigan. In the ACC, NC State also slid down 1 spot after an opening-week victory.
The biggest movers are USC, LSU and Clemson. USC moved up 9 spots with its win over LSU in Las Vegas. LSU, meanwhile, dropped 7 spots. Clemson also fell 8 spots after a blowout loss to Georgia.
Florida State and Texas A&M are the only teams ranked in the preseason to not make the Week 2 poll. Jimbo Fisher’s former teams have been replaced by Louisville and Washington.
Here’s the full Coaches Poll Top 25 for Week 2:
- Georgia
- Ohio State
- Texas
- Alabama
- Ole Miss
- Oregon
- Notre Dame
- Penn State
- Michigan
- Mizzou
- Utah
- Tennessee
- Oklahoma
- USC
- Miami
- Kansas State
- Oklahoma State
- Arizona
- LSU
- Kansas
- Iowa
- Clemson
- NC State
- Louisville
- Washington
Others Receiving Votes
Georgia Tech 86; Texas A&M 78; Memphis 43; Kentucky 23; Boise State 22; SMU 19; Auburn 13; Wisconsin 11; Iowa State 10; UNLV 9; Tulane 9; Maryland 9; Liberty 9; Nebraska 8; Boston College 7; South Florida 5; James Madison 4; Air Force 4; UTSA 3; North Carolina 3; Appalachian State 3; Texas State 2; Syracuse 1; Coastal Carolina 1;
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