A relatively light Week 13 slate still brought with it a fair share of chaos, just not at the top.
The top 11 teams in this week’s Coaches Poll remain the same as they were last week, with the first instance of shakeup occurring at No. 12 where Georgia Tech has fallen, giving rise to the likes of Vanderbilt and Miami.
Elsewhere, Tennessee rose to No 18 following a dominant 20-point win over Florida, and Texas received a mirroring two-spot boost thanks to its strong showing against Arkansas.
Eight SEC squads are included in this week’s ranking, with the league making up half of the top 12.
1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Texas A&M
4. Georgia
5. Oregon
6. Ole Miss
7. Texas Tech
8. Oklahoma
9. Notre Dame
10. Alabama
11. BYU
12. Vanderbilt
13. Miami
14. Utah
15. Michigan
16. Texas
17. Virginia
18. Tennessee
19. Georgia Tech
20. USC
21. James Madison
22. North Texas
23. Tulane
24. Pittsburgh
25. SMU
Notably, Missouri dropped from the rankings following its loss to Oklahoma. The Tigers received 32 votes overall.
New additions to the poll were Pittsburgh and SMU, two ACC teams that are still very much in contention for the conference’s crown.
Parker is currently the sports editor for 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.
