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AFCA Coaches' Poll: Texas Holds On To Top Spot As 'Bama Falls From 2 to 7

October 6, 2024 by CollegeFootballPoll.com Staff and AFCA.com

A week after knocking off Georgia, the Alabama Crimson Tide went to Nashville and got played by Vanderbilt, falling 40-35. The loss knocked 'Bama down from 2nd to 7th in this week's AFCA Coaches' Poll

Texas A&M completely controlled their top 25 matchup against Missouri, rolling up 512 yards of total offense and recording a season-best six sacks and eight tackles for loss in a 41-10 rout of the Tigers. The Aggies jump up seven spots to No. 14 in the poll, sponsored by US LBM, while Missouri fell to No. 18.

Texas remains in the top spot, but the rest of the top 25 has changed thanks to four upsets in the top 10. Ohio State is now No. 2 followed by Oregon, Georgia and Penn State.

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Rank School (1st votes) Points LW W-L
1 Texas (44) 1,364 1 5-0
2 Ohio State (11) 1,330 3 5-0
3 Oregon 1,215 6 5-0
4 Georgia 1,174 5 4-1
5 Penn State 1,163 7 5-0
6 Miami (Fla.) 1,085 8 6-0
7 Alabama 1,035 2 4-1
8 Mississippi 935 11 5-1
9 Tennessee 856 4 4-1
10 LSU 839 12 4-1
11 Clemson 818 14 4-1
12 Notre Dame 807 13 4-1
13 Iowa State 695 16 5-0
14 Texas A&M 564 21 5-1
15 BYU 549 19 5-0
16 Oklahoma 541 17 4-1
17 Utah 479 18 4-1
18 Missouri 473 9 4-1
19 Kansas State 360 20 4-1
20 Indiana 358 24 6-0
21 Michigan 224 10 4-2
22 Boise State 213 NR 4-1
23 Illinois 179 25 4-1
24 Pittsburgh 170 NR 5-0
25 SMU 123 NR 5-1

Dropped out: No. 15 Southern California (3-2); No. 22 Louisville (3-2); No. 23 UNLV (4-1).

Others receiving votes: Southern California (3-2) 102; Nebraska (5-1) 68; Army (5-0) 36; Navy (5-0) 26; Colorado (4-1) 16; Arizona (3-2) 12; Kentucky (3-2) 12; UNLV (4-1) 11; Texas Tech (5-1) 8; Virginia (4-1) 7; Liberty (4-0) 5; Washington (4-2) 5; Vanderbilt (3-2) 4; Arkansas (4-2) 3;Rutgers (4-1) 3; Iowa (3-2) 2; Louisville (3-2) 2; Tulane (4-2) 2; Arizona State (4-1) 1;
Syracuse (4-1) 1.