Georgia still sits at No. 1 after escaping Kentucky with a 13-12 win, but Texas moved to the second spot after the 56-7 win over UTSA. Ohio State was idle and dropped to No. 3, followed by Alabama and Ole Miss.
Texas A&M and UNLV are newcomers this week at No. 24 and No. 25, respectively.
In a battle of top 20 teams, Arizona took an early 7-0 lead against Kansas State, but the Wildcat defense pitched a shutout the rest of the way. Behind Avery Johnson’s 266 yards of total offense, Kansas State won going away, 31-7. The Wildcats moved up one to No. 14 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll, while Arizona dropped out from their No. 18 spot last week.
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Rank | School (1st votes) | Points | LW | W-L |
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1 | Georgia (42) | 1,358 | 1 | 3-0 |
2 | Texas (10) | 1,301 | 3 | 3-0 |
3 | Ohio State (3) | 1,293 | 2 | 2-0 |
4 | Alabama | 1,193 | 4 | 3-0 |
5 | Ole Miss | 1,153 | 5 | 3-0 |
6 | Oregon | 1,019 | 6 | 3-0 |
7 | Tennessee | 1,009 | 9 | 3-0 |
8 | Penn State | 968 | 7 | 2-0 |
8 | Missouri | 968 | 8 | 3-0 |
10 | Utah | 834 | 10 | 3-0 |
11 | Miami (Fla.) | 831 | 12 | 3-0 |
12 | Southern California | 808 | 11 | 2-0 |
13 | Oklahoma | 697 | 13 | 3-0 |
14 | Kansas State | 662 | 15 | 3-0 |
15 | Oklahoma State | 642 | 14 | 3-0 |
16 | LSU | 466 | 17 | 2-1 |
17 | Michigan | 439 | 16 | 2-1 |
18 | Notre Dame | 404 | 19 | 2-1 |
19 | Clemson | 340 | 20 | 1-1 |
20 | Louisville | 333 | 21 | 2-0 |
21 | Iowa State | 235 | 23 | 2-0 |
22 | Nebraska | 204 | 24 | 3-0 |
23 | Memphis | 176 | 25 | 3-0 |
24 | Texas A&M | 85 | NR | 2-1 |
25 | UNLV | 78 | NR | 3-0 |
Dropped out: No. 18 Arizona (2-1); No. 22 Washington (2-1).
Others Receiving Votes: Illinois (3-0) 75; Washington State (3-0) 38; Arizona (2-1) 37; Northern Illinois (2-0) 34; Syracuse (2-0) 32; Central Florida (3-0) 27; Boise State (1-1) 17; Iowa (2-1) 17; Pittsburgh (3-0) 17; Arizona State (3-0) 15; North Carolina (3-0) 14; North Carolina State (2-1) 12; California (3-0) 10; Indiana (3-0) 7; Boston College (2-1) 6; Liberty (3-0) 6; Michigan State (3-0) 6; Brigham Young (3-0) 3; Washington (2-1) 2; James Madison (2-0) 1; San Jose State (3-0) 1; South Florida (2-1) 1; Toledo (3-0) 1.