Coaches Poll top 25: Ohio State overtakes Michigan in college football rankings for Rivalry Week

A look at the updated Coaches Poll top 25 college football rankings as we move into Rivalry Week

Just one week remains in the 2023 college football season, and as we move into the final regular season matchups of the year, conference titles are still up for grabs, as is consideration for the College Football Playoff. Now, after another hectic Saturday and moving into Rivalry Week, it's time to update the top 25 rankings.

• Georgia rattled Tennessee on the road to stay undefeated heading into the season finale and looking ahead to the SEC Championship Game
• Michigan, Ohio State head into The Game both undefeated and playing some of college football's best defense with a date in the Big Ten title game on the line
• Iowa clinched the West Division and will play OSU/UM in Indy
• Florida State is still perfect, but also lost quarterback Jordan Travis to a gruesome leg injury in the process with CFP contention still up for grabs
• Louisville clinched the other side of the ACC Championship Game after beating Miami and will face off against the Seminoles in two weeks
• Washington earns a trip to Vegas to play for the final Pac-12 football title after knocking off a ranked Oregon State on the road to stay undefeated

Where does that leave things in the rankings heading into Rivalry Week? Here's your look at the latest top 25 poll, according to the coaches' vote.

Coaches Poll top 25 rankings

First-place votes in parentheses

1. Georgia (61)
2. Ohio State (1)
3. Michigan (1)
4. Florida State
5. Washington
6. Oregon
7. Texas
8. Alabama
9. Louisville
10. Missouri
11. Penn State
12. Ole Miss
13. Oklahoma
14. LSU
15. Oregon State
16. Arizona
17. Notre Dame
18. Tulane
19. Iowa
20. Kansas State
21. Oklahoma State
22. Liberty
23. Tennessee
24. NC State
25. SMU

Coaches Poll biggest movers

NC State (Up 6). The Wolfpack are in the rankings this week after moving to 8-3 on a four-game win streak.

Tennessee (Down 4). A second-straight loss, this time by 28 at home to Georgia, finds the Vols at 7-4 and moving down.

Arizona (Up 6). What a season for the Wildcats, which have won five straight, including against four ranked teams.

Oregon State (Down 5). A steep drop for the Beavers despite falling by just 2 at home to undefeated Washington, and just 8 total points keep OSU from being undefeated itself.

Other teams receiving votes

North Carolina 79; UNLV 76; Utah 75; Toledo 49; James Madison 48; Clemson 25; Troy 17; Texas A&M 6; UCLA 5; Kansas 4; Fresno State 3; West Virginia 2; UTSA 1; Air Force 1.

Teams that dropped out

No. 16 Utah. Out after dropping an ugly one at Arizona.

No. 20 North Carolina. The offense couldn't overtake Clemson's defense on the road.

No. 21 James Madison. The Dukes' perfect season is over and coaches dropped them from the rankings entirely.

College football's undefeated teams

SEC: Georgia (11-0)

Big Ten: Michigan (11-0), Ohio State (11-0)

Pac-12: Washington (11-0)

ACC: Florida State (11-0)

Conference USA: Liberty (11-0)

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