Coaches Poll top 25: Ohio State up, Notre Dame down in college football rankings for Week 5
We saw six head-to-head games between teams in the top 25 college football rankings over the Statement Saturday slate, which means at least six teams in the polls were on the losing side over the weekend. And that means plenty of movement in this week's rankings as we look ahead to next Saturday.
Clemson and Notre Dame dropped key games at home, and both by mere inches, after the Tigers saw a late field goal go wide against Florida State, and the Irish were unable to stop Ohio State taking that last yard in the final seconds of a nail-biter under the gaze of Touchdown Jesus.
Where does that leave things in the polls? Here's your updated look at the new rankings heading into Week 5, according to the coaches' vote.
Coaches Poll top 25 rankings
First-place votes in parentheses
- Georgia (61)
- Michigan
- Ohio State (2)
- Florida State
- Texas
- USC
- Penn State
- Washington (1)
- Oregon
- Utah
- Alabama
- LSU
- Notre Dame
- Oklahoma
- North Carolina
- Duke
- Washington State
- Miami
- Tennessee
- Ole Miss
- Oregon State
- Missouri
- Florida
- Kansas
- Kansas State
Where we left off: Week 4 Coaches Poll rankings
Others receiving votes
Fresno State 93; Kentucky 87; TCU 54; Maryland 39; UCLA 36; Texas A&M 36; Louisville 36; Clemson 35; Syracuse 32; Colorado 29; Air Force 24; Iowa 16; Tulane 11; Wyoming 8; Marshall 2; James Madison 2; Liberty 1; Georgia State 1.
Schools that dropped out
No. 19 Colorado. The Buffaloes are out of the rankings after a 42-6 loss at Oregon.
No. 22 Iowa. Getting blanked at Penn State as a ranked team makes Iowa an unranked team.
No. 23 Clemson. A close overtime loss at home to Florida State might just be the changing of the guard in the ACC.
No. 25 UCLA. The offense sputtered at Utah and now the Bruins are out of the polls.
Coaches Poll top 25 biggest movers
Notre Dame (Down 4). That last yard was enough to drop a home game and down a few spots in the Coaches Poll.
Oregon State (Down 6). The Beavers lost close at Washington State.
Florida (Up 6). A win against Charlotte was enough for the Gators to get into the rankings this week.
Kansas (Up 9). Not since 1913 have the Jayhawks started a season 4-0 in consecutive seasons.
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