Changes atop the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll
Despite each team in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll’s top seven from a week ago winning this weekend, it was another crazy weekend of college football that resulted in changes atop the poll that was released on Sunday. There is a new number-one after a threat of an upset of the previous number-one last night, while ten ranked teams losing over the past few days meant for changes elsewhere.
Notre Dame landed outside the poll again and understandably so, receiving five total votes while sitting at 2-2 through the season’s first third. BYU, who the Irish play this coming weekend in Las Vegas, is up four spots to number 20 following a win over Utah State.
Here is the entire USA TODAY Coaches Poll Top 25 starting with the teams who fell out of the poll and those receiving votes.
Dropped Out:
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No. 16 Oklahoma; No. 17 Texas A&M; No. 22 Florida State; No. 23 Minnesota; No. 24 Pittsburgh.
Receiving Votes:
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Cincinnati 140; Louisiana State 89; Florida State 74; Florida 41; Washington State 38; Maryland 37; James Madison 30; Minnesota 23; Texas 22; Texas A&M 20; Air Force 20; Oklahoma 19; Coastal Carolina 11; Purdue 10; North Carolina 9; Tulane 6; Notre Dame 5; Illinois 3; Central Florida 2; Pittsburgh 1; Duke 1.
25. Arkansas
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24. Washington
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23. Mississippi State
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22. Baylor
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21. Syracuse
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20. Kansas State
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19. UCLA
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18. TCU
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17. Kansas
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16. BYU
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15. Wake Forest
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14. NC State
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13. Kentucky
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12. Oregon
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11. Utah
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10. Penn State
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9. Ole Miss
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8. Tennessee
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7. Oklahoma State
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6. USC
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5. Clemson
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4. Michigan
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3. Ohio State
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2. Georgia
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1. Alabama
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