The U is back…in the top 10!
Following another weekend of chalk holding at the top of the polls, there wasn’t much movement in this week’s Coaches Poll Top 25, though the Miami Hurricanes moved up a couple of spots to enter the top 10 at No. 9 following a mostly comfortable 50-15 win over South Florida. The Canes replaced Missouri, who needed two overtimes to get past Vanderbilt 30-27, and has looked a bit shaky in each of its last two games.
The only other movement inside the top 10 involved Tennessee and Oregon swapping spots, as the Vols moved up one position to No. 6 following a 10-point road win over Oklahoma, which dropped five spots to No. 18 following the loss.
There were plenty of changes outside the top 10, including Michigan, Notre Dame and Clemson all recovering from early setbacks, as well as BYU and Illinois making their Coaches Poll debuts following upset wins over conference rivals.
Here’s the poll in its entirety.
Week 5 Coaches Poll
1. Georgia (35 1st place votes)
2. Texas (18)
3. Ohio State (2)
4. Alabama
5. Ole Miss
6. Tennessee
7. Oregon
8. Penn State
9. Miami
10. Utah
11. Missouri
12. Michigan
13. LSU
14. Notre Dame
15. Clemson
16. USC
17. Louisville
18. Oklahoma
19. Iowa State
20. Oklahoma State
21. Illinois
22. BYU
23. UNLV
24. Texas A&M
25. Kansas State
Dropped out: No. 22 Nebraska; No. 23 Memphis
Also receiving votes: Washington State 94; Indiana 67; Pittsburgh 50; Boise State 42; UCF 35; Iowa 34; Arizona 16; Boston College 15; Duke 14; James Madison 13; Nebraska 7; Washington 6; Rutgers 5; Colorado 5; SMU 4; South Carolina 2; Navy 2; Liberty 2; Arkansas 2
