That was fun last night, wasn’t it? The Irish finally gave the nation no reason to complain about their top 3 ranking, but was it enough for them to stay in that spot?
Well, the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports showed that it wasn’t. The Irish fell one spot to No. 4, but this shouldn’t come as a surprise. In all honestly, this probably is a week late, but with Ohio State getting a fairly impressive win over Nebraska in their season opener, the Buckeyes jumped the Irish and Georgia.
Around the ACC, Clemson started off slow but ultimately beat Syracuse at home, North Carolina beat up North Carolina State in the only ranked matchup in the conference, while Miami, FL escaped with a win over Virginia. Wake Forest upset Virginia Tech, so movement for some of the ACC teams wasn’t surprising at all.
Here is the updated Amway Coaches Poll, with the ACC members in bold, and their rankings from last week in parentheses.
1 Clemson (1)
2 Alabama (2)
3 Ohio State (5)
4 Notre Dame (3)
5 Georgia (4)
6 Oklahoma St (6)
7 Cincinnati (10)
8 Texas A&M (9)
9 Florida (8)
10 BYU (11)
11 Wisconsin (14)
12 Miami, FL (11)
13 North Carolina (13)
14 Michigan (17)
15 Oregon (15)
16 Kansas St (19)
17 Penn St (7)
18 Marshall (25)
19 Indiana (NR)
20 USC (23)
21 Costal Carolina (24)
22 Iowa St (18)
23 SMU (16)
24 Oklahoma (NR)
25 Army (NR)
Dropped out: No. 20 Virginia Tech, No. 21 Minnesota, No. 22 NC State