The world turned upside down on Saturday. Well, that might be stretching it. But there were numerous upsets and close calls.
Though Michigan football was in a fight at halftime, the final score at Rutgers looked as expected, 52-17. But rival Ohio State found itself in a gamelong fight against one-win Northwestern. Illinois was upended by short-handed and struggling Michigan State, certainly putting a dent in its ranking and status. In other leagues, Georgia manhandled Tennessee, LSU took down Alabama and Notre Dame blew out Clemson.
Sunday presented the first USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll since the College Football Playoff rankings came out, and the coaches often tend to follow suit. However, with so many close calls and upsets, the question is: How do the coaches see the CFB landscape now?
Michigan came in at No. 3, while future opponents Ohio State and Illinois ranked second and 20th, respectively. The Wolverines’ only ranked win, Penn State, is No. 15.
Here are the rest of the rankings.
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Full rankings
- Georgia
- Ohio State
- Michigan
- TCU
- Tennessee
- Oregon
- USC
- LSU
- Ole Miss
- UCLA
- Alabama
- Clemson
- Utah
- North Carolina
- Penn State
- NC State
- Tulane
- Texas
- Liberty
- Illinois
- UCF
- Kansas State
- Washington
- Kentucky
- Notre Dame
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