A lot of eyeballs were blued to their televisions on Saturday too what the Colorado Buffaloes would do at Autzen Stadium. ABC pulled out all the stops, but it was the Ducks that shined and showed they were more than ready for prime time in the 42-6 rout of the Buffs.
That big win, coupled with Notre Dame losing and Utah looking lackluster over UCLA (a 14-7 snoozefest), Oregon cracked the Top 10 as the Ducks are now No. 9 in the country according to the US LBM Coaches poll.
Ohio State’s big win at Notre Dame caused the Buckeyes to leapfrog both USC and Florida State. The Trojans didn’t look good in their 42-28 win over Arizona State. Washington keeps rolling, but it was the Cougars that made the biggest jump, up seven spots to No. 17.
Oregon State dropped, but stays in the poll, however.
Here is a look at the full US LBM Coaches Poll:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | Georgia | 4-0 | 1592 (61) | – |
| 2 | Michigan | 4-0 | 1495 (1) | – |
| 3 | Ohio State | 4-0 | 1414 (2) | +2 |
| 4 | Florida State | 4-0 | 1390 | -1 |
| 5 | Texas | 4-0 | 1336 | +1 |
| 6 | USC | 4-0 | 1288 | -1 |
| 7 | Penn State | 4-0 | 1225 | – |
| 8 | Washington | 4-0 | 1194 | – |
| 9 | Oregon | 4-0 | 1071 | +2 |
| 10 | Utah | 4-0 | 1010 | – |
| 11 | Alabama | 3-0 | 930 | +1 |
| 12 | LSU | 3-1 | 844 | +1 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 3-1 | 837 | -4 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 784 | – |
| 15 | North Carolina | 4-0 | 698 | +2 |
| 16 | Duke | 4-0 | 605 | +2 |
| 17 | Washington State | 4-0 | 555 | +7 |
| 18 | Miami | 4-0 | 485 | +3 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 3-1 | 404 | +1 |
| 20 | Ole Miss | 3-1 | 305 | -4 |
| 21 | Oregon State | 3-1 | 293 | -6 |
| 22 | Missouri | 4-0 | 140 | +5 |
| 23 | Florida | 3-1 | 134 | +6 |
| 24 | Kansas | 4-0 | 120 | +9 |
| 25 | Kansas State | 3-1 | 109 | +1 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 19 Colorado; No. 22 Iowa; No. 23 Clemson; No. 25 UCLA.
Others receiving votes
It’s nice to see the Ducks get some recognition as the ABC national television audience witnessing the 42-6 rout surely helped Oregon crack the Top 10 here.