Notre Dame’s return to the field was just as a few of us expected, they had to shake off some rust early on and didn’t beat an overmatched Florida State team as soundly as they should have. But a win is a win and the Irish continue to have a crooked number first and a big fat zero after the dash.
Advance and survive, that’s the name of the game. The Irish did just that, while watching Florida do the opposite. The Gators loss is Notre Dame gain, as they moved up one spot to No. 4.
Here is the full Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. Last weeks rankings are in parentheses while the ACC teams are in bold.
1 Clemson (1)
2 Alabama (2)
3 Georgia (3)
4 Notre Dame (5)
5 Ohio State (6)
6 North Carolina (9)
7 Oklahoma State (10)
8 Penn State (8)
9 Florida (6)
10 Cincinnati (11)
11 Texas A&M (20)
12 Miami (7)
13 BYU (15)
14 Auburn (13)
15 Wisconsin (14)
16 Oregon (17)
17 Tennessee (12)
18 SMU (21)
19 Michigan (19)
20 Iowa St. (24)
21 ULL (23)
22 Kansas St. (NR)
23 Virginia Tech (18)
24 USC (NR)
25 Minnesota (NR)