Doesn’t it feel nice waking up after the Irish demolished South Florida to a tune of 52-0? You bet your ass it does, but as we all prepare to watch Notre Dame alum getting paid to play, in the back of our minds were wondering how the polls will react to the Big Ten rejoining fall football.
The Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports gave the Irish some hope, as our midwestern neighbors once again shook things up. Dropping 52 on South Florida didn’t impress the coaches enough though, as the Irish didn’t see change at all from their No. 7 ranking.
Clemson remained at the top spot, while Miami made a big jump to No. 14. The U is “back,” although we have seen this proclamation before. Have them beat a top 10 team handily, then we can talk. Until then the Hurricanes’ will ride high on the prime time win over then No. 16 Louisville, who dropped out of the poll entirely.
The Big Ten as a group was ranked again, although their top team, Ohio State, was just No. 10 after holding a preseason rankings of No. 2. Interesting take by the coaches to include them when their first game won’t happen for over a month.
Here is the rest of the coaches poll, with ACC teams in bold and last weeks ranking in parentheses.
1 Clemson (1)
2 Alabama (2)
3 Oklahoma (3)
3 Georgia (4)
5 LSU (5)
6 Florida (6)
7 Notre Dame (7)
8 Auburn (9)
9 Texas (8)
10 Ohio State (NR)
11 Texas A&M (10)
12 North Carolina (11)
13 Penn State (NR)
14 Miami FL (18)
15 UCF (13)
16 Cincinnati (14)
17 Wisconsin (NR)
18 Oklahoma St. (12)
19 Michigan (NR)
20 Memphis (15)
21 Tennessee (17)
22 Minnesota (NR)
23 BYU (22)
24 Virginia Tech (19)
25 ULL (21)