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Alabama continues to remain at No. 2 in Awmay Coaches Poll

Alabama remains at No. 2 in the latest edition of the Amway Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports. There were 4 SEC teams in the top 25.

Another weekend has come and gone for college football. And Alabama continues to check in at No. 2 in the latest edition of the Amway Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports.

The Crimson Tide is fresh off a 41-0 blanking of the Mississippi State Bulldogs. It was a complete performance by both sides of the football, as the defense help State to 200 yards while the offense put up just under 500.

Here is how the rest of the Coaches Poll looks on Sunday morning:

1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Ohio State
4. Notre Dame
5. Georgia
6. Cincinnati
7. Texas A&M
8. Florida
9. BYU
10. Miami
11. Wisconsin
12. Oklahoma State
13. Indiana
14. Oregon
15. Marshall
16. Coastal Carolina
17. Iowa State
18. SMU
19. Oklahoma
20. USC
21. Auburn
22. Army
23. Boise State
24. North Carolina
25. Michigan

There are still five SEC teams left in the Top 25 following another wild week of college football. All four of those teams are in the Top 10, however.

Alabama has an open week before traveling to take on LSU in Baton Rouge on Nov. 14.

Stay tuned for more updates from Roll Tide Wire, part of the USA TODAY Sports College Wire network!

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Wisconsin stays put in new Amway Coaches Poll

The Wisconsin Badgers were not in action this weekend with their game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers being canceled due to rising…

The Wisconsin Badgers were not in action this weekend after their game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers was canceled due to rising COVID-19 positives within the Badger football program.

Although they didn’t play yesterday, Paul Chryst and his team stayed put at No. 11 in the newest Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.

Other Big Ten teams in the rankings are Ohio State at No. 3, Indiana at No. 13 and Michigan at No. 25.

Related: Wisconsin joins the top 3 in ESPN’s latest SP+ rankings

As seen in these rankings and others around the college football world, the craziness and upsets from the first two weeks of the Big Ten season have seen the Badgers emerge as the clear No. 2 team in the conference behind the Ohio State Buckeyes.

 

Paul Chryst and his team will be back in action on Saturday against the Purdue Boilermakers, though that game is still in question with Wisconsin continuing to announce more positive COVID-19 tests.

When they do return to the field the team will look to continue their impressive start to the 2020 season and continue their rise in the national rankings.

 

Next…the full rankings

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Amway Coaches Poll has no change for Notre Dame ahead of Clemson

No change at the top of the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports sets up a top 5 matchup between Notre Dame and Clemson.

Every team in front of the Irish won yesterday, with Alabama and Ohio State getting fairly easy wins, Clemson had to mount a comeback without star quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Backup D.J. Uiagalelei was up to the task, bringing the Tigers back from an 18-point deficit and ultimately beating upset minded Boston College, 34-28 in Death Valley.

The biggest news came after the game, as Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney announced that Lawrence will miss this coming weeks game against Notre Dame.

The matchup in South Bend will still be one of the most anticipated games of the year, if not the most, even without the projected number one overall draft pick participating. With the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports being released today, the top 5 contest has been set. No. 1 Clemson travels to No. 4 Notre Dame.

Plenty of hype for this contest, ESPN’s College GameDay will be in attendance and the nations eyes will be glued to their televisions Saturday night.

Around the ACC, No. 15 North Carolina was the biggest loser, as Virginia upset the Tar Heels at home 44-41. Every other game in the conference was won by the favorite, so seeing UNC tumble to No. 24 isn’t surprising.

Here is the updated Amway Coaches Poll, with the ACC teams in bold, and last weeks ranking in parenthesis.

1 Clemson (1)

2 Alabama (2)

3 Ohio State (3)

4 Notre Dame (4)

5 Georgia (5)

6 Cincinnati (7)

7 Texas A&M (8)

8 Florida (9)

9 BYU (10)

10 Miami, FL (12)

11 Wisconsin (11)

12 Oklahoma St (6)

13 Indiana (19)

14 Oregon (15)

15 Marshall (18)

16 Coastal Carolina (21)

17 Iowa St (22)

18 SMU (23)

19 Oklahoma (24)

20 USC (20)

21 Auburn (NR)

22 Army (25)

23 Boise St (NR)

24 North Carolina (13)

25 Michigan (14)

Vols receive votes in 2020 Week 9 Amway Coaches Poll

2020 Week 9 Amway Coaches Poll.

KNOXVILLE — The Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports has been released following the ninth week of the 2020 college football season.

The Vols received 11 votes in this week’s poll.

2020 Week 9 Amway Coaches Poll

1 Clemson 7-0 1527 43 1 — 1/1
2 Alabama 6-0 1503 17 2 — 2/3
3 Ohio State 2-0 1407 2 3 — 2/10
4 Notre Dame 6-0 1358 0 4 — 3/10
5 Georgia 4-1 1304 0 5 — 3/5
6 Cincinnati 5-0 1157 0 7 1 6/22
7 Texas A&M 4-1 1154 0 8 1 7/20
8 Florida 3-1 1101 0 9 1 3/9
9 Brigham Young 7-0 1025 0 10 1 9/23
10 Miami 5-1 964 0 12 2 7/NR
11 Wisconsin 1-0 908 0 11 — 11/18
12 Oklahoma State 4-1 783 0 6 -6 6/19
13 Indiana 2-0 730 0 19 6 13/NR
14 Oregon 0-0 725 0 15 1 9/17
15 Marshall 5-0 473 0 18 3 15/NR
16 Coastal Carolina 6-0 464 0 21 5 16/NR
17 Iowa State 4-2 433 0 22 5 17/NR
18 Southern Methodist 6-1 421 0 23 5 16/NR
19 Oklahoma 4-2 413 0 24 5 3/NR
20 Southern California 0-0 365 0 20 — 17/NR
21 Auburn 4-2 246 0 NR 5 7/NR
22 Army 6-1 208 0 25 3 22/NR
23 Boise State 2-0 204 0 NR 6 23/NR
24 North Carolina 4-2 192 0 13 -11 6/24
25 Michigan 1-1 141 0 14 -11 14/25
Schools dropped out:
No. 16 Kansas State; No. 17 Penn State.
Others receiving votes:
Texas 115; Northwestern 112; Liberty 92; UL Lafayette 90; Kansas State 64; Utah 57; Penn State 56; Purdue 55; West Virginia 49; Virginia Tech 37; Appalachian State 32; Tulsa 29; Missouri 23; Boston College 20; NC State 16; Kentucky 13; Memphis 12; Wake Forest 11; Tennessee 11; Arizona State 11; Michigan State 9; California 9; South Carolina 8; Arkansas 8; Nevada 3; San Diego State 1; Central Florida 1.
The Amway Board of Coaches is made up of 62 head coaches at Bowl Subdivision schools. All are members of the American Football Coaches Association. The board for the 2020 season: Dino Babers, Syracuse; Craig Bohl, Wyoming; Neal Brown, West Virginia; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Matt Campbell, Iowa State; Steve Campbell, South Alabama; Jason Candle, Toledo; Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina; Paul Chryst, Wisconsin; Geoff Collins, Georgia Tech; David Cutcliffe, Duke; Butch Davis, Florida International; Manny Diaz, Miami (Fla.); Dana Dimel, Texas-El Paso; Sonny Dykes, Southern Methodist; Luke Fickell, Cincinnati; Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M; Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern; James Franklin, Penn State; Hugh Freeze, Liberty; Willie Fritz, Tulane; Scott Frost, Nebraska; Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech; Todd Graham, Hawaii; Jeff Hafley, Boston College; Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois; Bryan Harsin, Boise State; Will Healy, Charlotte; Clay Helton, Southern California; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Tom Herman, Texas; Skip Holtz, Louisiana Tech; Mike Houston, East Carolina; Brian Kelly, Notre Dame; Chris Klieman, Kansas State; Lance Leipold, Buffalo; Tim Lester, Western Michigan; Seth Littrell, North Texas; Mike Locksley, Maryland; Scot Loeffler, Bowling Green; Chad Lunsford, Georgia Southern; Gus Malzahn, Auburn; Jeff Monken, Army; Dan Mullen, Florida; Billy Napier, Louisiana-Lafayette; Ken Niumatalolo, Navy; Ed Orgeron, LSU; Gary Patterson, TCU; Jeremy Pruitt, Tennessee; Nick Saban, Alabama; Scott Satterfield, Louisville; Jeff Scott, South Florida; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Jonathan Smith, Oregon State; Frank Solich, Ohio; Jake Spavital, Texas State; Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee; Kevin Sumlin, Arizona; Dabo Swinney, Clemson; Mel Tucker, Michigan State; Matt Wells, Texas Tech; Kyle Whittingham, Utah.

Auburn moves back into top 25 in latest Amway Coaches Poll

The Tigers put together their most impressive game in a 48-11 blowout of LSU.

Auburn put together its most impressive game of the season on Saturday with a 48-11 rout of LSU. Bo Nix threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for a score and the Tigers defense forced three turnovers.

It was enough to impress the voters in the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports to get Gus Malzahn’s team back in the top 25 as Auburn is now ranked at No. 21.

The Tigers fell out of the poll after the Week 4 loss to South Carolina but were just barely out after last week’s win at Ole Miss.

Here is how the complete poll looks:

1 Clemson 7-0 1527 43 1 — 1/1
2 Alabama 6-0 1503 17 2 — 2/3
3 Ohio State 2-0 1407 2 3 — 2/10
4 Notre Dame 6-0 1358 0 4 — 3/10
5 Georgia 4-1 1304 0 5 — 3/5
6 Cincinnati 5-0 1157 0 7 1 6/22
7 Texas A&M 4-1 1154 0 8 1 7/20
8 Florida 3-1 1101 0 9 1 3/9
9 Brigham Young 7-0 1025 0 10 1 9/23
10 Miami 5-1 964 0 12 2 7/NR
11 Wisconsin 1-0 908 0 11 — 11/18
12 Oklahoma State 4-1 783 0 6 -6 6/19
13 Indiana 2-0 730 0 19 6 13/NR
14 Oregon 0-0 725 0 15 1 9/17
15 Marshall 5-0 473 0 18 3 15/NR
16 Coastal Carolina 6-0 464 0 21 5 16/NR
17 Iowa State 4-2 433 0 22 5 17/NR
18 Southern Methodist 6-1 421 0 23 5 16/NR
19 Oklahoma 4-2 413 0 24 5 3/NR
20 Southern California 0-0 365 0 20 — 17/NR
21 Auburn 4-2 246 0 NR 5 7/NR
22 Army 6-1 208 0 25 3 22/NR
23 Boise State 2-0 204 0 NR 6 23/NR
24 North Carolina 4-2 192 0 13 -11 6/24
25 Michigan 1-1 141 0 14 -11 14/25

 

Auburn moves back into top 25 in latest Amway Coaches Poll

The Tigers put together their most impressive game in a 48-11 blowout of LSU.

Auburn put together its most impressive game of the season on Saturday with a 48-11 rout of LSU. Bo Nix threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for a score and the Tigers defense forced three turnovers.

It was enough to impress the voters in the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports to get Gus Malzahn’s team back in the top 25 as Auburn is now ranked at No. 21.

The Tigers fell out of the poll after the Week 4 loss to South Carolina but were just barely out after last week’s win at Ole Miss.

Here is how the complete poll looks:

1 Clemson 7-0 1527 43 1 — 1/1
2 Alabama 6-0 1503 17 2 — 2/3
3 Ohio State 2-0 1407 2 3 — 2/10
4 Notre Dame 6-0 1358 0 4 — 3/10
5 Georgia 4-1 1304 0 5 — 3/5
6 Cincinnati 5-0 1157 0 7 1 6/22
7 Texas A&M 4-1 1154 0 8 1 7/20
8 Florida 3-1 1101 0 9 1 3/9
9 Brigham Young 7-0 1025 0 10 1 9/23
10 Miami 5-1 964 0 12 2 7/NR
11 Wisconsin 1-0 908 0 11 — 11/18
12 Oklahoma State 4-1 783 0 6 -6 6/19
13 Indiana 2-0 730 0 19 6 13/NR
14 Oregon 0-0 725 0 15 1 9/17
15 Marshall 5-0 473 0 18 3 15/NR
16 Coastal Carolina 6-0 464 0 21 5 16/NR
17 Iowa State 4-2 433 0 22 5 17/NR
18 Southern Methodist 6-1 421 0 23 5 16/NR
19 Oklahoma 4-2 413 0 24 5 3/NR
20 Southern California 0-0 365 0 20 — 17/NR
21 Auburn 4-2 246 0 NR 5 7/NR
22 Army 6-1 208 0 25 3 22/NR
23 Boise State 2-0 204 0 NR 6 23/NR
24 North Carolina 4-2 192 0 13 -11 6/24
25 Michigan 1-1 141 0 14 -11 14/25

 

Ohio State moves into top 3 in latest Amway Coaches Poll

The first Amway Coaches Poll since Big Ten football action is out, and as we expected, Ohio State moved up towards the top. But how far?

Well that’s more like it.

After it appeared many of the voters in the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports waited for Ohio State to put a game on tape, the Buckeyes have now moved up a couple of spots to No. 3 in the latest release.

It’s still a spot below the initial preseason rankings, but at least the two teams ahead of Ohio State are perceived to be in the same ballpark. Clemson remains No. 1, followed by Alabama at No. 2. Behind those three teams are Notre Dame (4), Georgia (5), Oklahoma State (6), Cincinnati (7), Texas A&M (8), Florida (9), and BYU (10) rounding out the top ten.

There’s no denying that Ohio State looked like one of the best teams in the country through the second half against Nebraska. It was a slow start, but the Buckeyes seemed to figure it all out after being up just 17-14 at halftime. OSU outscored the ‘Huskers 35-3 during the last twenty minutes to win going away and now prepares to play Penn State next week in a prime time affair.

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Badgers continue their rise in new Amway Coaches Poll

Wisconsin Badger football finally returned to our television screens on Friday night as they started their season with a statement…

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Wisconsin Badger football finally returned to our television screens on Friday night as they started their season with a statement victory, rolling over the Illinois Fighting Illini 45-7.

Thanks to the dominant win and a wild first weekend in the Big Ten, the Badgers rose three spots in the new Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports–up from No. 14 to No. 11.

Related: Studs and duds from the Badgers’ 45-7 victory against Illinois

The 1-0 Badgers find themselves as the second-ranked Big Ten team behind only the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes. Other conference foes in the rankings are Michigan at No. 14, Penn State at No. 17 and Indiana at No. 19.

Related: Five stats that defined Wisconsin’s dominant win over Illinois

Paul Chryst and his team will be back in action on Saturday when they face off against the 0-1 Nebraska Cornhuskers.

 

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Week 8 Amway Coaches Poll: Does Texas break top 25 after Baylor win?

Despite winning against Baylor, Texas remains unranked in the Amway Coaches Poll. In fact, the Longhorns only receiving 18 votes. 

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Despite getting a solid victory at home against Baylor, Texas remains unranked in the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. In fact, the Longhorns are still a long way off from being ranked, only receiving 18 votes.

Oklahoma State is still the highest-ranked Big 12 team, staying put at No. 6. Texas will travel to Stillwater on Halloween to face a top 10 opponent as an unranked team for the first time since 2017.

Three other conference teams appear in the top 25, with Kansas State (No. 16) and Oklahoma (No. 23) rising after victories over Kansas and TCU respectively. Iowa State dropped four spots to No. 22 after losing the Big 12 game of the week against Oklahoma State.

Here is the full top 25:

1-Clemson

2-Alabama

3-Ohio State

4-Notre Dame

5-Georgia

6-Oklahoma State

7-Cincinnati

8-Texas A&M

9-Florida

10-Brigham Young

11-Wisconsin

12-Miami

13-North Carolina

14-Michigan

15-Oregon

16-Kansas State

17-Penn State

18-Marshall

19-Indiana

20-Southern California

21-Coastal Carolina

22-Iowa State

23-Southern Methodist

24-Oklahoma

25-Army

Schools dropped out:

No. 20 Virginia Tech; No. 21 Minnesota; No. 22 NC State.

Others receiving votes:

Auburn 118; Liberty 112; Memphis 88; Boise State 79; Minnesota 67; UL Lafayette 62; Utah 45; Louisiana State 37; Boston College 28; Purdue 26; Missouri 25; Northwestern 24; Virginia Tech 22; NC State 20; Tulsa 18; Texas 18; Arkansas 17; Appalachian State 16; Central Florida 13; Arizona State 10; California 8; West Virginia 6; Tennessee 6; Iowa 6; Wake Forest 5; Stanford 3; Houston 2.

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Notre Dame drops in latest Amway Coaches Poll

Notre Dame played up to their ranking but in the latest Amway Coaches Poll they dropped. Find out where the Irish are ranked now.

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