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Ohio State jumps to No. 3 spot in latest Amway Coaches Poll

In the latest Amway Coaches Poll, Ohio State jumps all the way to No. 3 after blowing out Nebraska.

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This was a tough weekend for Michigan State football fans who watched the Spartans fall at home to Rutgers in a sloppy game. This might put more salt in the wound, but in the lastest Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY, a few MSU rivals made a jump in the rankings.

Here are some of the key changes in the poll:

  • Ohio State jumped two spots after a 52-17 beatdown of Nebraska.
  • Wisconsin moves up to No. 11 after a blowout win over Illinois.
  • Penn State drops 10 spots after being upset by Indiana. In turn, Indiana jumped 32 spots to make it to No. 19 overall.
  • Michigan jumps to No. 14 after beating Minnesota.

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Oklahoma back into Amway Coaches Poll at No. 24

The Oklahoma Sooners are back into the Amway Coaches Poll at No. 24 after their win over TCU on Saturday.

Oklahoma picked up a decisive 33-14 win over the TCU Horned Frogs on Saturday to put them back above .500 at 3-2 on the year.

The Sooners’ reward is a spot back into the top 25 of the Amway Coaches Poll at No. 24.

Oklahoma had been receiving votes even after the 1-2 start, so it’s no surprise that the back-to-back wins over Texas and TCU was enough to lift them back into the rankings. Losses from Virginia Tech, Minnesota and North Carolina State certainly helped.

Clemson remains the top team after their win over Syracuse. Rounding out the top five is Alabama, Ohio State, Notre Dame, and Georgia. Other Big 12 teams in the rankings include Oklahoma State at No. 6, Kansas State at No. 16, and Iowa State at No. 23.

Next up for a Oklahoma will be a date with unranked Texas Tech in Lubbock on Halloween night.

2020 Week 7 Amway Coaches Poll

2020 Week 7 Amway Coaches Poll.

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

The Vols are receiving six votes in this week’s poll.

Tennessee suffered a 48-17 loss to Alabama in Week 5 of the SEC’s 10-game league-only schedule. The Vols have an open date in Week 6 before playing at Arkansas on Nov. 7.

2020 Week 6 Amway Coaches Poll

Clemson 6-0 1540 52 1 — 1/1
2 Alabama 5-0 1493 8 2 — 2/3
3 Ohio State 1-0 1374 2 5 2 2/10
4 Notre Dame 5-0 1368 0 3 -1 3/10
5 Georgia 3-1 1293 0 4 -1 3/5
6 Oklahoma State 4-0 1209 0 6 — 6/19
7 Cincinnati 4-0 1058 0 10 3 7/22
8 Texas A&M 3-1 1055 0 9 1 8/20
9 Florida 2-1 1010 0 8 -1 3/9
10 Brigham Young 6-0 941 0 11 1 10/23
11 Wisconsin 1-0 928 0 14 3 11/18
12 Miami 5-1 911 0 11 -1 7/NR
13 North Carolina 4-1 796 0 13 — 6/19
14 Michigan 1-0 789 0 17 3 14/21
15 Oregon 0-0 674 0 15 — 9/17
16 Kansas State 4-1 592 0 19 3 16/NR
17 Penn State 0-1 413 0 7 -10 7/17
18 Marshall 5-0 309 0 25 7 18/NR
19 Indiana 1-0 302 0 NR 32 19/NR
20 Southern California 0-0 271 0 23 3 17/NR
21 Coastal Carolina 5-0 268 0 24 3 21/NR
22 Iowa State 3-2 215 0 18 -4 18/NR
23 Southern Methodist 5-1 192 0 16 -7 16/NR
24 Oklahoma 3-2 138 0 NR 6 3/NR
25 Army 6-1 130 0 NR 2 25/NR
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.
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 still unranked in latest Amway Coaches Poll

The Tigers defeated Ole Miss 35-28 on Saturday in Oxford.

Auburn spent last week out of the Top 25. The Tigers will do that again.

The Tigers are unranked again in the latest Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.  Gus Malzahn’s team is just outside at No. 26.

Bo Nix connected with Seth Williams for the game-winning touchdown on Saturday as the Tigers defeated Ole Miss 35-28 in Oxford. Nix finished 23-of-30 for 238 yards and touchdown while Tank Bigsby rushed for 129 yards and two scores.

Here is the rest of the latest Amway Coaches Poll:

1 Clemson 6-0 1540 52 1 — 1/1
2 Alabama 5-0 1493 8 2 — 2/3
3 Ohio State 1-0 1374 2 5 2 2/10
4 Notre Dame 5-0 1368 0 3 -1 3/10
5 Georgia 3-1 1293 0 4 -1 3/5
6 Oklahoma State 4-0 1209 0 6 — 6/19
7 Cincinnati 4-0 1058 0 10 3 7/22
8 Texas A&M 3-1 1055 0 9 1 8/20
9 Florida 2-1 1010 0 8 -1 3/9
10 Brigham Young 6-0 941 0 11 1 10/23
11 Wisconsin 1-0 928 0 14 3 11/18
12 Miami 5-1 911 0 11 -1 7/NR
13 North Carolina 4-1 796 0 13 — 6/19
14 Michigan 1-0 789 0 17 3 14/21
15 Oregon 0-0 674 0 15 — 9/17
16 Kansas State 4-1 592 0 19 3 16/NR
17 Penn State 0-1 413 0 7 -10 7/17
18 Marshall 5-0 309 0 25 7 18/NR
19 Indiana 1-0 302 0 NR 32 19/NR
20 Southern California 0-0 271 0 23 3 17/NR
21 Coastal Carolina 5-0 268 0 24 3 21/NR
22 Iowa State 3-2 215 0 18 -4 18/NR
23 Southern Methodist 5-1 192 0 16 -7 16/NR
24 Oklahoma 3-2 138 0 NR 6 3/NR
25 Army 6-1 130 0 NR 2 25/NR
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.

 

Badgers rise one spot in new Amway Poll

Despite not having taken the field yet this season the Wisconsin Badgers continue to rise in the national rankings. In the newly…

Despite not having taken the field yet this season the Wisconsin Badgers continue to rise in the national rankings.

In the newly-released Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports the team rose one spot to No. 14 in the nation, still slotted as the No. 3 team in the Big Ten behind Ohio State and Penn State.

Big movers in the poll include North Carolina dropping seven spots to No. 13, Coastal Carolina shooting up into the rankings and Auburn falling out of the top-25 after their loss at South Carolina.

The Badgers are now five days away from opening their season at home against the Illinois Fighting Illini, beginning the quest for their first conference championship since 2012.

If we’ve seen one thing so far this season its been sloppy play, blown coverages and questionable decision making. If there’s one year where the most buttoned-up programs will find success it’s this one. Yes, one of those well-coached, well-prepared teams are the Wisconsin Badgers.

 

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Ohio State still steady in latest Amway Coaches Poll as game week awaits

Ohio State remained steady in the Amway Coaches Poll that was just released. The good news is that next week, there’s game film to look at.

It’s clear that pollsters are waiting to see Ohio State put out some real, live game film. Ever since the Buckeyes re-entered the major polls after the Big Ten reinstated the season back in September, teams have jostled about while OSU remains right around No. 5 and No. 6.

And so it is with the latest release of the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports as Ohio State remains at No. 5.

In fact, despite Georgia getting publicly flogged in the second half by Alabama, the Dawgs remain ahead of OSU, at No. 4 — only dropping one spot in the poll. The top ten now consist of Clemson (1), Alabama (2), Notre Dame (3), Georgia (4), Ohio State (5), Oklahoma State (6), Penn State (7), Florida (8), Texas A&M (9), and Cincinnati (10).

The good news? It’s game week for Ohio State folks. That means the next time these zany polls come out, there will be something to look at for Big Ten teams. We expect a pretty good showing by the Bucks, so stay tuned.

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Big Ten teams rise in latest Amway Coaches Poll

The poll movement continued for the Big Ten on Sunday, with four of the five ranked teams moving up in this week’s poll.

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The Big Ten will finally return to the field next week, but that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been activity amongst a number of the conference’s teams in the weekly Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.

The poll movement continued for the Big Ten on Sunday when the latest poll was released, with four of the five ranked teams moving up in this week’s poll. Here is a breakdown of where the Big Ten teams stand in this week’s Top 25 rankings:

  • No. 5 Ohio State (same as last week)
  • No. 7 Penn State (up one spot from last week)
  • No. 14 Wisconsin (up one spot from last week)
  • No. 17 Michigan (up two spots from last week)
  • No. 21 Minnesota (up four spots from last week)

Iowa (48), Indiana (5) and Nebraska (5) were the only other teams from the Big Ten to receive votes in this week’s poll. Michigan State still has yet to receive a vote in these weekly rankings.

With both the Wolverines and Gophers remaining in the rankings, next week’s primetime showdown between Michigan-Minnesota will mark the first ranked matchup of the Big Ten season.

Click here to see the rest of the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.

Week 7 Amway Coaches Poll: Texas received 12 votes

For the second consecutive week, Texas is unranked in the Amway Coaches Poll. Ut is coming off a bye week before hosting Baylor on Oct. 24.

For the second consecutive week, Texas is unranked in the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. The Longhorns are coming off a bye week before hosting Baylor on Oct. 24.

Overall for the Big 12, it was a quiet week with only having one game played. Six teams were on their bye while Baylor-Oklahoma State was postponed due to COVID-19. However, All 10 teams will be in action next week.

Oklahoma State remains the highest-ranked conference team at No. 6. There is still no sign of Oklahoma in the poll, even after their Red River Shootout win. Although they did receive 59 votes in this weeks poll.

Here is the full Amway Coaches Poll top 25:

1-Clemson

2-Alabama

3-Notre Dame

4-Georgia

5-Ohio State

6-Oklahoma State

7-Penn State

8-Florida

9-Texas A&M

10-Cincinnati

11-Miami (Fl)-Brigham Young (tie)

13-North Carolina

14-Wisconsin

15-Oregon

16-Southern Methodist

17-Michigan

18-Iowa State

19-Kansas State

20-Virginia Tech

21-Minnesota

22-North Carolina State

23-Southern California

24-Coastal Carolina

25-Marshall

Schools dropped out:

No. 14 Auburn; No. 17 Tennessee; No. 21 UL Lafayette.

Others receiving votes:

Auburn 93; Army 90; West Virginia 64; Kentucky 60; Oklahoma 59; Liberty 57; Memphis 53; Utah 48; Iowa 48; UAB 42; Boise State 37; UL Lafayette 31; Arkansas 29; Tennessee 25; Texas Christian 22; Air Force 14; Texas 12; South Carolina 12; Tulsa 10; Arizona State 10; Washington 8; Missouri 7; Louisiana State 7; California 6; Boston College 6; Nebraska 5; Indiana 5; Florida State 4; Stanford 3; Central Florida 1.

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Good news for the Florida Gators in latest Amway Coaches Poll

Florida’s game vs LSU was postponed but UF still managed to hop up a spot in the latest Amway Coaches Poll while many of the SEC saw a slide

The Florida Gators got some good news on Sunday despite sitting the weekend out — and next weekend as well — due to a coronavirus outbreak on the team. According to the latest update to the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports, UF moved up one spot from No. 9 to No. 8 after college football’s Week 7 action.

Three other Southeastern Conference teams sit in the latest top-10, including Texas A&M, who jumped two spots to take the No. 9 position right behind the Gators. Despite a loss to the second-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, the Georgia Bulldogs dropped only one notch to No. 4 — switching places with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish — giving the SEC two of the top-4 teams in the nation.

However, this past weekend was otherwise a tumultuous one for the conference’s middle-of-the-pack teams, with the Auburn Tigers and the Tennessee Volunteers dropping from No. 14 and No. 17, respectively, out of the polls, leaving the league with only the four aforementioned member schools in the top-25.

The complete rankings from Week 7 of college football play are posted below.

Rank Team RCD PTS 1ST PREV CHG Hi/Lo
1 Clemson 5-0 1540 52 1 — 1/1
2 Alabama 4-0 1494 8 2 — 2/3
3 Notre Dame 4-0 1351 0 4 1 3/10
4 Georgia 3-1 1295 0 3 -1 3/4
5 Ohio State 0-0 1254 2 5 — 2/10
6 Oklahoma State 3-0 1149 0 7 1 6/19
7 Penn State 0-0 1059 0 8 1 7/13
8 Florida 2-1 1002 0 9 1 3/9
9 Texas A&M 3-1 1001 0 11 2 9/20
10 Cincinnati 3-0 989 0 10 — 10/22
11 Miami 4-1 890 0 12 1 7/NR
11 Brigham Young 5-0 890 0 13 2 11/23
13 North Carolina 3-1 725 0 6 -7 6/19
14 Wisconsin 0-0 698 0 15 1 12/18
15 Oregon 0-0 683 0 16 1 9/17
16 Southern Methodist 5-0 618 0 18 2 16/NR
17 Michigan 0-0 507 0 19 2 15/21
18 Iowa State 3-1 485 0 20 2 18/NR
19 Kansas State 3-1 395 0 22 3 19/NR
20 Virginia Tech 3-1 373 0 23 3 18/24
21 Minnesota 0-0 209 0 25 4 18/NR
22 NC State 4-1 200 0 NR 5 22/NR
23 Southern California 0-0 186 0 24 1 17/NR
24 Coastal Carolina 4-0 150 0 NR 8 24/NR
25 Marshall 4-0 139 0 NR 4 25/NR
Schools Dropped Out:
No. 14 Auburn; No. 17 Tennessee; No. 21 UL Lafayette.
Others Receiving Votes:
Auburn 93; Army 90; West Virginia 64; Kentucky 60; Oklahoma 59; Liberty 57; Memphis 50; Utah 48; Iowa 48; UAB 42; Boise State 37; UL Lafayette 31; Arkansas 29; Tennessee 25; Texas Christian 22; Air Force 14; Texas 12; South Carolina 12; Tulsa 10; Arizona State 10; Washington 8; Missouri 7; Louisiana State 7; California 6; Boston College 6; Nebraska 5; Indiana 5; Florida State 4; Stanford 3; Maine 3; Central Florida 1.
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Alabama continues to hold No. 2 spot in Amway 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.

Following another wild weekend of college football, Alabama continues to hold strong at the No. 2 spot in the latest Amway Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports.

Alabama got its biggest win of the 2020 season on Saturday, as the Crimson Tide handed Georgia a 41-24 loss. As impressive as it was, it didn’t help Alabama jump Clemson for the top spot.

To be fair, the Tigers did give a thrashing to ACC foe Georgia Tech, who was defeated by a margin of 67 points (73-7). But Alabama did slightly close the gap as far as first place votes. The split was 55-5 in Clemson’s favor prior to this weekend, but following the win against Georgia, it now sits at 52-8.

Still a large gap, but it’s at least moving in the right direction. Here is how the rest of the Coaches Poll shook out on Sunday morning.

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

There were only SEC teams left who are in the top 25 following another crazy week of college football. Tennessee and Auburn both dropped out.

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

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