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Auburn holds steady in latest Amway Coaches Poll

Auburn had its second straight bye week following the postponement of its game against Mississippi State due to COVID-19 cases.

For the second straight week Auburn didn’t take the field and, for the second straight week, the Tigers didn’t make any strides in the polls.

In the latest Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports, Gus Malzahn’s team stayed at No. 21.

The Tigers were set to face Mississippi State in Starkville on Saturday but a rise in positive COVID-19 cases within both programs caused the game to be postponed. The two are now scheduled to meet on Dec. 12.

Here is how the rest of the poll stands:

1 Alabama 6-0 1545 57 1 — 1/3
2 Notre Dame 8-0 1468 3 2 — 2/10
3 Ohio State 3-0 1430 2 3 — 2/10
4 Clemson 7-1 1349 0 4 — 1/4
5 Florida 5-1 1232 0 5 — 3/9
6 Texas A&M 5-1 1230 0 6 — 6/20
7 Cincinnati 7-0 1168 0 7 — 6/22
8 Brigham Young 8-0 1100 0 8 — 8/23
9 Miami 7-1 987 0 9 — 7/NR
10 Indiana 4-0 983 0 10 — 10/NR
11 Georgia 4-2 879 0 11 — 3/11
12 Wisconsin 2-0 853 0 14 2 11/18
13 Oregon 2-0 849 0 12 -1 9/17
14 Oklahoma State 5-1 790 0 13 -1 6/19
15 Marshall 7-0 572 0 15 — 15/NR
16 Iowa State 5-2 543 0 16 — 16/NR
17 Oklahoma 5-2 492 0 18 1 3/NR
18 Coastal Carolina 7-0 485 0 17 -1 16/NR
19 Southern California 2-0 384 0 20 1 17/NR
20 Northwestern 4-0 362 0 23 3 20/NR
21 Auburn 4-2 317 0 21 — 7/NR
22 Liberty 8-0 305 0 22 — 22/NR
23 Texas 5-2 219 0 24 1 8/NR
24 North Carolina 6-2 153 0 NR 2 6/NR
25 UL Lafayette 7-1 137 0 NR 2 21/NR

 

Auburn stays put in latest Amway Coaches Poll

Auburn enjoyed a bye week after routing LSU 48-11 last Saturday.

Auburn enjoyed its bye week for the 2020 season this weekend as the Tigers get ready for the final four-game stretch of their season.

In the latest Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports, Gus Malzahn’s team stayed put at No. 21.

The Tigers are coming off a 48-11 rout of LSU last Saturday in Jordan-Hare Stadium as Bo Nix threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for another score, helping Auburn break a three-game losing streak to the Bayou Bengals.

In action on Saturday, No. 1 Clemson was defeated by No. 4 Notre Dame in two overtimes while No. 8 Florida got the best of No. 5 Georgia in Jacksonville.

Here is the complete poll:

1 Alabama 6-0 1542 55 2 1 1/3
2 Notre Dame 7-0 1461 4 4 2 2/10
3 Ohio State 3-0 1443 3 3 — 2/10
4 Clemson 7-1 1340 0 1 -3 1/4
5 Florida 4-1 1230 0 8 3 3/9
6 Texas A&M 5-1 1229 0 7 1 6/20
7 Cincinnati 6-0 1172 0 6 -1 6/22
8 Brigham Young 8-0 1112 0 9 1 8/23
9 Miami 6-1 995 0 10 1 7/NR
10 Indiana 3-0 901 0 13 3 10/NR
11 Georgia 4-2 840 0 5 -6 3/11
12 Oregon 1-0 828 0 14 2 9/17
13 Oklahoma State 5-1 823 0 12 -1 6/19
14 Wisconsin 1-0 778 0 11 -3 11/18
15 Marshall 6-0 534 0 15 — 15/NR
16 Iowa State 5-2 530 0 17 1 16/NR
17 Coastal Carolina 7-0 495 0 16 -1 16/NR
18 Oklahoma 5-2 476 0 19 1 3/NR
19 Southern Methodist 7-1 448 0 18 -1 16/NR
20 Southern California 1-0 334 0 20 — 17/NR
21 Auburn 4-2 305 0 21 — 7/NR
22 Liberty 7-0 234 0 NR 6 22/NR
23 Northwestern 3-0 218 0 NR 4 23/NR
24 Texas 5-2 187 0 NR 2 8/NR
25 Army 6-1 181 0 22 -3 22/N

 

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.

 

AP poll: Oklahoma State climbs to No. 6, Iowa State and Kansas State crack top 20

This time last week, Texas was fresh off a loss to OU and dropped out of the AP poll. Nothing changed on Sunday as UT remained unranked.

This time last week, Texas was fresh off a Red River Shootout loss to Oklahoma and dropped out of the AP poll. Nothing changed on Sunday, as the Longhorns remain outside of the top 25 for the second consecutive week.

Only one Big 12 game took place on Saturday between Kansas and West Virginia. After getting off to an early 10-0 deficit, the Mountaineers rallied back by scoring 38 unanswered points. West Virginia is now 2-1 in conference play.

The biggest fall of the week was former Texas head coach Mack Brown and North Carolina. The Tar Heels had crept their way into the top five before traveling to Tallahassee to play Florida State. The Seminoles pulled off the upset, extending Brown’s record against them to 0-10.

Here is the full top 25:

1-Clemson

2-Alabama

3-Notre Dame

4-Georgia

5-Ohio State

6-Oklahoma State

7-Texas A&M

8-Penn State

9-Cincinnati

10-Florida

11-Miami (Fl)

12-Brigham Young

13-Oregon

14-North Carolina

14-Wisconsin

16-Southern Methodist

17-Iowa State

18-Michigan

19-Virginia Tech

20-Kansas State

21-Minnesota

22-Marshall

23-North Carolina State

24-Southern California

25-Coastal Carolina

Others receiving votes:

Memphis 76, Oklahoma 74, Tulsa 58, West Virginia 57, Auburn 48, Iowa 42, Louisiana-Lafayette 40, Liberty 37, Utah 36, UAB 30, Army 29, Arkansas 15, Air Force 14, Kentucky 12, Tennessee 11, Virginia 9, Arizona State 9, Washington 8, South Carolina 8, Indiana 4, Texas 1

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AP poll: Texas unranked for first time in 2020

UT dropped its second game of the season, losing to OU. Because of the loss, UT drops out of the AP poll for the first time this season.

Texas dropped its second game of the season, losing in Dallas to Oklahoma on Saturday. It was Tom Herman’s fourth career loss to the Sooners, losing three Red River Shootouts and one Big 12 championship matchup. The Longhorns are now a distance away from getting back to Arlington.

Because of the loss, Texas drops out of the AP poll for the first time this season. The Longhorns were unranked in four games last season, winning three of them. After a long bye week, Herman will need to refocus the group for an extremely important Baylor matchup.

Looking at the rest of the Big 12, Kansas State jumps back into the poll at No. 22 after defeating TCU on Saturday. Oklahoma State at No. 7 and Iowa State at No. 20 represents the rest of the conference.

Here is the full top 25:

  1. Clemson
  2. Alabama
  3. Georgia
  4. Notre Dame
  5. North Carolina
  6. Ohio State
  7. Oklahoma State
  8. Cincinnati
  9. Penn State
  10. Florida
  11. Texas A&M
  12. Oregon
  13. Miami (Fl)
  14. Auburn
  15. Brigham Young
  16. Wisconsin
  17. Southern Methodist
  18. Tennessee
  19. Michigan
  20. Iowa State
  21. Lousiana-Lafayette
  22. Kansas State
  23. Virginia Tech
  24. Minnesota
  25. Southern California

Others receiving votes:

Marshall 106, North Carolina State 87, Oklahoma 71, Tulsa 62, UCF 57, Boston College 43, Coastal Carolina 38, UAB 29, Utah 29, Iowa 28, West Virginia 25, Army 21, Memphis 12, Air Force 12, Ole Miss 6, Arizona State 6, Texas 5, Houston 5, LSU 5, Washington 4, Missouri 2, TCU 2, Virginia 2, Louisiana Tech 2, Indiana 1

Related: Texas drops out of the Amway Coaches Poll

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Latest AP Poll: Texas falls after losing to TCU, Oklahoma out

After a loss to the Texas Christian Horned Frogs the Texas Longhorns fell 13 spots in the polls. Oklahoma unranked after two losses.

After the loss to Texas Christian, the Texas Longhorns went stumbling in the latest Associated Press Poll in college football. UT only lost by two but it was the way they lost that was so bad. The loss by Oklahoma for the second-straight week dropped them completely out of the top 25. Which marks the first time that the Sooners have been out of the poll since Sept. 25 of 2016.

After losing their opening game against Louisiana-Lafayette, Iowa State jumped into the poll after defeated TCU and OU in consecutive weeks. ULL ranks just one ahead of the Cyclones. The big riser this week was Oklahoma State who finds themselves in the top ten after the Longhorns fell 13 spots.

Here is the full top 25:

  1. Clemson (3-0)
  2. Alabama (2-0)
  3. Georgia (2-0)
  4. Florida (2-0)
  5. Notre Dame (2-0)
  6. Ohio State (0-0)
  7. Miami (Fl) (3-0)
  8. North Carolina (2-0_
  9. Penn State (0-0)
  10. Oklahoma State (3-0)
  11. Cincinnati (3-0)
  12. Oregon (0-0)
  13. Auburn (1-1)
  14. Tennessee (2-0)
  15. Brigham Young (3-0)
  16. Wisconsin (0-0)
  17. Louisiana State (1-1)
  18. Southern Methodist (4-0)
  19. Virginia Tech (2-0)
  20. Michigan (0-0)
  21. Texas A&M (1-1)
  22. Texas (2-1)
  23. Louisiana-Lafayette (3-0)
  24. Iowa State (2-1)
  25. Minnesota (0-0)

Others receiving votes:

Kansas State 142, USC 115, Mississippi State 112, UCF 112, TCU 97, Marshall 49, Tulsa 46, Utah 30, Iowa 26, Coastal Carolina 25, Oklahoma 20, North Carolina State 18, Ole Miss 18, UAB 15, Army 14, West Virginia 13, Memphis 12, Arkansas 11, Pittsburgh 7, Virginia 5, Arizona State 5, Washington 4, Air Force 4, Indiana 1

Related: Week 5 Amway Coaches Poll: Texas drops, Oklahoma unranked

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AP Poll: Texas drops one spot, Big Ten and Pac-12 join mix

Despite winning against Texas Tech, Texas dropped one spot to No. 9 in the AP poll. Big Ten and Pac-12 teams feature for the first time.

Despite picking up a win against Texas Tech on Saturday, Texas dropped one spot to No. 9 in the AP poll. With the addition of Big Ten teams into the poll, Ohio State seemingly caused the Longhorns’ fall in the poll.

Two other Big 12 teams, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, are also featured in the AP poll. For the first time since Nov. 15, 2015, the Cowboys are ahead of the Sooners. Oklahoma dropped 15 spots after losing to Kansas State at home. Oklahoma State dropped two spots as well, even after beating West Virginia in Stillwater.

Here is the full top 25:

  1. Clemson
  2. Alabama
  3. Florida
  4. Georgia
  5. Notre Dame
  6. Ohio State
  7. Auburn
  8. Miami
  9. Texas
  10. Penn State
  11. UCF
  12. North Carolina
  13. Texas A&M
  14. Oregon
  15. Cincinnati
  16. Mississippi State
  17. Oklahoma State
  18. Oklahoma
  19. Wisconsin
  20. LSU
  21. Tennessee
  22. BYU
  23. Michigan
  24. Pittsburgh
  25. Memphis
Others receiving votes:

Virginia Tech 195, Louisiana-Lafayette 126, * Minnesota 110, * USC 104, Kansas State 60, SMU 37, Marshall 31, Baylor 22, * Iowa 16, * Utah 14, Virginia 12, Arkansas State 11, UAB 5, Washington 4, Kentucky 4, Louisville 4, Army 3

Related: Week 4 Amway Coaches Poll: Texas stays put, Oklahoma out of top 15

Big Ten and Pac-12 teams joined the mix for the first time this week. Ohio State (No. 6), Penn State (No. 10), Wisconsin (No. 19), and Michigan (No. 23) feature from the Big Ten while Oregon (No. 14) is the lone Pac-12 squad.

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AP Poll: Texas jumps one spot in latest poll

The latest AP Poll has been released with the Texas Longhorns moving up during the bye week. They are now tied with Auburn at No. 8.

The Associated Press Top 25 poll has been released. The Longhorns jumped up one spot into a tie with the Auburn Tigers at No. 8. Texas was No. 9 after rolling the UTEP Miners in their season opener. Unlike the Amway Coaches Poll, the Big Ten was not including in this weeks poll. That is expected to change with next week’s poll.

Clemson, Alabama, Oklahoma, Georgia and Florida round out the top five in this week’s poll. The Oklahoma State Cowboys come in at 15th with no other Big 12 team in the top 25. Baylor, West Virginia, Texas Christian and Texas Tech all received votes in this weeks poll.

Here is the full top 25:

  • (1) Clemson
  • (2) Alabama
  • (3) Oklahoma
  • (4) Georgia
  • (5) Florida
  • (6) Louisiana State
  • (7) Notre Dame
  • (8) Texas
  • (8) Auburn
  • (10) Texas A&M
  • (11) North Carolina
  • (12) Miami (Fl)
  • (13) Central Florida
  • (14) Cincinnati
  • (15) Oklahoma State
  • (16) Tennessee
  • (17) Memphis
  • (18) Brigham Young
  • (19) Louisiana-Lafayette
  • (20) Virginia Tech
  • (21) Pittsburgh
  • (22) Army
  • (23) Kentucky
  • (24) Louisville
  • (25) Marshall

Others receiving votes:
Baylor 89, West Virginia 59, SMU 57, TCU 30, Virginia 30, Boston College 23, Arkansas State 20, Mississippi State 6, UAB 5, Texas Tech 5, Ole Miss 4, Appalachian State 3, UTSA 2, Troy 1, Coastal Carolina 1

 

AP Poll: Texas jumps into top 10

UT’s 2020 season got off to a dazzling start, defeating UTEP 59-3. As a reward, the Longhorns have jumped into the top 10, ranked at No. 9.

Texas’ 2020 season got off to a dazzling start, defeating UTEP 59-3. Led by a historic today from quarterback Sam Ehlinger, not many teams had a more impressive opening night than the Longhorns.

The first regular-season AP poll has been released, with Texas jumping into the top 10. Beginning the season at No. 14, the Longhorns are now ranked No. 9.

Here is the full top 25:

  1. Clemson
  2. Alabama
  3. Oklahoma
  4. Georgia
  5. Florida
  6. LSU
  7. Notre Dame
  8. Auburn
  9. Texas
  10. Texas A&M
  11. Oklahoma State
  12. Notre Dame
  13. Cincinnati
  14. UCF
  15. Tennessee
  16. Memphis
  17. Miami
  18. Louisville
  19. Louisiana-Layfette
  20. Virginia Tech
  21. BYU
  22. Army
  23. Kentucky
  24. Appalachian State
  25. Pittsburgh
Others receiving votes:

Baylor 146, West Virginia 81, Georgia Tech 69, TCU 49, Virginia 39, Arkansas State 33, SMU 32, Iowa State 14, Mississippi State 14, Boise State 6, South Florida 6, Ole Miss 5, Texas Tech 5, UAB 4, Missouri 3, Air Force 2, Florida State 2, Marshall 2, Houston 1

Related: Week 2 Amway Coaches Poll: Texas jumps six spots

As for the rest of the Big 12, two other teams made the top 25. Oklahoma (No. 3) is the highest-ranked conference team and Oklahoma State (No. 11) also makes a major jump. Iowa State drops out of the poll after losing at home to Louisiana.

For the first time, no Big Ten or Pac-12 teams were in the poll. Both conferences have postponed their seasons, possibly coming back in the spring. Four teams ranked ahead of Texas in the preseason poll are now unranked.

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AP Poll: Texas lands at No. 14 in preseason rankings

After making the top 10 last season, Texas falls just short of that in 2020. Instead, the Longhorns debut at No. X in the preseason AP poll.

College football may look different this year, but you can expect preseason polls to remain constant. Even though the Big Ten and Pac-12 canceled their fall seasons, the AP poll is still including the two conferences in their initial poll.

After making the top 10 last season, Texas falls just short of that escalade in 2020. Instead, the Longhorns debut at No. 14 in the preseason AP poll. This marks the fourth year in a row Texas will begin the season ranked.

Here is the full top 25:

  1. Clemson
  2. Ohio State
  3. Alabama
  4. Georgia
  5. Oklahoma
  6. LSU
  7. Penn State
  8. Florida
  9. Oregon
  10. Notre Dame
  11. Auburn
  12. Wisconsin
  13. Texas A&M
  14. Texas
  15. Oklahoma State
  16. Michigan
  17. USC
  18. North Carolina
  19. Minnesota
  20. Cincinnati
  21. UCF
  22. Utah
  23. Iowa State
  24. Iowa
  25. Tennessee
Others receiving votes:

Memphis 86, Virginia Tech 85, Boise State 68, Arizona State 66, Miami (FL) 42, Louisville 32, Appalachian State 26, Washington 21, Kentucky 20, Indiana 19, Baylor 15, California 11, TCU 9, Virginia 7, Navy 6, Florida State 6, SMU 3, Mississippi State 3, Air Force 3, Northwestern 1, UAB 1

Related: Preseason Amway Coaches Poll: Texas cracks top 15

As for the rest of the Big 12, three other teams made the top 25. Oklahoma (No. 5) is the highest-ranked conference team, Oklahoma State (No. 15) is a preseason top 25 team for the first time since 2017, and Iowa State (No. 24) rounds off the conference teams.

Despite not having seasons, six Big Ten and three Pac-12 teams are ranked. Once the college football season begins on Sept. 12, schools from the two conferences will drop out of the poll.

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