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Michigan basketball moves up in latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

Where Michigan basketball ranks in the Week 5 version of the USA TODAY Sports men’s college basketball poll.

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Now with seven wins and zero losses, Michigan basketball is making moves in the college basketball world. Not only are the Wolverines the only undefeated team in the Big Ten as of current, but they’re also only one of six teams in the latest rankings to maintain a zero in the loss column.

With the latest USA TODAY Coaches Poll coming out on Monday, the maize and blue are slowly, but surely, gaining more respect from their peers. While they were ranked No. 19 last week, with the win over Nebraska on Christmas Day, Michigan has moved up to No. 15.

Still, there are a ton of tough games left on the schedule. That includes matchups vs. No. 7 Wisconsin, No. 11 Iowa, No. 13 Rutgers, No. 16 Illinois, No. 18 Michigan State, No. 20 Ohio State, No. 22 Northwestern and No. 24 Minnesota.

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Full rankings:

Rank School Record Pts 1st Pvs Chg Hi/Lo
1 Gonzaga 7-0 797 29 1 — 1/2
2 Baylor 6-0 771 3 2 — 1/2
3 Villanova 8-1 698 0 3 — 3/6
4 Kansas 8-1 674 0 4 — 4/5
5 Houston 7-0 636 0 7 2 5/18
6 Tennessee 6-0 612 0 8 2 6/16
7 Wisconsin 8-1 576 0 9 2 7/13
8 West Virginia 7-2 543 0 6 -2 6/15
9 Texas 7-1 526 0 10 1 9/22
10 Creighton 7-2 462 0 13 3 7/13
11 Iowa 7-2 442 0 5 -6 3/11
12 Missouri 6-0 407 0 14 2 12/NR
13 Rutgers 6-1 359 0 12 -1 12/23
14 Texas Tech 7-2 347 0 16 2 13/17
15 Michigan 7-0 338 0 19 4 15/NR
16 Illinois 7-3 320 0 18 2 9/18
17 Oregon 6-1 194 0 24 7 17/NR
18 Michigan St 6-2 182 0 11 -7 4/18
19 Florida State 5-1 178 0 21 2 15/21
20 Xavier 8-1 164 0 22 2 20/NR
20 Ohio St. 7-2 164 0 20 — 19/24
22 Northwestern 6-1 117 0 NR — 22/NR
23 San Diego St. 6-1 112 0 NR 3 20/NR
24 Virginia 4-2 107 0 15 -9 4/24
24 Minnesota 8-1 107 0 NR 19 24/NR

Schools dropped out

No. 17 North Carolina; No. 23 Richmond; No. 25 Duke.

Others receiving votes

Virginia Tech 95; Duke 87; North Carolina 76; Colorado 58; Clemson 57; Arkansas 48; Saint Louis 26; UCLA 25; Richmond 17; Louisville 17; Florida 8; Stanford 7; NC State 6; Louisiana State 6; Southern Methodist 5; Drake 5; Connecticut 5; Central Florida 5; Boise St. 5; Purdue 4; Oklahoma State 3; Saint Mary’s 2.
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Where Michigan basketball ranks in USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

Where the Wolverines rank after four weeks of college basketball.

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At 6-0 in the young 2020-21 college basketball season, Michigan is making moves. Though, those who do the rankings have been unsure what to do with the Wolverines.

Michigan basketball started out the season at No. 25 and dropped out after an overtime win over Oakland in the second game, according to the AP Top 25. But what do the coaches think? After all, the maize and blue are No. 15 on KenPom, with the nation’s ninth-best offense and 30th-ranked defense.

Well, the good news is, Michigan moved up five points. The bad? It’s still in the lower end of the top 20.

The USA TODAY Coaches Poll ranked Michigan basketball at No. 19, while several one, two, and three-loss teams are ranked ahead of the Wolverines.

As far as future opponents are concerned, Iowa drops to No. 5, Wisconsin in No. 9, Michigan State fell to No. 11 after losing to Northwestern, Rutgers is No. 12, Illinois is No. 18, and Ohio State is No. 20.

Full rankings:

Rank Team Record PTS 1st Prev Chg Hi/Lo
1 Gonzaga 4-0 745 25 1 — 1/2
2 Baylor 5-0 725 5 2 — 1/2
3 Villanova 7-1 628 0 6 3 3/6
4 Kansas 7-1 612 0 5 1 4/5
5 Iowa 6-1 597 0 3 -2 3/6
6 West Virginia 7-1 560 0 7 1 6/15
7 Houston 5-0 559 0 8 1 7/18
8 Tennessee 4-0 523 0 10 2 8/16
9 Wisconsin 6-1 471 0 12 3 7/13
10 Texas 7-1 459 0 11 1 10/22
11 Michigan St 6-1 436 0 4 -7 4/12
12 Rutgers 6-0 423 0 17 5 12/23
13 Creighton 6-2 359 0 9 -4 7/13
14 Missouri 5-0 323 0 18 4 14/NR
15 Virginia 3-1 285 0 16 1 4/18
16 Texas Tech 6-2 284 0 14 -2 13/17
17 North Carolina 5-2 226 0 21 4 14/21
18 Illinois 5-3 215 0 13 -5 9/18
19 Michigan 6-0 203 0 24 5 19/NR
20 Ohio St. 6-1 198 0 19 -1 19/24
21 Florida State 4-1 172 0 15 -6 15/21
22 Xavier 8-0 145 0 NR 9 22/NR
23 Richmond 6-1 95 0 25 2 19/NR
24 Oregon 6-1 87 0 NR 6 20/NR
25 Duke 3-2 86 0 23 -2 8/25

Schools dropped out

No. 20 San Diego St.; No. 22 Louisville.

Others receiving votes

San Diego St. 84; Virginia Tech 42; Arkansas 32; Clemson 26; Indiana 22; Saint Louis 21; UCLA 19; Louisville 17; Colorado 15; Saint Mary’s 9; Florida 9; Connecticut 7; Louisiana State 6; Stanford 5; Southern Methodist 4; Oklahoma State 4; Brigham Young 4; Minnesota 3; Central Florida 3; Purdue 1; Abilene Christian 1.

Latest Amway Coaches Poll reveals good news for reeling Wolverines?

The full rankings, including why there’s a tiny sliver of good news for a Michigan football team that’s been reeling.

By now, it’s more than apparent that not only Michigan would be absent from the Amway Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports, but that the Wolverines wouldn’t get a single vote. It’s a well-deserved dishonor for a team that isn’t just backsliding, but looking more moribund by the week.

While that’s the bad news, there is a tiny sliver of good news in the latest poll: as it stands now, Michigan only has to face one ranked team the rest of the way.

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Sure, Maryland could find its way into the poll by the time that Dec. 5 rolls around, as the Terrapins sit at 2-1 with wins over Minnesota and Penn State, but the Nittany Lions look as dysfunctional as the maize and blue, and while improved, Rutgers very well should still be Rutgers. However, sitting at No. 3, Ohio State‘s not only more formidable than usual, but the way the defense looks at the moment, Ryan Day’s desire to ‘hang 100’ on the maize and blue very well could come to fruition if something doesn’t change in a hurry.

Elsewhere in the Big Ten, Indiana is still No. 10 after shutting out MSU, Wisconsin is up to No. 10 after shellacking Michigan and a surprisingly undefeated Northwestern is up to No. 20 after taking out Purdue.

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Full rankings

Rnk School Record Pts 1st Pvs Chg Hi/Lo
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

Schools dropped out:

No. 19 Southern Methodist; No. 25 Army.

Others receiving votes:

Tulsa 67; Utah 35; Southern Methodist 28; Appalachian State 24; Purdue 22; Missouri 19; Kentucky 19; Arkansas 13; Nevada 12; San Jose State 11; Boise State 11; Army 11; Memphis 10; Maryland 10; Boston College 10; Tennessee 6; Washington 4; Kansas State 3; Colorado 3.

 

Where Michigan football ranks in Amway Coaches Poll now that it’s played a game

After losing to MSU in Big Ten Week 2, Michigan football was poised to drop in the Amway Coaches Poll. But how far?

As wonderful as last week was for the Michigan football program and its fans, it’s an equal amount of horrible this week.

Whatever goodwill that the Wolverines earned with the coaches after beating Minnesota in Big Ten Week 1, that was assuredly lost after losing to unranked Michigan State.

With the latest Amway Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports, released on Sunday, it’s clear that the coaches still see Michigan as a ranked team, but barely, as it checks in at No. 25.

What’s more, Michigan will have tough sledding moving forward. While Penn State fell out of the rankings entirely, the Wolverines will face No. 13 Indiana next. And there’s still No. 11 Wisconsin — assuming it can field a team on Nov. 14 — and No. 3 Ohio State looming on Dec. 12.

For now, the maize and blue will have to regroup and take things one week at a time.

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Full rankings:

  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

Where Michigan football ranks in Amway Coaches Poll now that it’s played a game

Now that Michigan football has played a game, this is where the coaches think the Wolverines rank.

It was inevitable that Michigan football would get some forward momentum in the first Amway Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports, after it actually played a game.

The Wolverines were ranked No. 17 going into Saturday, facing No. 21 Minnesota. With a 49-24 victory over a ranked opponent, you would think that would move the maize and blue up significantly, right?

Well, it moved up, the minimal three spots to No. 14.

Meanwhile, every other team ahead of Michigan — except No. 7 Penn State — was victorious. But there were only two other ranked-on-ranked matchups: No. 6 Oklahoma State over No. 18 Iowa State and No. 9 Cincinnati over No. 16 SMU. But does anybody, after watching the Wolverines think that they’re worse than Oklahoma State or Cincinnati?

Regardless, Michigan continues to not get much credit when it does something that pundits say it can’t do or something that those same pundits proclaim will be a likely struggle for the Wolverines.

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Full rankings:

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

Michigan up one in last AP Top 25 before Big Ten season

With the Big Ten set to kick off this week, this is where AP voters have ranked Michigan football and the rest of college football, Big Ten.

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With it being game week, we’ll know precisely how good Big Ten teams are a week from now. But, for the moment, much of the conference is still on the outside looking in according to the latest AP Top 25.

Many voters have abstained from voting for the conferences that haven’t yet played, but with chaos reigning supreme in college football lately, it’ll be difficult to keep the Big Ten teams from rising to the top.

Sure, Ohio State is ranked No. 5 and Penn State is No. 8, but do many really think that the Buckeyes are worse than Notre Dame?

As for Michigan, it comes in ranked one better than last week, now at No. 18, with No. 21 Minnesota on deck on Saturday. Its next ranked opponent comes in Big Ten Week Four, when the Wolverines face the No. 14 Wisconsin Badgers.

Full rankings:

Rank Team Pvs. Conference Votes (1st)
1
Clemson (5-0) 1 ACC 1,542 (54)
2
Alabama (4-0) 2 SEC 1,494 (8)
3
Notre Dame (4-0) 4 ACC 1,337
4
Georgia (3-1) 3 SEC 1,300
5
Ohio State (0-0) 6 Big Ten 1,223
6
Oklahoma State (3-0) 7 Big 12 1,137
7
Texas A&M (3-1) 11 SEC 1,054
8
Penn State (0-0) 9 Big Ten 1,033
9
Cincinnati (3-0) 8 American Athletic 1,028
10
Florida (2-1) 10 SEC 942
11
Miami (FL) (4-1) 13 ACC 887
12
Brigham Young (5-0) 14 IA Independents 875
13
Oregon (0-0) 12 Pac-12 841
14
North Carolina (3-1) 5 ACC 677
14
Wisconsin (0-0) 16 Big Ten 677
16
SMU (5-0) 17 American Athletic 638
17
Iowa State (3-1) 20 Big 12 511
18
Michigan (0-0) 19 Big Ten 489
19
Virginia Tech (3-1) 23 ACC 411
20
Kansas State (3-1) 22 Big 12 399
21
Minnesota (0-0) 24 Big Ten 234
22
Marshall (4-0) Conference USA 227
23 North Carolina State (4-1) ACC 199
24
USC (0-0) 25 Pac-12 192
25 Coastal Carolina (4-0) Sun Belt 185

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

Michigan moves up in Amway Coaches Poll with season opener on deck

With the Big Ten set to kick off this week, Michigan football and its conference brethren made some slight moves up.

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It’s officially game week for Michigan football and the Big Ten, and there’s been a lot of movement in the latest Amway Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports.

While the top two teams remained the same, given that Alabama beat Georgia, it was no surprise to see the Bulldogs move down. Rival Notre Dame was the benefactor there, moving up, but surprisingly, archrival Ohio State still remains outside of the Top 4.

For the Wolverines, they moved up two spots to No. 17, with No. 21 Minnesota on deck this Saturday.

Future opponents include No. 5 Ohio State, No. 7 Penn State and No. 14 Wisconsin. Big Ten Week Three opponent Indiana received five votes to be included in the poll.

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Here are the full rankings:

Rank Team Record Pts 1st Pvs 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.

Michigan moves up in latest AP Top 25

Despite being idle, two Big Ten teams moved up in the latest AP Top 25, while others stood pat.

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Unlike in the Amway Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports, idle Michigan did make make a move up in the latest AP Top 25.

After a wild weekend in college football, the top three stayed the same, but with former No. 4 Florida losing at Texas A&M, No. 7 Miami losing to No. 1 Clemson, No. 14 Tennessee losing to No. 3 Georgia and LSU losing to Mizzou, there was bound to be some large-scale movement. And though there’s still 13 days until the Wolverines take the field, they made a slight uptick in Sunday’s AP Top 25, moving from No. 20 to No. 19.

As far as the rest of the Big Ten, rival Ohio State stayed at No. 6, as did Penn State at No. 9 and Wisconsin at No. 16. Michigan’s first opponent in 2020, Minnesota, moved up one spot to No. 24.

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Full rankings:

Rank Team Pvs. Conf. Pts.
1
Clemson (4-0) 1 ACC 1,546 (59)
2
Alabama (3-0) 2 SEC 1,463 (2)
3
Georgia (3-0) 3 SEC 1,430 (1)
4
Notre Dame (3-0) 5 ACC 1,317
5
North Carolina (3-0) 8 ACC 1,190
6
Ohio State (0-0) 6 Big Ten 1,152
7
Oklahoma State (3-0) 10 Big 12 1,069
8
Cincinnati (3-0) 11 American Athletic 971
9
Penn State (0-0) 9 Big Ten 970
10
Florida (2-1) 4 SEC 904
11
Texas A&M (2-1) 21 SEC 883
12
Oregon (0-0) 12 Pac-12 817
13
Miami (FL) (3-1) 7 ACC 790
14
Auburn (2-1) 13 SEC 703
15
Brigham Young (4-0) 15 IA Independents 693
16
Wisconsin (0-0) 16 Big Ten 633
17
SMU (4-0) 18 American Athletic 522
18
Tennessee (2-1) 14 SEC 463
19
Michigan (0-0) 20 Big Ten 417
20
Iowa State (3-1) 24 Big 12 405
21
Louisiana-Lafayette (3-0) 23 Sun Belt 342
22
Kansas State (3-1) Big 12 302
23
Virginia Tech (2-1) 19 ACC 199
24
Minnesota (0-0) 25 Big Ten 177
25
USC (0-0) Pac-12 124

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

Michigan moves up in latest AP Top 25

This time Michigan football actually moved up a few spots after having lost ground inexplicably last week.

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Last week, Michigan inexplicably moved down, despite being idle, in the Week Four AP Top 25. With more teams moving down or out of the rankings thanks to equally inexplicable losses, the maize and blue got a chance to move up a little in the Week Five rankings.

Now, there are some Associated Press voters who have shared that they’re only voting for teams that have played — which does skew things a bit. Ohio State is still ranked high — but is perhaps still too low at No. 6. But as an example, teams like Texas — who struggled two weeks ago before losing to unranked TCU on Saturday — came in at No. 22 this week, though TCU is still unranked.

This week, Michigan didn’t move down though, as voters put the maize and blue up three spots to No. 20 after being 23 a week ago. Of the Wolverines’ future opponents, OSU is No. 6, Penn State is No. 9, Wisconsin is No. 16 and Minnesota is No. 25.

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Full rankings:

Rank Team Pvs. Rank Conference Votes
1
Clemson (3-0) 1 ACC 1,536 (52)
2
Alabama (2-0) 2 SEC 1,488 (8)
3
Georgia (2-0) 4 SEC 1,380
4
Florida (2-0) 3 SEC 1,340
5
Notre Dame (2-0) 5 ACC 1,239
6
Ohio State (0-0) 6 Big Ten 1,165 (2)
7
Miami (FL) (3-0) 8 ACC 1,148
8
North Carolina (2-0) 12 ACC 944
9
Penn State (0-0) 10 Big Ten 935
10
Oklahoma State (3-0) 17 Big 12 919
11
Cincinnati (3-0) 15 American Athletic 895
12
Oregon (0-0) 14 Pac-12 786
13
Auburn (1-1) 7 SEC 731
14
Tennessee (2-0) 21 SEC 717
15
Brigham Young (3-0) 22 IA Independents 661
16
Wisconsin (0-0) 19 Big Ten 619
17
LSU (1-1) 20 SEC 478
18
SMU (4-0) American Athletic 393
19
Virginia Tech (2-0) ACC 391
20
Michigan (0-0) 23 Big Ten 350
21
Texas A&M (1-1) 13 SEC 330
22
Texas (2-1) 9 Big 12 228
23
Louisiana-Lafayette (3-0) Sun Belt 216
24
Iowa State (2-1) Big 12 215
25
Minnesota (0-0) Big Ten 145

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

No game, no change for Irish in newest Amway Coaches Poll

This week had no game on the schedule for the Irish, as they watched other teams around them fall from the ranks of the unbeaten. Auburn got dominated by Georgia, who this week actually looked like a top 4 team. Alabama was Alabama, once again …

This week had no game on the schedule for the Irish, as they watched other teams around them fall from the ranks of the unbeaten. Auburn got dominated by Georgia, who this week actually looked like a top 4 team. Alabama was Alabama, once again handling another SEC ranked opponent in Texas A&M, while Texas, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh and Memphis were all upset.

The biggest loser this week was Texas, who continues to underperform while getting the benefit of the doubt by the polls. Last week they had a miraculous 4th quarter comeback, and this week living on the edge gave them their first loss to TCU. The Longhorns dropped to No. 22 after coming into the week ninth.

None of this really matter to Notre Dame, the teams what are ahead of them all won, although they didn’t all necessarily look great doing it. The Irish finally get back on the field next weekend to face Florida State, who’s sluggish start had them on upset watch for most of the 1st half. They would later pull away, winning their first game of the year.

Around the ACC, Clemson held steady atop the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports, Miami, FL moved up one spot, North Carolina up two, Virginia Tech up five while Pittsburgh dropped out entirely.

Here is the week 5 edition of the Coach Poll, with the ACC teams in bold and last weeks rankings in parentheses.

1 Clemson (1)

2 Alabama (2)

3 Georgia (4)

3 Florida (3)

5 Notre Dame (5)

6 Ohio State (6)

7 Miami (8)

8 Penn State (10)

9 North Carolina (10)

10 Oklahoma State (19)

11 Cincinnati (15)

12 Tennessee (20)

13 Auburn (7)

14 Wisconsin (18)

15 BYU (22)

16 LSU (17)

17 Oregon (NR)

18 Virginia Tech (23)

19 Michigan (21)

20 Texas A&M (13)

21 SMU (NR)

22 Texas (9)

23 ULL (NR)

24 Iowa State (NR)

25 Central Florida (12)