Following a dominating performance down south and with some higher-ranked teams taking a loss in Week 3, Penn State is moving up in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
Penn State climbed to No. 15 in the latest edition of the coaches poll, which was released early Sunday afternoon. Penn State moved up eight spots from its previous ranking and jumped a handful of teams along the way. Penn State moved ahead of No. 16 Wake Forest, No. 17 Baylor, No. 19 Texas, and No. 20 Texas A&M despite all of those teams winning in Week 3. The Nittany Lions also benefitted from No. 21 Michigan State, No. 23 BYU, and No. 25 Miami all dropping after a loss this weekend.
Penn State started the season unranked in the Coaches Poll but made its season debut following a Week 2 win against Ohio at No. 23.
Georgia took over the top spot in this week’s coaches poll, swapping spots with Alabama. Georgia received 40 of the 65 possible first-place votes; Alabama received 24 and Ohio State picked up one to keep its No. 3 ranking this week.
There was plenty of movement around the entire coaches poll. Only Ohio State and No. 6 Oklahoma retained their ranking from the previous week.
Michigan (No. 4) joins Penn State, Ohio State, and Michigan State in representing the Big Ten in this week’s coaches poll.
Here is a look at this week’s USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll;
A look at the full USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | Georgia | 3-0 | 1,594 (40) | +1 |
| 2 | Alabama | 3-0 | 1,584 (24) | -1 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 3-0 | 1,505 (1) | – |
| 4 | Michigan | 3-0 | 1,379 | +1 |
| 5 | Clemson | 3-0 | 1,362 | -1 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 3-0 | 1,281 | – |
| 7 | Southern California | 3-0 | 1,183 | +1 |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 3-0 | 1,161 | -1 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 3-0 | 1,063 | +1 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 3-0 | 934 | +1 |
| 11 | North Carolina State | 3-0 | 919 | +1 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 3-0 | 826 | +4 |
| 13 | Ole Miss | 3-0 | 734 | +4 |
| 14 | Utah | 2-1 | 726 | +1 |
| 15 | Penn State | 3-0 | 579 | +8 |
| 16 | Wake Forest | 3-0 | 529 | +2 |
| 17 | Baylor | 2-1 | 507 | +2 |
| 18 | Oregon | 2-1 | 468 | +6 |
| 19 | Texas | 2-1 | 438 | +1 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 2-1 | 385 | +2 |
| 21 | Michigan State | 2-1 | 305 | -12 |
| 22 | Florida | 2-1 | 297 | -1 |
| 23 | Brigham Young | 2-1 | 253 | -9 |
| 24 | Washington | 3-0 | 244 | +20 |
| 25 | Miami | 2-1 | 234 | -12 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 25 Pittsburgh
Others Receiving Votes
Pittsburgh 210; Florida State 107; Appalachian State 68; Oregon State 57; Washington State 55; Cincinnati 37; Syracuse 24; Minnesota 24; Iowa State 15; North Carolina 12; Texas Christian 7; Kansas 5; Wisconsin 4; Air Force 4; Notre Dame 2; Mississippi State 2; Louisiana State 2; Duke 2; East Carolina 1; Coastal Carolina 1
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