One team that played in the Red River Showdown joined the top 25 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, and it wasn’t the Oklahoma Sooners. After dominating their rivals, the Texas Longhorns are back among the ranked at No. 24.
The Big 12 has six teams in the top 25, with Oklahoma State still leading the pack at No. 7. TCU is working its way up the rankings; the Frogs are up another three spots from last week at No. 15.
The top ten remained exactly the same as it was a week ago, with the Alabama Crimson Tide keeping the top spot with Georgia not too far behind. Alabama did have trouble with unranked Texas A&M, but held on for the win without star quarterback Bryce Young.
Out west, USC remains at No. 6, while UCLA rose a whopping seven spots to claim the No. 12 ranking. With Oregon just ahead of the Bruins at No. 11 and Utah at No. 19, the Pac-12 is looking very interesting all of a sudden.
No one fell further this week than Mark Stoops’ Kentucky Wildcats. After losing to South Carolina at home, Kentucky fell nine spots to No. 22.
BYU, Washington, and Arkansas all fell out of the rankings entirely after last week’s action.
Many of the top ten teams have tough matchups next week. Alabama is going on the road to play Tennessee, Michigan is playing Penn State in Ann Arbor, and Oklahoma State is going to Fort Worth to play TCU. The top ten in this poll could look a lot different after week seven.
A look at the full USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | Alabama | 6-0 | 1,540 (35) | – |
| 2 | Georgia | 6-0 | 1,516 (18) | – |
| 3 | Ohio State | 6-0 | 1,477 (10) | – |
| 4 | Michigan | 6-0 | 1,354 | – |
| 5 | Clemson | 6-0 | 1,328 | – |
| 6 | Southern California | 6-0 | 1,219 | – |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 5-0 | 1,197 | – |
| 8 | Tennessee | 5-0 | 1,168 | – |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 6-0 | 1,075 | – |
| 10 | Penn State | 5-0 | 992 | – |
| 11 | Oregon | 4-1 | 885 | +1 |
| 12 | UCLA | 6-0 | 815 | +7 |
| 13 | NC State | 5-1 | 808 | +1 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | 5-1 | 776 | +1 |
| 15 | TCU | 5-0 | 765 | +3 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 5-1 | 539 | +4 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | 5-1 | 533 | +6 |
| 18 | Syracuse | 5-0 | 424 | +3 |
| 19 | Utah | 4-2 | 364 | -8 |
| 20 | Kansas | 5-1 | 290 | -3 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 5-1 | 248 | +5 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 4-2 | 219 | -9 |
| 23 | Baylor | 3-2 | 210 | -1 |
| 24 | Texas | 4-2 | 155 | +10 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 5-1 | 99 | +15 |
Schools dropped out:
No. 16 Brigham Young; No. 24 Washington; No. 25 Arkansas.
Others receiving votes:
Brigham Young 82; Illinois 77; James Madison 70; Coastal Carolina 55; Florida 52; Tulane 32; South Carolina 21; Minnesota 14; Notre Dame 13; Central Florida 10; Maryland 8; Washington State 7; Washington 7; Texas A&M 7; Purdue 7; Louisiana State 5; Liberty 5; Florida State 4; Pittsburgh 2; San Jose State 1.
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