Week 13 of the college football season certainly created chaos nationwide, with numerous upsets littering the Saturday slate.
In terms of Iowa, the Hawkeyes utilized an unusually long 15-day bye week to bounce back from a tough loss against UCLA with a dominant 29-13 victory over the Maryland Terrapins from College Park, M.D., to improve to 7-4 and 5-3 within the Big Ten.
Iowa’s thorough victory over Maryland also earned them one vote in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll.
Within the Big Ten, No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes defeated then-No. 5 Indiana, 38-15, for the Hoosiers’ first loss of the season.
Fourth-ranked Penn State survived an upset by barely scraping past Minnesota in a 26-25 victory. Likewise, No. 25 Illinois squeaked by Rutgers, 38-31, on a fourth down, 40-yard touchdown with four seconds left.
Across the nation, ranked teams such as Alabama, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, BYU and Colorado were upset.
With those results causing movement throughout the nation, here’s the full US LBM Coaches Poll entering Week 14.
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon Ducks | 11-0 | 1,375 (55) |
| 2 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 10-1 | 1,318 |
| 3 | Texas Longhorns | 10-1 | 1,267 |
| 4 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 10-1 | 1,175 |
| 5 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 10-1 | 1,150 |
| 6 | Georgia Bulldogs | 9-2 | 1,103 |
| 7 | Miami Hurricanes | 10-1 | 1,023 |
| 8 | Tennessee Volunteers | 9-2 | 972 |
| 9 | SMU Mustangs | 10-1 | 917 |
| 10 | Indiana Hoosiers | 10-1 | 867 |
| 11 | Boise State Broncos | 10-1 | 838 |
| 12 | Clemson Tigers | 9-2 | 780 |
| 13 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 8-3 | 621 |
| 14 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 8-3 | 596 |
| 15 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 9-2 | 592 |
| 16 | Ole Miss Rebels | 8-3 | 569 |
| 17 | Iowa State Cyclones | 9-2 | 473 |
| 18 | Tulane Green Wave | 9-2 | 434 |
| 19 | Texas A&M Aggies | 8-3 | 357 |
| 20 | BYU Cougars | 9-2 | 329 |
| 21 | UNLV Rebels | 9-2 | 205 |
| 22 | Army Black Knights | 9-1 | 165 |
| 23 | Memphis Tigers | 9-2 | 151 |
| 24 | Missouri Tigers | 8-3 | 148 |
| 25 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 8-3 | 132 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 18 Colorado; No. 25 Kansas State;
Others Receiving Votes
Kansas State 124; Colorado 115; Duke 31; Syracuse 19; Louisville 8; Louisiana 7; Washington State 6; LSU 3; Miami (OH) 1; James Madison 1; Iowa 1; Georgia Tech 1; Baylor 1;
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