Top 25 coaches poll
The Amway Top 25 football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 11, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs 1. Alabama (63) 10-0 1,575 1 2. Miami (Fla.) 9-0 1,465 6 3. Clemson 9-1 1,406 4 4. Wisconsin 10-0 1,395 3 5. Oklahoma 9-1 1,386 7 6. Auburn 8-2 1,250 10 7. Georgia 9-1 1,184 2 8. Ohio State 8-2 1,076 11 9. Notre Dame 8-2 947 5 10. Southern California 9-2 917 14 11. Penn State 8-2 912 13 12. Central Florida 9-0 910 12 13. Oklahoma State 8-2 902 15 14.TCU 8-2 814 9 15. Washington 8-2 642 8 16. Washington State 9-2 587 20 17. Memphis 8-1 509 19 18. Michigan 8-2 394 22 19. Mississippi State 7-3 373 18 20. South Florida 8-1 361 21 21. LSU 7-3 282 25 22. North Carolina State 7-3 271 24 23. Stanford 7-3 206 NR 24. Michigan State 7-3 179 16 25. West Virginia 7-3 171 NR Others receiving votes: Virginia Tech 94; Northwestern 67; Arizona 54; Boise State 40; South Carolina 33; Iowa 16; Kentucky 16; Army 14; San Diego State 11; Iowa State 9; Troy 5; Ohio 2. playoff play-in game.
Oklahoma can rest easy, too. The Sooners should be fine if they win out and are Big 12 champions.
And now Wisconsin has to be feeling better, too. If the ACC teams take care of each other, that should clear up a spot for the Badgers if they can keep winning.auburn gets a crack at Alabama and, if it wins the Iron Bowl, another game against Georgia for the SEC title. So the Tigers don’t have to worry anybody but themselves.
Georgia can still win the SEC by either paying back Auburn or beating Alabama. The Bulldogs’ path is clear.
After that it gets complicated.
Notre Dame can finish 10-2 and add victories against Navy and Stanford to a resume that is already solid with wins over USC, Michigan State and North Carolina State. But the Irish are going to need some upsets — maybe more than some — to jump back into the top four.
Then there is Ohio State. The Buckeyes can still win the Big Ten, and knocking off Wisconsin in the title game definitely gives Ohio State hope. But with two losses, including a lopsided one at Iowa, the Buckeyes could find themselves being compared to the losers of the SEC or ACC title game.
Still, considering how bad that debacle in Iowa City was two weeks ago, the Buckeyes have to like their situation.