USA TODAY SPORTS AFCA COACHES POLL

1. Alabama (5-0)

Points: 1,623 (63 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 1. Next: Sat. at Texas A&M (CBS, 8). Last: Defeated then-No. 12 Mississippi 42-21.

2. Georgia (5-0)

Points: 1,562 (2 first-place votes). Previous: 2. Next: Sat. at No. 19 Auburn (CBS, 3:30). Last: Defeated then-No. 11 Arkansas 37-0.

3. Iowa (5-0)

Points: 1,429. Previous: 5. Next: Sat. vs. No. 5 Penn State (Fox, 4). Last: Defeated Maryland 51-14.

4. Penn State (5-0)

Points: 1,397. Previous: 6. Next: Sat. at No. 4 Iowa (Fox, 4). Last: Defeated Indiana 24-0.

5. Oklahoma (5-0)

Points: 1,380. Previous: 4. Next: Sat. vs. No. 23 Texas in Dallas (ABC, noon). Last: Defeated Kansas State 37-31.

6. Cincinnati (4-0)

Points: 1,358. Previous: 8. Next: Fri. vs. Temple (ESPN, 7). Last: Defeated then-No. 7 Notre Dame 24-13.

7. Ohio State (4-1)

Points: 1,172. Previous: 10. Next: Sat. vs. Maryland (Fox, noon). Last: Defeated Rutgers 52-13.

8. Michigan (5-0)

Points: 1,125. Previous: 14. Next: Sat. at Nebraska (ABC, 7:30). Last: Defeated Wisconsin 38-17.

9. Oregon (4-1)

Points: 1,000. Previous: 3. Next: Oct. 15 vs. California. Last: Lost to Stanford 31-24.

10. Brigham Young (5-0)

Points: 968. Previous: 15. Next: Sat. vs. Boise State (ABC, 3:30). Last: Defeated Utah State 34-20.

11. Michigan State (5-0)

Points: 911. Previous: 16. Next: Sat. at Rutgers (BTN, noon). Last: Defeated Western Kentucky 48-31.

12. Oklahoma State (5-0)

Points: 798. Previous: 18. Next: Oct. 16 at Texas. Last: Defeated thenNo. 24 Baylor 24-14.

13. Notre Dame (4-1)

Points: 777. Previous: 7. Next: Sat. at Virginia Tech (ACC, 7:30). Last: Lost to then-No. 8 Cincinnati 24-13.

14. Kentucky (5-0)

Points: 758. Previous: 23. Next: Sat. vs. LSU (SEC, 7:30). Last: Defeated then-No. 9 Florida 20-13.

15. Coastal Carolina (5-0)

Points: 699. Previous: 16. Next: Thurs. at Arkansas State (ESPNU, 7:30). Last: Defeated LouisianaMonroe 59-6.

16. Arkansas (4-1)

Points: 652. Previous: 11. Next: Sat. at No. 17 Mississippi (ESPN, noon). Last: Lost to then-No. 2 Georgia 37-0.

17. Mississippi (3-1)

Points: 629. Previous: 12. Next: Sat. vs. No. 16 Arkansas (ESPN, noon). Last: Lost to then-No. 1 Alabama 42-21.

18. Florida (3-2)

Points: 464. Previous: 9. Next: Sat. vs. Vanderbilt (SEC, noon). Last: Lost to then-No. 23 Kentucky 2013.

19. Auburn (4-1)

Points: 463. Previous: 22. Next: Sat. vs. No. 2 Georgia (CBS, 3:30). Last: Defeated LSU 24-19.

20. Wake Forest (5-0)

Points: 441. Previous: 25. Next: Sat. at Syracuse (ESPN2, 3:30). Last: Defeated Louisville 37-34.

21. Clemson (3-2)

Points: 288. Previous: 19. Next: Oct 15 at Syracuse. Last: Defeated Boston College 19-13.

22. North Carolina State (4-1)

Points: 257. Previous: Not ranked. Next: Oct. 16 at Boston College. Last: Defeated Louisiana Tech 3427.

23. Texas (4-1)

Points: 256. Previous: Not ranked. Next: Sat. vs. No. 5 Oklahoma in Dallas (ABC, noon). Last: Defeated TCU 32-27.

24. SMU (5-0)

Points: 142. Previous: Not ranked. Next: Sat. at Navy (CBSSN, 3:30). Last: Defeated South Florida 41-17.

25. Arizona State (4-1)

Points: 141. Previous: 37. Next: Friday vs. Stanford (ESPN, 10:30). Last: Defeated then-No. 20 UCLA 42-23.

Dropped out: No. 13 Texas A&M (3-2), No. 20 UCLA (3-2), No. 21 Fresno State (4-2), No. 24 Baylor (4-1).

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M (3-2) 105; San Diego State (4-0) 103; Baylor (4-1) 40; Pittsburgh (4-1) 34; Iowa State (3-2) 27; Oregon State (4-1) 27; Virginia Tech (3-1) 24; Boston College (4-1) 14; Texas-San Antonio (5-0) 13; Appalachian State (4-1) 11; Fresno State (4-2) 8; Liberty (4-1) 7; Mississippi State (3-2) 6; Maryland (4-1) 5; North Carolina (3-2) 5; Texas Tech (4-1) 2; Western Michigan (4-1) 2; LouisianaLafayette (4-1) 1; Nevada (3-1) 1.

The USA TODAY Sports AFCA board of coaches is made up of 65 head coaches at Football Bowl Subdivision schools. All are members of the American Football Coaches Association.