USA TODAY SPORTS AFCA COACHES POLL
1. Georgia (7-0)
Points: 1,600 (64 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 1. This week: Saturday vs. Florida in Jacksonville, Florida (CBS, 3:30). Last week: Idle.
2. Cincinnati (7-0)
Points: 1,469. Previous ranking: 3. This week: Saturday at Tulane (ESPN2, noon). Last week: def. Navy 27-20.
3. Alabama (7-1)
Points: 1,439. Previous ranking: 4. Next game: Nov. 6 vs. LSU. Last week: def. Tennessee 52-24. 4. Oklahoma (8-0)
Points: 1,430. Previous ranking: 2. This week: Saturday vs. Texas Tech (ABC, 3:30). Last week: def. Kansas 35-23.
5. Ohio State (6-1)
Points: 1,338. Previous ranking: 5. This week: Saturday vs. No. 17 Penn State (ABC, 7:30). Last week: def. Indiana 54-7.
6. Michigan (7-0)
Points: 1,313. Previous ranking: 6. This week: Saturday at No. 7 Michigan State (Fox, noon). Last week: def. Northwestern 33-7.
7. Michigan State (7-0) Points: 1,208. Previous ranking: 7. This week: Saturday vs. No. 6 Michigan (Fox, noon). Last week: Idle.
8. Oregon (6-1)
Points: 1,139. Previous ranking: 10. This week: Saturday vs. Colorado (Fox, 3:30). Last week: def. UCLA 34-31.
9. Mississippi (6-1)
Points: 1,019. Previous ranking: 12. This week: Saturday at No. 21 Auburn (ESPN, 7). Last week: def. LSU 31-17.
10. Iowa (6-1)
Points: 1,008. Previous ranking: 11. This week: Saturday at Wisconsin (ESPN, noon). Last week: Idle.
11. Notre Dame (6-1) Points: 950. Previous ranking: 13. This week: Saturday vs. North Carolina (NBC, 7:30). Last week:
def. Southern California 31-16.
12. Kentucky (6-1)
Points: 857. Previous ranking: 14. This week: Saturday at Mississippi State (SEC, 7). Last week: Idle.
13. Wake Forest (7-0) Points: 838. Previous ranking: 15. This week: Saturday vs. Duke (ACC, 4). Last week: def. Army 70-56.
14. Texas A&M (6-2) Points: 736. Previous ranking: 17. Next game: Nov. 6 vs. Auburn. Last week: def. South Carolina 44-14.
15. Oklahoma State (6-1) Points: 684. Previous ranking: 9. This week: Saturday vs. Kansas (FS1, 7). Last week: Lost to Iowa State 24-21.
16. SMU (7-0)
Points: 535. Previous ranking: 19. This week: Saturday at Houston (ESPN2, 7). Last week: def. Tulane 55-26.
17. Penn State (5-2)
Points: 517. Previous ranking: 8.
This week: Saturday at No. 5 Ohio State (ABC, 7:30). Last week: Lost to Illinois 20-18.
18. Baylor (6-1)
Points: 509 Previous ranking: 20. This week: Saturday vs. Texas (ABC, noon). Last week: Idle.
19. Pittsburgh (6-1) Points: 487. Previous ranking: 23. This week: Saturday vs. Miami (Fla.) (ACC, noon). Last week: def. then-No. 24 Clemson 27-17.
20. San Diego State (7-0) Points: 431. Previous ranking: 21. This week: Saturday vs. Fresno State (CBSSN, 10:30). Last week: def. Air Force 20-14.
21. Auburn (5-2)
Points: 418. Previous ranking: 22. This week: Saturday vs. No. 9 Mississippi (ESPN, 7). Last week: Idle.
22. Texas-San Antonio (8-0) Points: 219. Previous ranking: 25. This week: Nov. 6 at Texas-El Paso. Last week: def. Louisiana Tech 45-16. 23. Iowa State (5-2) Points: 190. Previous ranking: Not ranked. This week: Saturday at West Virginia. Last week: def. then-No. 9 Oklahoma State 24-21. 24. Coastal Carolina (6-1) Points: 134. Previous ranking: 16. This week: Thursday vs. Troy (ESPN2, 7:30). Last week: Lost to Appalachian State 30-27.
25. North Carolina State (5-2) Points: 73. Previous ranking: 18. This week: Saturday at Louisville (ACC, 7:30). Last week: Lost to Miami (Fla.) 31-30.
Dropped teams: No. 24 Clemson (4-3).
Others receiving votes: Brigham Young (6-2) 42; Louisiana-Lafayette (6-1) 42; Arkansas (5-3) 41; Arizona State (5-2) 27; Houston (6-1) 27; Virginia (6-2) 23; Oregon State (5-2) 13; Florida (4-3) 13; Fresno State (6-2) 10; Air Force (6-2) 9; Appalachian State (5-2) 5; Liberty (6-2) 3; Texas (4-3) 3; Utah (4-3) 1.
The USA TODAY Sports AFCA board of coaches is made up of 64 head coaches at Football Bowl Subdivision schools. All are members of the American Football Coaches Association.