AFCA COACHES POLL

1. Georgia (8-0)

Points: 1,600 (64 first-place votes). Previous: 1. Next: Saturday vs. Missouri (ESPN, noon). LW: Defeated Florida 34-7.

2. Cincinnati (8-0)

Points: 1,460. Previous: 2. Next: Saturday vs. Tulsa (ESPN2, 3:30). LW: Defeated Tulane 31-12. 3. Alabama (7-1)

Points: 1,453. Previous: 3. Next: Saturday vs. LSU (ESPN, 7). LW: Idle.

4. Oklahoma (9-0)

Points: 1,423. Previous: 4. Next: Nov. 13 at Baylor. LW: Defeated Texas Tech 52-21.

5. Ohio State (7-1)

Points: 1,336. Previous: 5. Next: Saturday at Nebraska (Fox, noon). LW: Defeated then-No. 17 Penn State 33-24.

6. Michigan State (8-0)

Points: 1,325. Previous: 7. Next: Saturday at Purdue (ABC, 3:30). LW: Defeated then-No. 6 Michigan 37-33.

7. Oregon (7-1)

Points: 1,198. Previous: 8. Next: Saturday at Washington (ABC, 7:30). LW: Defeated Colorado 52-29.

8. Notre Dame (7-1)

Points: 1,095. Previous: 11. Next: Saturday vs. Navy (NBC, 3:30). LW: Defeated North Carolina 44-34.

9. Wake Forest (8-0)

Points: 1,051. Previous: 13. Next: Saturday at North Carolina (ABC, noon). LW: Defeated Duke 45-7.

10. Michigan (7-1)

Points: 1,050. Previous: 6. Next: Saturday vs. Indiana (Fox, 7:30). LW: Lost to thenNo. 7 Michigan State 37-33. 11. Oklahoma State (7-1) Points: 922. Previous: 15. Next: Saturday at West Virginia (ESPN, 3:30). LW: Defeated Kansas 55-3.

12. Texas A&M (6-2)

Points: 910. Previous: 14. Next: Saturday vs. No. 14 Auburn (CBS, 3:30). LW: Idle.

13. Baylor (7-1)

Points: 815. Previous: 18. Next: Saturday at TCU (Fox, 3:30). LW: Defeated Texas 31-24.

14. Auburn (6-2)

Points: 802. Previous: 21. Next: Saturday at No. 12 Texas A&M (CBS, 3:30). LW: Defeated thenNo. 9 Mississippi 31-20.

15. Mississippi (6-2)

Points: 680. Previous: 9. Next: Saturday vs. Liberty (SEC, noon). LW: Lost to then-No. 21 Auburn 31-20.

16. Iowa (6-2)

Points: 512. Previous: 10. Next: Saturday at Northwestern (BTN, 7). LW: Lost to Wisconsin 27-7.

17. Kentucky (6-2)

Points: 497. Previous: 12. Next: Saturday vs. Tennessee (ESPN2, 7). LW: Lost to Mississippi State 31-17.

18. Texas-San Antonio (8-0)

Points: 401. Previous: 22. Next: Saturday at Texas El Paso (ESPN2, 10:15). LW: Idle.

19. Houston (7-1)

Points: 349. Previous: Not ranked. Next: Saturday at South Florida (ESPNU, 7:30). LW: Defeated then-No. 16 SMU 44-37.

20. Brigham Young (7-2)

Points: 310. Previous: Not ranked. Next: Saturday vs. Idaho State. LW: Defeated Virginia 66-49.

21. Coastal Carolina (7-1)

Points: 301. Previous: 24. Next: Saturday at Georgia Southern. LW: Defeated Troy 35-28.

22. North Carolina State (6-2)

Points: 265. Previous: 25. Next: Saturday at Florida State (ACC, 4). LW: Defeated Louisville 2813.

23. Penn State (5-3)

Points: 215. Previous: 17. Next: Saturday at Maryland (FS1, 3:30). LW: Lost to then-No. 5 Ohio State 33-24.

24. SMU (7-1)

Points: 192. Previous: 16. Next: Saturday at Memphis (ESPNU, noon). LW: Lost to Houston 44-37.

25. Pittsburgh (6-2)

Points: 162. Previous: 19. Next: Saturday at Duke (ACC, noon). LW: Lost to Miami (Fla.) 38-34. Dropped out: No. 20 San Diego State (7-1), No. 23 Iowa State (5-3).

Others receiving votes: Louisiana-Lafayette (7-1) 156; Fresno State (7-2) 73; San Diego State (7-1) 65; Arkansas (5-3) 65; Minnesota (6-2) 29; Wisconsin (5-3) 26; Mississippi State (5-3) 20; Appalachian State (6-2) 10; Utah (5-3) 10; Air Force (6-2) 9; Clemson (5-3) 4; Iowa State (5-3) 4; Liberty (7-2) 4; Arizona State (5-3) 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.