COACHES POLL
1. Alabama (5-0) Points: 1,618 (59 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 1. This week: Saturday at Texas A&M (ESPN, 7:15). Last week: Beat Mississippi 66-3. 2. Clemson (5-0) Points: 1,561 (6). Previous ranking: 2. This week: Saturday vs. Wake Forest (ESPN2, noon). Last week: Beat then-No. 12 Virginia Tech 31-17. 3. Oklahoma (4-0) Points: 1,477. Previous ranking: 3. This week: Saturday vs. Iowa State (Fox, noon). Last week: Idle. 4. Penn State (5-0) Points: 1,402. Previous ranking: 4. This week: Saturday at Northwestern (ABC, noon). Last week: Beat Indiana 45-14. 5. Washington (5-0) Points: 1,352. Previous ranking: 6. This week: Saturday vs. California (ESPN, 10:45). Last week: Beat Oregon State 42-7. 6. Georgia (5-0) Points: 1,265. Previous ranking: 8. This
week:noon). Last Saturday week: at Beat Vanderbilt Tennessee (ESPN, 41-0. 7. Michigan (4-0) Points: 1,218. Previous ranking: 7. This week: Saturday vs. Michigan State (ABC, 7:30). Last week: Idle. 8. Wisconsin (4-0) Points: 1,118. Previous ranking: 10. This week: Saturday at Nebraska (BTN, 8). Last week: Beat Northwestern 33-24. 9. Ohio State (4-1) Points: 1,111. Previous ranking: 9. This week: Saturday vs. Maryland (Fox, 4). Last week: Beat Rutgers 56-0. 10. TCU (4-0) Points: 1,075. Previous ranking: 11. This week: Saturday vs. No. 23 West Virginia (FS1, 3:30). Last week: Idle. 11. Washington State (5-0) Points: 952. Previous ranking: 16. This week: Saturday at Oregon (Fox, 8). Last week: Beat then-No. 5 Southern California 30-27. 12. Miami (Fla.) (3-0) Points: 864. Previous ranking: 13. This week: Saturday at Florida State (ESPN, 3:30). Last week: Beat Duke 31-6. 13. Auburn (4-1) Points: 794. Previous ranking: 15. This week: Saturday vs. Mississippi (SEC, noon). Last week: Beat then-No. 24 Mis- sissippi State 49-10. 14. Oklahoma State (4-1) Points:game: Oct. 765. 14 Previousvs. Baylor. ranking:Last week:14. Next Beat Texas Tech 41-34. 15. Southern California (4-1) Points: 758. Previous ranking: 5. This week: Saturday vs. Oregon State (Pac-12, 4). Last week: Lost to then-No. 16 Washington State 30-27. 16. South Florida (5-0) Points: 573. Previous ranking: 17. Next game: Oct. 14 vs. Cincinnati. Last week: Beat East Carolina 61-31. 17. Louisville (4-1) Points: 558. Previous ranking: 18. This week: Thursday vs. No. 24 North Carolina State (ESPN, 8). Last week: Beat Murray State 55-10. 18. Utah (4-0) Points: 510. Previous ranking: 19. This week: Saturday vs. Stanford (FS1, 10:15). Last week: Idle. 19. Virginia Tech (4-1) Points: 465. Previous ranking: 12. This week: Saturday at Boston College (ESPN2, 7:15). Last week: Lost to then-No. 2 Clemson 31-17. 20. Florida (3-1) Points: 387. Previous ranking: 20. This Last week: Saturday vs. LSU (CBS, 3:30).
week: Beat Vanderbilt 38-24. 21. San Diego State (5-0) Points: 377. Previous ranking: 21. This week: Saturday at UNLV (ESPN2, 10:45). Last week: Beat Northern Illinois 34-28. 22. Notre Dame (4-1) Points: 244. Previous ranking: not ranked. This week: Saturday at North Carolina (ABC, 3:30). Last week: Beat Miami (Ohio) 52-17. 23. West Virginia (3-1) Points: 243. Previous ranking: 23. This week: Saturday at No. 10 TCU (FS1, 3:30). Last week: Idle. 24. North Carolina State (4-1) Points: 129. Previous ranking: not ranked. This week: Thursday vs. No. 17 Louisville (ESPN, 8). Last week: Beat Syracuse 33-25. 25. Central Florida (3-0) Points: 61. Previous ranking: not ranked. This week: Saturday at Cincinnati (ESPU, 8). Last week: Beat Memphis 40-13.