Alabama still No. 1 team
Top nine in Amway Coaches Poll unchanged
1. Alabama (4-0)
Points: 1,597 (61 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 1. Next: Saturday vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (SEC, noon ET). Last week: Defeated then-No. 22 Texas A&M 45-23.
2. Clemson (4-0)
Points: 1,497 (2). Prev. 2. Next: Saturday vs. Syracuse (ABC, noon). LW: Defeated Georgia Tech 49-21.
3. Georgia (4-0)
Points: 1,473. Prev. 3. Next: Saturday vs. Tennessee (CBS, 3:30). LW: Defeated Missouri 43-29.
4. Ohio State (4-0)
Points: 1,431 (1). Prev. 4. Next: Saturday at No. 9 Penn State (ABC, 7:30). LW: Defeated Tulane 49-6.
5. Oklahoma (4-0)
Points: 1,300. Prev. 5. Next: Saturday vs. Baylor (ABC, 3:30). LW: Defeated Army 28-21 (OT).
6. LSU (4-0)
Points: 1,234. Prev. 6. Next: Saturday vs. Mississippi (ESPN, 9). LW: Defeated Louisiana Tech 38-21.
7. Stanford (4-0)
Points: 1,206. Prev. 7. Next: Saturday at No. 8 Notre Dame (NBC, 7:30). LW: Defeated then-No. 19 Oregon 38-31 (OT).
8. Notre Dame (4-0)
Points: 1,135. Prev. 8. Next: Saturday vs. No. 7 Stanford (NBC, 7:30). LW: Defeated Wake Forest 56-27.
9. Penn State (4-0)
Points: 1,108. Prev. 9. Next: Saturday vs. No. 4 Ohio State (ABC, 7:30). LW: Defeated Illinois 63-24.
10. Auburn (3-1)
Points: 997. Prev. 11. Next: Saturday vs. Southern Mississippi (SEC, 4). LW: Defeated Arkansas 34-3.
11. Washington (3-1)
Points: 959. Prev. 12. Next: Saturday vs. Brigham Young (Fox, 8:30). LW: Defeated Arizona State 27-20.
12. West Virginia (3-0)
Points: 946. Prev. 13. Next: Saturday at Texas Tech (ESPN2, noon). LW: Defeated Kansas State 35-6.
13. Wisconsin (3-1)
Points: 776. Prev. 16. Next game: Oct. 6 vs. Nebraska. LW: Defeated Iowa 28-17.
14. Central Florida (3-0)
Points: 705. Prev. 18. Next: Saturday vs. Pittsburgh (ESPNU, 3:30). LW: Defeated Florida Atlantic 56-36.
15. Michigan (3-1)
Points: 603. Prev. 21. Next: Saturday at Northwestern (Fox, 4:30). LW: Defeated Nebraska 56-10.
16. Miami (Fla.) (3-1) Points:
554. 20. Thursday vs. North Carolina (ESPN, 8). Defeated Florida International 31-17.
Prev. LW: Next: 17. Kentucky (4-0)
Points: 531. Prev. not ranked. Next: Saturday vs. South Carolina (SEC, 7:30). LW: Defeated then-No. 14 Mississippi State 28-7.
18. Michigan State (2-1)
Points: 376. Prev. 23. Next: Saturday vs. Central Michigan (BTN, noon). LW: Defeated Indiana 35-21.
19. Mississippi State (3-1)
Points: 311. Prev. 14. Next: Saturday vs. Florida (ESPN, 6). LW: Lost to Kentucky 28-7.
20. Oregon (3-1)
Points: 281. Prev. 19. Next: Saturday at California (FS1, 10:30). LW: Lost to then-No. 7 Stanford 38-31 (OT).
21. Oklahoma State (3-1)
Points: 199. Prev. 15. Next: Saturday at Kansas (FSN, noon). LW: Lost to Texas Tech 41-17.
22. Texas (3-1)
Points: 171. Prev. not ranked. Next: Saturday at Kansas State (FS1, 3:30). LW: Defeated then-No. 17 TCU 31-16.
23. Duke (4-0)
Points: 170. Prev. not ranked. Next: Saturday vs. No. 24 Virginia Tech (ESPN2, 7). LW: Defeated North Carolina Central 55-13.
24. Virginia Tech (2-1)
Points: 160. Prev. 10. Next: Saturday at No. 23 Duke (ESPN2, 7). LW: Lost to Old Dominion 49-35.
25. Boise State (2-1)
Points: 145. Prev. 24. Next: Saturday at Wyoming (CBSSN, 7). LW: Idle.
Dropped out: No. 17 TCU (2-2), No. 22 Texas A&M (2-2), No. 25 Boston College (3-1).
Others receiving votes: Brigham Young (3-1) 141; South Florida (4-0)
113; Syracuse (4-0) 83; Colorado (3-0) 73; TCU (2-2) 67; North Carolina State (3-0) 61; Texas Tech (3-1) 56; South Carolina (2-1) 52; California
(3-0) 38; Washington State (3-1) 34; Florida (3-1) 29; Texas A&M (2-2)
29; Appalachian State (2-1) 25; Iowa (3-1) 23; Cincinnati (4-0) 22; North Texas (4-0) 17; Missouri (3-1) 14; Maryland (3-1) 9; Arizona State (2-2) 8; Boston College (3-1) 8; Southern California (2-2) 8; San Diego State
(3-1) 6; Troy (3-1) 5; Army (2-2) 4; Arkansas State (3-1) 3; Virginia (3-1) 3; Buffalo (4-0) 2; Utah (2-1) 2.
Note: DJ Durkin of Maryland is currently not eligible to participate in the poll.
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