Return of SEC brings shakeup to the Amway Coaches Poll

Florida moves up while defending champ LSU drops down in a weekend full of surprises,

1. Clemson (2-0)

Points: 1,194 (42 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 1. This week: Saturday vs. Virginia (ACC, 8). Last Week: Idle.

2. Alabama (1-0)

Points: 1,144 (4 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 2. This week: Saturday vs. No. 13 Texas A&M (CBS, 3:30). Last week: Defeated Missouri 38-19.

3. Florida (1-0)

Points: 1,038. Previous ranking: 6.

This week: Saturday vs. South Carolina (ESPN, noon). Last week: Defeated Mississippi 51-35.

4. Georgia (1-0)

Points: 1,006. Previous ranking: 3.

This week: Saturday vs. No. 7 Auburn (ESPN, 7:30). Last week: Defeated Arkansas 37-10.

5. Notre Dame (2-0)

Points: 971. Previous ranking: 7.

Next game: Oct. 10 vs. Florida State (NBC, 7). Last Week: Idle.

6. Ohio State (0-0)

Points: 890 (2 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 10. Next game: Oct. 24 vs. Nebraska. Last Week: Idle.

7. Auburn (1-0)

Points: 889. Previous ranking: 8.

This week: Saturday at No. 4 Georgia (ESPN, 7:30). Last week: Defeated Kentucky 29-13.

8. Miami (Fla.) (3-0)

Points: 795. Previous ranking: 14.

Next game: Oct. 10 at No. 1 Clemson. Last week: Defeated Florida State 52-10.

9. Texas (2-0)

Points: 745. Previous ranking: 9.

This week: Saturday vs. TCU (Fox, noon). Last week: Defeated Texas Tech 63-56 (OT).

10. Penn State (0-0)

Points: 589. Previous ranking: 13. Next game: Oct. 24 at Indiana. Last Week: Idle.

11. North Carolina (1-0) Points: 578. Previous ranking: 12.

This week: Saturday at Boston College (ABC, 3:30). Last Week: Idle.

12. Central Florida (2-0) Points: 577. Previous ranking: 15.

This week: Saturday vs. Tulsa (ESPN2, 7:30). Last week: Defeated East Carolina 51-28.

13. Texas A&M (1-0)

Points: 561. Previous ranking: 11.

This week: Saturday at No. 2 Alabama (CBS, 3:30). Last week: Defeated Vanderbilt 17-12.

14. Mississippi State (1-0) Points: 492. Previous ranking: Not ranked. This week: Saturday vs. Arkansas. Last week: Defeated then-No. 5 LSU 44-34.

15. Cincinnati (2-0)

Points: 480. Previous ranking: 16.

This week: Saturday vs. South Florida. Last week: Defeated Army 24-10.

16. Oklahoma (1-1)

Points: 473. Previous ranking: 3.

This week: Saturday at Iowa State (ABC, 7:30). Last Week: Lost to Kansas State 38-35.

17. LSU (0-1)

Points: 445. Previous ranking: 5.

This week: Saturday at Vanderbilt (SEC, 7:30). Last Week: Lost to Mississippi State 44-34.

18. Wisconsin (0-0)

Points: 438. Previous ranking: 17. Next game: Oct. 24 vs. Illinois. Last Week: Idle.

19. Oklahoma State (2-0) Points: 374. Previous ranking: 18.

This week: Saturday at Kansas (ESPN, 3:30). Last week: Defeated West Virginia 27-13.

20. Tennessee (1-0)

Points: 321. Previous ranking: 21.

This week: Saturday vs. Missouri (SEC, noon). Last week: Defeated South Carolina 31-27.

21. Michigan (0-0)

Points: 271. Previous ranking: 19.

Next game: Oct. 24 at Minnesota.

Last Week: Idle.

22. Brigham Young (2-0) Points: 260. Previous ranking: 23.

This week: Friday vs. Louisiana Tech (ESPN2, 9). Last week: Defeated Troy 48-7.

23. Virginia Tech (1-0) Points: 215. Previous ranking: 24.

This week: Saturday at Duke (ACC, 4). Last week: Defeated North Carolina State 45-24.

24. Memphis (1-0)

Points: 210. Previous ranking: 20.

This week: Saturday at SMU (ESPN2, 3:30). Last Week: Idle.

25. Pittsburgh (3-0)

Points: 179. Previous ranking: Not ranked. This week: Saturday vs. North Carolina State (ACC, noon).

Last week: Defeated Louisville 23-20.

Dropped teams: No. 22 Minnesota (0-0); No. 25 Louisiana-Lafayette (3-0).

Others receiving votes: Louisiana-Lafayette (3-0) 108; Minnesota (0-0) 106; SMU (3-0) 46; Kansas State (1-1) 33; Iowa (0-0) 32; Virginia (1-0) 29; Baylor (1-0) 25; Marshall (2-0) 22; Kentucky (0-1) 17; Arkansas State (1-1) 16; Boston College (2-0) 9; South Carolina (0-1) 6; Nebraska (0-0) 4; Alabama-Birmingham (2-1) 3; Coastal Carolina (2-0) 3; Army (2-1) 3; Louisiana Tech (2-0) 2; Mississippi (0-1) 1.

The Amway Board of Coaches is 48 head coaches at Bowl Subdivision schools. All coaaches are members of the American Football Coaches Association.