USA TODAY SPORTS AFCA COACHES POLL

1. Georgia (4-0) Points: 1,563 (34 first-place votes).

Previous ranking: 1. This week: Saturday at Missouri (SEC, 7:30). Last week: Defeated Kent State 39-22.

2. Alabama (4-0)

Points: 1,558 (26 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 2. This week: Saturday at No. 19 Arkansas (CBS, 3:30).

Last week: Defeated Vanderbilt 55-3.

3. Ohio State (4-0)

Points: 1,486 (4 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 3. This week: Saturday vs. Rutgers (BTN, 3:30). Last week: Defeated Wisconsin 52-21.

4. Michigan (4-0)

Points: 1,379. Previous ranking: 4.

This week: Saturday at Iowa (Fox, noon). Last week: Defeated Maryland 34-27.

5. Clemson (4-0)

Points: 1,339. Previous ranking: 5.

This week: Saturday vs. No. 10 North Carolina State (ABC, 7:30). Last week: Defeated then-No. 16 Wake Forest 51-45.

6. Southern Cal (4-0)

Points: 1,226. Previous ranking: 7.

This week: Saturday vs. Arizona State (ESPN, 10:30). Last week: Defeated Oregon State 17-14.

7. Oklahoma State (3-0) Points: 1,176. Previous ranking: 8.

This week: Saturday at No. 14 Baylor (Fox, 3:30). Last week: Idle.

8. Kentucky (4-0)

Points: 1,136. Previous ranking: 9.

This week: Saturday at No. 11 Mississippi (ESPN, noon). Last week: Defeated Northern Illinois 31-23.

9. Tennessee (4-0)

Points: 1,077. Previous ranking: 12. Next game: Oct. 8 at LSU. Last week: Defeated then-No. 22 Florida 38-33.

10. North Carolina State (4-0) Points: 1,015. Previous ranking: 11.

This week: Saturday at No. 5 Clemson (ABC, 7:30). Last week: Defeated Connecticut 41-10.

11. Ole Miss (4-0)

Points: 864. Previous ranking: 13.

This week: Saturday vs. No. 8 Kentucky (ESPN, noon). Last week: Defeated Tulsa 35-27.

12. Penn State (4-0)

Points: 824. Previous ranking: 15.

This week: Saturday vs. Northwestern (ESPN, 3:30). Last week: Defeated Central Michigan 33-14.

13. Utah (3-1)

Points: 822. Previous ranking: 14.

This week: Saturday vs. Oregon State (Pac-12, 2). Last week: Defeated Arizona State 34-13.

14. Baylor (3-1)

Points: 638. Previous ranking: 17.

This week: Saturday vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State (Fox, 3:30). Last week: Defeated Iowa State 31-24.

15. Oregon (3-1)

Points: 622. Previous ranking: 18.

This week: Saturday vs. Stanford (FS1, 11). Last week: Defeated Washington State 44-41.

16. Oklahoma (3-1)

Points: 601. Previous ranking: 6. This week: Sat. at TCU (ABC, noon). Last week: Lost to Kansas State 41-34.

17. Texas A&M (3-1)

Points: 574. Previous ranking: 20.

This week: Saturday at Mississippi State (SEC, 4). Last week: Defeated then-No. 10 Arkansas 23-21.

18. Washington (4-0)

Points: 539. Previous ranking: 24.

This week: Friday at UCLA (ESPN, 10:30). Last week: Defeated Stanford 40-22.

19. Arkansas (3-1)

Points: 509. Previous ranking: 10.

This week: Saturday vs. No. 2 Alabama (CBS, 3:30). Last week: Lost to then-No. 20 Texas A&M 23-21.

20. Brigham Young (3-1) Points: 359. Previous ranking: 23.

This week: Thursday vs. Utah State (ESPN, 8). Last week: Defeated Wyoming 38-24.

21. Wake Forest (3-1)

Points: 352. Previous ranking: 16.

This week: Saturday at No. 22 Florida State (ABC, 3:30). Last week: Lost to then-No. 5 Clemson 51-45.

22. Florida State (4-0) Points: 252. Previous ranking: Not ranked. This week: Saturday vs. No. 21 Wake Forest (ABC, 3:30). Last week: Defeated Boston College 44-14.

23. Minnesota (4-0)

Points: 238. Previous ranking: Not ranked. This week: Saturday vs. Purdue (ESPN2, noon). Last week: Defeated Michigan State 34-7.

24. Pitt (3-1)

Points: 223. Previous ranking: Not ranked. This week: Saturday vs. Georgia Tech (ACC, 8). Last week:

Defeated Rhode Island 45-24.

25. Syracuse (4-0)

Points: 74. Previous ranking: Not ranked. This week: Saturday vs. Wagner. Last week: Defeated Virginia 2220.

Dropped out: No. 19 Texas (2-2); No. 21 Michigan State (2-2); No. 22 Florida (2-2); No. 25 Miami (Fla.) (2-2). Others receiving votes: Cincinnati (3-1) 63; Kansas (4-0) 59; Florida (2-2) 49; Texas Tech (3-1) 36; Kansas State (3-1) 30; Texas (2-2) 25; TCU (3-0) 20; Michigan State (2-2) 13; James Madison (3-0) 11; Mississippi State (3-1) 10; Air Force (3-1) 8; Oregon State (3-1) 7; UCLA (4-0) 6; LSU (3-1) 4; Washington State (3-1) 4; Iowa State (3-1) 3; Notre Dame (2-2) 3; Maryland (3-1) 2; Coastal Carolina (4-0) 1.

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