AMWAY COACHES POLL

1. Alabama (7-0) Points: 1,602 (44 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 1. Next: Sat. vs. Arkansas (ESPN, 7). Last week: Def. Tennessee 35-13.

2. Clemson (7-0) Points: 1,511 (10 first-place votes). Previous: 2. Next: Sat. vs. Boston College (ACC, 7:30). LW: Def. Louisville 45-10.

3. LSU (7-0) Points: 1,486 (3 first-place votes). Previous: 3. Next: Sat. vs. No. 10 Auburn (CBS, 3:30). LW: Def. Mississippi State 36-13.

4. Ohio State (7-0) Points: 1,461. (8 first-place votes). Previous: 4. Next: Sat. vs. No. 13 Wisconsin (Fox, noon). LW: Def. Northwestern 52-3.

5. Oklahoma (7-0) Points: 1,408. Previous: 5. Next: Sat. at Kansas State (ABC, noon). LW: Def. West Virginia 52-14.

6. Penn State (7-0) Points: 1,283. Previous: 7. Next: Sat. at Michigan State (ABC, 3:30). LW: Def. then No. 16 Michigan 28-21.

7. Notre Dame (5-1) Points: 1,160. Previous: 8. Next: Sat. at No. 20 Michigan (ABC, 7:30). LW: Idle.

8. Florida (7-1) Points: 1,151. Previous: 9. Next: Nov. 2 vs. No. 9 Georgia. LW: Def. South Carolina 38-27.

9. Georgia (6-1) Points: 1,099. Previous: 10. Next: Nov. 2 vs. No. 8 Florida. LW: Def. Kentucky 21-0.

10. Auburn (6-1) Points: 1,071. Previous: 11. Next: Sat. at No. 3 LSU (CBS, 3:30). LW: Def. Arkansas 51-10.

11. Oregon (6-1) Points: 1,011. Previous: 12. Next: Sat. vs. Washington State (ESPN, 10:30). LW: Def. then No. 23 Washington 35-31.

12. Utah (6-1) Points: 858. Previous: 14. Next: Sat. vs. California (FS1, 10). LW: Def. then No. 17 Arizona State 21-3.

13. Wisconsin (6-1) Points: 824. Previous: 6. Next: Sat. at No. 4 Ohio State (Fox, noon). LW: Lost to Illinois 24-23.

14. Baylor (7-0) Points: 730. Previous: 18. Next: Oct. 31 vs. West Virginia. LW: Def. Oklahoma State 45-27.

15. Texas (5-2) Points: 722. Previous: 15. Next: Sat. at TCU (Fox, 3:30). LW: Def. Kansas 50-48.

16. Minnesota (7-0) Points: 631. Previous: 20. Next: Sat. vs. Maryland (ESPN, 3:30). LW: Def. Rutgers 42-7.

17. SMU (7-0) Points: 609. Previous: 19. Next: Thurs. at Houston (ESPN, 7:30). LW: Def. Temple 45-21.

18. Cincinnati (6-1) Points: 461. Previous: 21. Next: Nov. 2 at East Carolina. LW: Def. Tulsa 24-13.

19. Iowa (5-2) Points: 373. Previous: 22. Next: Sat. at Northwestern (ESPN, noon). LW: Def. Purdue 26-20.

20. Michigan (5-2) Points: 369. Previous: 16. Next: Sat. vs. No. 7 Notre Dame (ABC, 7:30). LW: Lost to then-No. 7 Penn State 28-21.

21. Boise State (6-1) Points: 308. Previous: 13. Next: Nov. 2 at San Jose State. LW: Lost to Brigham Young 28-25.

22. Appalachian State (6-0) Points: 300. Previous: 24. Next: Sat. at South Alabama (ESPNU, noon). LW: Def. Louisiana-Monroe 52-7.

23. Wake Forest (6-1) Points: 181. Previous: Not ranked. Next: Nov. 2 vs. North Carolina State. LW: Def. Florida State 22-20.

24. Arizona State (5-2) Points: 131. Previous: 17. Next: Sat. at UCLA (Pac-12, 7:30). LW: Lost to then-No. 14 Utah 21-3.

25. Memphis (6-1) Points: 101. Previous: Not ranked. Next: Sat. at Tulsa (CBSSN, 7). LW: Def. Tulane 47-17.

Dropped teams: No. 23 Washington (5-3), No. 25 Temple (5-2).

Others receiving votes: Iowa State (5-2) 83; Virginia (5-2) 61; San Diego State (6-1) 45; Navy (5-1) 24; Pittsburgh (5-2) 18; Washington (5-3) 16; Texas A&M (4-3) 8; Tulane (5-2) 8; Louisiana Tech (6-1) 7; Central Florida (5-2) 6; Temple (5-2) 3; Virginia Tech (5-2) 2; Indiana (5-2) 1; Alabama-Birmingham (6-1) 1; Utah State (4-2) 1. The Amway Board of Coaches is made up of 65 head coaches at Bowl Subdivision schools. All are members of the American Football Coaches Association.