Irish up to 10th

Notre Dame climbs poll,

College football; p.m. ET

1. Ohio State (7-0)

Points: 1,547 (45 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 1. This week: Saturday at Rutgers (ABC, ESPN or ESPN2, 8). Last week: Beat Penn State 38-10.

2. Baylor (6-0)

Points: 1,488 (12). Previous ranking: 2. This week: Saturday vs. Iowa State (ESPN, noon). Last week: Beat West Virginia 62-38.

3. TCU (7-0)

Points: 1,417 (4). Previous ranking: 3. Next game: Oct. 29 vs. West Virginia. Last week: Beat Iowa State 45-21.

4. Michigan State (7-0)

Points: 1,334. Previous ranking: 4. This week: Saturday vs. Indiana (ABC/ESPN2, 3:30). Last week: Beat then-No. 14 Michigan 27-23.

5. LSU (6-0)

Points: 1,324 (1). Previous rank- ing: 5. This week: Saturday vs. Western Kentucky (ESPNU, 7). Last week: Beat then-No. 11 Florida 35-28.

6. Clemson (6-0)

Points: 1,271. Previous ranking: 6. This week: Saturday at Miami (Fla.) (ABC, noon). Last week: Beat Boston College 34-17.

7. Utah (6-0)

Points: 1,258 (1). Previous ranking: 7. This week: Saturday at Southern California (Fox, 7:30).

Last week: Beat Arizona State 34-18.

8. Alabama (6-1)

Points: 1,123. Previous ranking: 9. This week: Saturday vs. Tennessee (CBS, 3:30). Last week: Beat then-No. 10 Texas A&M 41-23.

9. Florida State (6-0)

Points: 1,111. Previous ranking: 8. This week: Saturday at Georgia Tech. Last week: Beat Louisville 41-21.

10. Notre Dame (6-1)

Points: 924. Previous ranking: 13. Next game: Oct. 31 at Temple. Last week: Beat Southern California 41-31.

11. Stanford (5-1)

Points: 898. Previous ranking: 16. This week: Saturday vs. Washington (ESPN, 10:30). Last week: Beat then-No. 18 UCLA 56-35.

12. Oklahoma State (6-0)

Points: 839. Previous ranking: 15. This week: Saturday vs. Kansas. Last week: Idle.

13. Iowa (7-0)

Points: 833. Previous ranking: 17. Next game: Oct. 31 vs. Maryland. Last week: Beat then-No. 21 Northwestern 40-10.

14. Florida (6-1)

Points: 751. Previous ranking: 11. Next game: Oct. 31 vs. Georgia in Jacksonville (CBS, 3:30).

Last week: Lost to No. 5 LSU 35-28.

15. Oklahoma (5-1)

Points: 665. Previous ranking: 19. This week: Saturday vs. Texas Tech (ABC/ESPN2, 3:30). Last week: Beat Kansas State 55-0.

16. Texas A&M (5-1)

Points: 623. Previous ranking: 10. This week: Saturday at No. 23 Mississippi (ESPN, 7). Last week: Lost to then-No. 9 Alabama 41-23.

17. (tie) Memphis (6-0)

Points: 544. Previous ranking: 22. This week: Friday at Tulsa (ESPN, 8). Last week: Beat then-No. 12 Mississippi 37-24.

17. (tie) Michigan (5-2)

Points: 544. Previous ranking: 14. Next game: Oct. 31 at Minnesota. Last week: Lost to No. 4 Michigan State 27-23.

19. California (5-1)

Points: 370. Previous ranking: 23. This week: Thursday at UCLA (ESPN, 9). Last week: Idle.

20. Toledo (6-0)

Points: 322. Previous ranking: 25. This week: Saturday at Massachusetts. Last week: Beat Eastern Michigan 63-20.

21. Duke (5-1)

Points: 305. Previous ranking: 24. This week: Saturday at Virginia Tech (ESPNU, 3:30). Last week: Idle.

22. Houston (6-0)

Points: 289. Previous ranking: Not ranked. This week: Sat- urday at Central Florida (ESPNews, noon). Last week: Beat Tulane 42-7.

23. Mississippi (5-2)

Points: 201. Previous ranking: 12. This week: Saturday vs. No. 16 Texas A&M (ESPN, 7). Last week: Lost to then-No. 22 Memphis 37-24.

24. Temple (6-0)

Points: 163. Previous ranking: Not ranked. This week: Thursday at East Carolina (ESPN2, 7).

Last week: Beat Central Florida 30-16.

25. Georgia (5-2)

Points: 95. Previous ranking: Not ranked. Next game: Oct. 31 vs. No. 14 Florida in Jacksonville (CBS, 3:30). Last week: Beat Missouri 9-6.

Dropped out: No. 18 UCLA (4-2), No. 20 Boise State (5-2), No. 21 Northwestern (5-2).

Others receiving votes: Mississippi State (5-2) 38; Wisconsin (5-2) 37; Pittsburgh (5-1) 32; North Carolina (5-1) 30; UCLA (4-2) 30; Texas Tech (5-2) 14; Brigham Young (5-2) 9; Navy (4-1) 9; Illinois (4-2) 5; Oregon (4-3) 5; Utah State (4-2) 5; Washington State (4-2) 5; Western Kentucky (6-1) 5; Northwestern (5-2) 4; Marshall (6-1) 3; Arizona (5-2) 2; Boise State (5-2) 2; Bowling Green (5-2) 1. The Amway board of coaches is made up of 64 coaches at Bowl Subdivision schools. All are members of the American Football Coaches Association.