USA TODAY SPORTS AFCA COACHES POLL
1. Alabama (2-0)
Points: 1,624 (64 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 1. Next: Saturday at No. 9 Florida (CBS, 3:30). Last week: Defeated Mercer 48-14.
2. Georgia (2-0)
Points: 1,558 (1 first-place vote). Previous: 2. Next: Saturday vs. South Carolina (ESPN, 7). LW: Defeated AlabamaBirmingham 56-7.
3. Oklahoma (2-0)
Points: 1,454. Previous: 4. Next: Saturday vs. Nebraska (Fox, noon).
LW: Defeated Western Carolina 76-0.
4. Oregon (2-0)
Points: 1,356. Previous: 11. Next: Saturday vs. Stony Brook (Pac-12, 7:30).
LW: Defeated then-No. 3 Ohio State 35-28.
5. Texas A&M (2-0)
Points: 1,307. Previous: 5. Next: Saturday vs. New Mexico (SEC, noon).
LW: Defeated Colorado 10-7.
6. Clemson (1-1)
Points: 1,279. Previous: 6. Next: Saturday vs. Georgia Tech (ABC, 3:30).
LW: Defeated South Carolina State 49-3.
7. Iowa (2-0)
Points: 1,165. Previous: 12. Next: Saturday vs. Kent State (BTN, 3:30).
LW: Defeated then-No. 10 Iowa State 27-17.
8. Cincinnati (2-0)
Points: 1,114. Previous: 8. Next: Saturday at Indiana (ESPN, noon).
LW: Defeated Murray State 42-7.
9. Florida (2-0)
Points: 1,095. Previous: 9. Next: Saturday vs. No. 1 Alabama (CBS, 3:30).
LW: Defeated South Florida 42-20.
10. Notre Dame (2-0)
Points: 1,059 Previous: 7. Next: Saturday vs. Purdue (NBC, 2:30). LW: Defeated Toledo 32-29.
11. Ohio State (1-1)
Points: 1,041. Previous: 3. Next: Saturday vs. Tulsa (FS1, 3:30). LW: Lost to then-No. 11 Oregon 35-28.
12. Penn State (2-0)
Points: 995. Previous: 13. Next: Saturday vs. No. 20 Auburn (ABC, 7:30).
LW: Defeated Ball State 44-13.
13. UCLA (2-0)
Points: 787. Previous: 16. Next: Saturday vs. Fresno State (Pac-12, 10:45).
LW: Idle.
14. Iowa State (1-1)
Points: 611. Previous: 10. Next: Saturday at UNLV (CBSSN, 10:30). LW: Lost to then-No. 12 Iowa 27-17.
15. Virginia Tech (2-0)
Points: 591. Previous: 21. Next: Saturday at West Virginia (FS1, noon).
LW: Defeated Middle Tennessee 35-14.
16. Mississippi (2-0)
Points: 546. Previous: 20. Next: Saturday vs. Tulane (ESPN2, 8). LW: Defeated Austin Peay 54-17.
17. Wisconsin (1-1)
Points: 537. Previous: 17. Next:
Sept. 25 vs. No. 10 Notre Dame.
LW: Defeated Eastern Michigan 34-7.
18. Coastal Carolina (2-0) Points: 492. Previous: 19. Next: Saturday at Buffalo (ESPN2, noon).
LW: Defeated Kansas 49-22.
19. North Carolina (1-1)
Points: 300. Previous: 22. Next: Saturday vs. Virginia (ACC, 7:30). LW: Defeated Georgia State 59-17.
20. Auburn (2-0)
Points: 264. Previous: Not ranked.
Next: Saturday at No. 12 Penn State (ABC, 7:30). LW: Defeated Alabama State 62-0.
21. Arizona State (2-0)
Points: 246. Previous: 25. Next: Saturday at No. 23 Brigham Young (ESPN, 10:15). LW: Defeated UNLV 37-10.
22. Oklahoma State (2-0)
Points: 222. Previous: 23. Next: Saturday at Boise State (FS1, 9). LW: Defeated Tulsa 28-23.
23. Brigham Young (2-0)
Points: 213. Previous: Not ranked.
Next: Saturday vs. No. 21 Arizona State (ESPN, 10:15). LW: Defeated thenNo. 18 Utah 26-17.
24. Arkansas (2-0)
Points: 196. Previous: Not ranked.
Next: Saturday vs. Georgia Southern (SEC, 4). LW: Defeated then-No. 15 Texas 40-21.
25. Michigan (2-0)
Points: 180. Previous: Not ranked.
Next: Saturday vs. Northern Illinois (BTN, noon). LW: Defeated Washington 31-10.
Dropped teams: No. 14 Southern California (1-1); No. 15 Texas (1-1); No. 18 Utah (1-1); No. 24 Miami (Fla.) (1-1).
Others receiving votes: Miami (Fla.) (1-1) 137; Southern California (1-1) 99; Central Florida (2-0) 65; Michigan State (2-0) 63; Liberty (2-0) 63; TCU (2-0) 57; Pittsburgh (2-0) 52; Kentucky (2-0) 50; Utah (1-1) 41; Texas (1-1) 36; Kansas State (2-0) 28; Indiana (1-1) 28; LSU (1-1) 26; Boston College (2-0) 22; Nevada (2-0) 18; Fresno State (2-1) 13; SMU (2-0) 10; Rutgers (2-0) 10; Louisiana-Lafayette (1-1) 9; San Diego State (2-0) 9; Mississippi State (2-0) 9; Army (2-0) 9; Tulane (1-1) 6; Maryland (2-0) 6; San Jose State (1-1) 5; North Carolina State (1-1) 5; Virginia (2-0) 4; Marshall (2-0) 4; Stanford (1-1) 3; Air Force (2-0) 3; Texas-San Antonio (2-0) 1; Memphis (2-0) 1; Boise State (1-1) 1.
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