USA TODAY SPORTS AFCA COACHES POLL
1. Georgia (11-0)
Points: 1,546 (59 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 1. This week: Saturday vs. Georgia Tech (ESPN, noon). Last week: Defeated Kentucky 16-6.
2. Ohio State (11-0)
Points: 1,484 (1 first-place vote). Previous ranking: 2. This week: Saturday vs. No. 3 Michigan (Fox. noon). Last week: Defeated Maryland 43-30.
3. Michigan (11-0)
Points: 1,420 (2 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 3. This week: Saturday at No. 2 Ohio State (Fox, noon). Last week: Defeated Illinois 19-17.
4. TCU (11-0)
Points: 1,372. Previous ranking: 4. This week: Saturday vs. Iowa State (Fox, 4). Last week: Defeated Baylor 29-28.
5. Southern Cal (10-1)
Points: 1,277. Previous ranking: 6. This week: Saturday vs. No. 15 Notre Dame (ABC, 7:30). Last week: Defeated thenNo. 16 UCLA 48-45.
6. LSU (9-2)
Points: 1,229. Previous ranking: 7. This week: Saturday at Texas A&M (ESPN, 7). Last week: Defeated Alabama-Birmingham 41-10.
7. Alabama (9-2)
Points: 1,147. Previous ranking: 8. This week: Saturday vs. Auburn (CBS, 3:30). Last week: Defeated Austin Peay 34-0.
8. Clemson (10-1)
Points: 1,142. Previous ranking: 9. This week: Saturday vs. South Carolina (ABC, noon). Last week: Defeated Miami (Fla.) 40-10.
9. Oregon (9-2)
Points: 1,004. Previous ranking: 13.
This week: Saturday at No. 22 Oregon State (3:30 ABC). Last week: Defeated then-No. 10 Utah 20-17.
10. Penn State (9-2)
Points: 990. Previous ranking: 12. This week: Saturday vs. Michigan State (FS1, 4). Last week: Defeated Rutgers 55-10.
11. Tennessee (9-2)
Points: 950. Previous ranking: 5. This week: Saturday at Vanderbilt (SEC, 7:30). Last week: Lost to South Carolina 63-38.
12. Washington (9-2)
Points: 855. Previous ranking: 15. This week: Saturday at Washington State (ESPN, 10:30). Last week: Defeated Colorado 54-7.
13. Kansas State (8-3)
Points: 761. Previous ranking: 17. This week: Saturday vs. Kansas (Fox, 8). Last week: Defeated West Virginia 48-31.
14. Utah (8-3)
Points: 703. Previous ranking: 10. This week: Saturday vs. Colorado (Pac-12, 4). Last week: Lost to then-No. 13 Oregon 20-17.
15. Notre Dame (8-3)
Points: 657. Previous ranking: 19. This week: Saturday at No. 5 Southern Cal (ABC, 7:30). Last week: Defeated Boston College 44-0.
16. Florida State (8-3)
Points: 562. Previous ranking: 20. This week: Friday vs. Florida (ABC, 7:30). Last week: Defeated LouisianaLafayette 49-17.
17. North Carolina (9-2)
Points: 496. Previous ranking: 11. This week: Friday vs. North Carolina State (ABC, 3:30). Last week: Lost to Georgia Tech 21-17.
18. UCLA (8-3)
Points: 483. Previous ranking: 16. This week: Friday at California (Fox, 4:30). Last week: Lost to then-No. 6 Southern Cal 48-45.
19. Ole Miss (8-3)
Points: 429. Previous ranking: 14. This week: Thursday vs. Mississippi State (ESPN, 7). Last week: Lost to Arkansas 42-27.
20. Tulane (9-2)
Points: 386. Previous ranking: 22. This week: Friday at No. 21 Cincinnati (ABC, noon). Last week: Defeated SMU 59-24.
21. Cincinnati (9-2)
Points: 376. Previous ranking: 21. This week: Friday vs. No. 20 Tulane (ABC, noon). Last week: Defeated Temple 23-3.
22. Oregon State (8-3)
Points: 257. Previous ranking: Not ranked. This week: Saturday vs. No. 9 Oregon (3:30 ABC). Last week: Defeated Arizona State 31-7.
23. Coastal Carolina (9-1)
Points: 222. Previous ranking: 23. This week: Saturday at James Madison (ESPNU, noon). Last week: Idle.
24. Texas (7-4)
Points: 112. Previous ranking: Not ranked. This week: Friday vs. Baylor (ESPN, noon). Last week: Defeated Kansas 55-14.
25. Texas-San Antonio (9-2) Points: 70. Previous ranking: Not ranked. This week: Saturday vs. TexasEl Paso. Last week: Defeated Rice 41-7. Dropped out: No. 18 Central Florida (8-3); No. 24 Oklahoma State (7-4); No. 25 North Carolina State (7-4).
Others receiving votes: Central Florida (8-3) 41; Troy (9-2) 39; South Carolina (7-4) 38; Pittsburgh (7-4) 17; Wake Forest (7-4) 16; Iowa (7-4) 15; Louisville (7-4) 9; Boise State (8-3) 9; Illinois (7-4) 8; South Alabama (9-2) 8; Air Force (8-3) 6; Purdue (7-4) 5; Liberty (8-3) 3; Washington State (7-4) 3; Georgia Tech (5-6) 2; Miss. State (7-4) 1. Note: One vote is missing. Brent Brennan of San Jose State could not be reached before the voting deadline.
The USA TODAY Sports AFCA board of coaches is 63 head coaches at Bowl Subdivision schools. All are members of the American Football Coaches Association.
AP TOP 25 POLL
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 19, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Others receiving votes: UTSA 85, South Carolina 44, Troy 34, Boise St. 16, Illinois 12, Iowa 5, Louisville 5, Mississippi St. 3, South Alabama 3, Purdue 2, Arkansas 2, Oklahoma St. 2, Fresno St. 1.