The upper portion of the US LBM Coaches Poll didn’t change much after the weekend’s results. There are, however, some significant developments in the back half of the top 10.
The teams ranked No. 1 through No. 7 stay put this week, with Big Ten leaders Ohio State and Indiana continuing to lead the field. The Buckeyes received 60 of 64 first-place votes after a smothering of Penn State, while the Hoosiers claimed a No.-1 vote after rolling past Maryland. Texas A&M, off this week, hangs on to the No. 3 spot with the remaining three first-place nods. Alabama, Georgia, Oregon and Mississippi also retain their positions.
Brigham Young moves up a couple of places to No.8, with fellow Big 12 representative Texas Tech also back in the top 10 at No. 9. Those two are set to square off next week. No. 10 Notre Dame continues its slow climb back from a 0-2 start. The Fighting Irish are up two spots after its sixth win in row.
TOP 25: Complete US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 10
Virginia now leads the ACC contingent in the poll at No. 11 after surviving its long road trip to California. A couple other league members playing away from home weren’t as fortunate. Georgia Tech falls six places to No. 14 after its first loss of the campaign at North Carolina State, and Miami (Fla.) dropped a second league contest to SMU to tumble nine positions to No. 18. Oklahoma and Texas each move up six places to No. 12 and 13 respectively after taking down ranked SEC opponents.
Southern California rejoins the poll at No. 21, and Iowa moves in at No. 24 on the eve of an important home date with Oregon. Cincinnati holds on at No. 25 after a rough night at No. 19 Utah.
Houston and Navy are the week’s dropouts.
This story was updated to change a video.