The Week 11 slate in college football nearly produced a whole lot of chaos. But in the end, the teams near the top of the US LBM Coaches Poll managed to survive, leaving the first seven positions unchanged.
Ohio State did not experience one of the close calls, as the Buckeyes took care of business against Purdue and easily retains the No. 1 ranking with 59 of 63 first-place votes. Indiana, which had an escape for the ages at Penn State, remains No. 2, though the Hoosiers weren’t voted first on any ballots this week. It was No. 3 Texas A&M that claimed the remaining four No. 1 nods after a victory at Missouri. Alabama and Georgia continue to round out the top five, and Oregon holds at No. 6 after surviving via a last-minute field goal at Iowa. Mississippi stays at No. 7.
Texas Tech climbs a notch to No. 8 following a decisive takedown of Brigham Young, as the Cougars slip to a tie for No. 12 with Georgia Tech. Notre Dame also gains a spot to No. 9 after rolling past Navy. Oklahoma and Texas both move into the top 10 with a tie in points ahead of each facing huge road tests in the SEC in the coming week against Alabama and Georgia, respectively.
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Utah moves up four positions to No. 15, taking advantage of a rough weekend for ranked ACC teams. Virginia falls eight spots to No. 19, and Louisville tumbles six places to No. 21.
It wasn’t all bad for the conference, however, as Pittsburgh moves into the poll for the first time this season at No. 23. Also joining the rankings is No. 25 James Madison.
Missouri hangs on to the No. 24 spot in the poll after a seven-place tumble, while Iowa and Memphis drop out.
This story was updated to change a video.