Amway Coaches Poll: Top five gets major shakeup after Clemson and Washington losses
There’s at least one week like this every college football season, when a seemingly innocuous slate of games produces a slew of surprises.
Top-ranked Alabama, however, was not among the Week 7 upset victims. The Crimson Tide dispatched Arkansas and are now the unanimous No. 1 team in the Amway Coaches Poll.
The rest of the top five looks considerably different. Penn State, which picked a good week to have a bye, moves up to the No. 2 spot in the wake of Clemson’s loss to Syracuse. The Tigers tumbled to No. 8 as a result. Georgia, which got an early challenge before putting away Missouri, climbs to No. 3. TCU, the last unbeaten Big 12 squad, vaulted into the No. 4 spot ahead of No. 5 Wisconsin.
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Stock up: Miami (Fla.). The Hurricanes are now the lone undefeated ACC squad, needing another late rally to overtake Georgia Tech. They check in at No. 7 this week, a three-position gain.
Stock down: Washington. The Huskies plunge eight slots to No. 12 after their loss at Arizona State.
Stock up: Southern California. The Trojans are back in the top 10, though they had a narrow escape against Utah.
Stock down: Washington State. The Cougars fall nine places to No. 18 following their disastrous Friday night outing at California.
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Stock up: Oklahoma State. The Cowboys were edged out of the No. 10 spot, but they are at least back to trending in the right direction with a three-position rise to No. 11.
Stock down: Auburn. The Tigers take the biggest drop of the week, plummeting 10 spots to No. 21 after another frustrating loss at LSU.
New kids on the block: No. 23 West Virginia, No. 24 Texas A&M, No. 25 LSU.
College dropouts: San Diego State, Utah, Navy.
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