Penn State rose two spots from No. 7 to No. 5 in the new college football Coaches Poll on Sunday after the Nittany Lions improved to 5-0 with a 27-11 win over UCLA. They were one of three Big Ten teams on the rise in the poll following a chaotic weekend of college football.
Ohio State rose from No. 3 to No. 2 after a convincing 35-7 win over Iowa, and Oregon surged three spots to No. 3 after a 31-10 win over Michigan State on Friday night. The good week for the Big Ten in the poll corresponded with a bad week for the SEC, however, as Alabama fell five spots to No. 7 following its stunning loss to Vanderbilt
Among the other top-10 teams that went tumbling in the Coaches Poll were Tennessee and Missouri after both suffered SEC road losses. The Volunteers dropped from No. 4 to No. 9 after surrendering an 11-point lead in the second half of a loss at Arkansas.
Missouri was even more harshly penalized as the Tigers fell from No. 9 to No. 18 following a 41-10 loss at Texas A&M. The Aggies’ dominance helped them surge from No. 21 to No. 14 as one of the biggest risers in the poll.
Texas stayed put at No. 1 on the heels of a bye week. The Longhorns face rival Oklahoma, which rose one spots to No. 16 after the Sooners were also on a bye.
Here’s a look at the full Week 7 Coaches Poll, with first-place votes in parentheses.
Week 7 Coaches Poll
- Texas (44)
- Ohio State (11)
- Oregon
- Georgia
- Penn State
- Miami
- Alabama
- Ole Miss
- Tennessee
- LSU
- Clemson
- Notre Dame
- Iowa State
- Texas A&M
- BYU
- Oklahoma
- Utah
- Missouri
- Kansas State
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Boise State
- Illinois
- Pitt
- SMU
Dropped out: No. 15 USC; No. 22 Louisville; No. 23 UNLV
Also receiving votes: USC 102; Nebraska 68; Army West Point 36; Navy 26; Colorado 16; Kentucky 12; Arizona 12; UNLV 11; Texas Tech 8; Virginia 7; Washington 5; Liberty 5; Vanderbilt 4; Rutgers 3; Arkansas 3; Tulane 2; Louisville 2; Iowa 2; Syracuse 1; Arizona State 1;
