Despite not playing a game on Saturday, Ohio State has moved up in the Coaches Poll.
The Buckeyes climbed one spot to No. 8 in this week's rankings, moving ahead of Texas, who fell eight spots to No. 15 in the poll after a 38-35 loss to Oklahoma State on Saturday night.
Alabama, which was also on a bye week, remains the No. 1 team in the poll, followed by Clemson and Notre Dame. LSU, who plays Alabama next week, checks in as the No. 4 team in the poll, while Michigan and Georgia share the fifth spot. Oklahoma checks in one spot ahead of Ohio State.
This week's rankings:
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | 1st VOTES | PREV | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALABAMA | 8-0 | 1598 | 62 | 1 | – |
| 2 | CLEMSON | 8-0 | 1537 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 3 | NOTRE DAME | 8-0 | 1458 | – | 3 | – |
| 4 | LOUISIANA STATE | 7-1 | 1403 | – | 4 | – |
| 5 | MICHIGAN | 7-1 | 1295 | – | 5 | – |
| 5 | GEORGIA | 7-1 | 1295 | – | 6 | +1 |
| 7 | OKLAHOMA | 7-1 | 1190 | – | 8 | +1 |
| 8 | OHIO STATE | 7-1 | 1096 | – | 9 | +1 |
| 9 | CENTRAL FLORIDA | 7-0 | 1082 | – | 10 | +1 |
| 10 | WEST VIRGINIA | 6-1 | 992 | – | 12 | +2 |
| 11 | WASHINGTON STATE | 7-1 | 962 | – | 15 | +4 |
| 12 | KENTUCKY | 7-1 | 932 | – | 14 | +2 |
| 13 | PENN STATE | 6-2 | 791 | – | 16 | +3 |
| 14 | FLORIDA | 6-2 | 743 | – | 11 | -3 |
| 15 | TEXAS | 6-2 | 721 | – | 7 | -8 |
| 16 | UTAH | 6-2 | 620 | – | 24 | +8 |
| 17 | HOUSTON | 7-1 | 380 | – | NR | +12 |
| 18 | IOWA | 6-2 | 356 | – | 18 | – |
| 19 | WASHINGTON | 6-3 | 285 | – | 13 | -6 |
| 20 | UTAH STATE | 7-1 | 281 | – | NR | +7 |
| 21 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 5-3 | 226 | – | NR | +11 |
| 22 | VIRGINIA | 6-2 | 207 | – | NR | +11 |
| 23 | FRESNO STATE | 7-1 | 191 | – | NR | +8 |
| 24 | SYRACUSE | 6-2 | 183 | – | NR | +20 |
| 25 | BOSTON COLLEGE | 6-2 | 171 | – | NR | – |
