Winning on the road against a top-20 team wasn't enough to boost the Buckeyes in the coaches poll. In fact, Ohio State fell from No. 7 last week to No. 8 this week.
The Buckeyes were leapt by West Virginia in the poll after the Mountaineers handled TCU 47-10.
At the top is Alabama as the near unanimous No. 1 team followed by No. 2 Clemson, which received the only other first-place vote. Behind them are No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 4 Michigan.
Outside of Ohio State and Michigan, just one other Big Ten team remains in the rankings: Penn State at No. 15.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | 1st VOTES | PREV | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALABAMA | 10-0 | 1624 | 64 | 1 | – |
| 2 | CLEMSON | 10-0 | 1561 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 3 | NOTRE DAME | 10-0 | 1490 | – | 3 | – |
| 4 | MICHIGAN | 9-1 | 1415 | – | 4 | – |
| 5 | GEORGIA | 9-1 | 1369 | – | 5 | – |
| 6 | OKLAHOMA | 9-1 | 1273 | – | 6 | – |
| 7 | WEST VIRGINIA | 8-1 | 1173 | – | 8 | +1 |
| 8 | OHIO STATE | 9-1 | 1135 | – | 7 | -1 |
| 9 | WASHINGTON STATE | 9-1 | 1119 | – | 9 | – |
| 10 | LOUISIANA STATE | 8-2 | 1078 | – | 10 | – |
| 11 | CENTRAL FLORIDA | 9-0 | 1042 | – | 11 | – |
| 12 | SYRACUSE | 8-2 | 849 | – | 13 | +1 |
| 13 | UTAH STATE | 9-1 | 698 | – | 16 | +3 |
| 14 | TEXAS | 7-3 | 662 | – | 19 | +5 |
| 15 | PENN STATE | 7-3 | 646 | – | 20 | +5 |
| 16 | FLORIDA | 7-3 | 604 | – | 21 | +5 |
| 17 | WASHINGTON | 7-3 | 591 | – | 18 | +1 |
| 18 | IOWA STATE | 6-3 | 403 | – | 25 | +7 |
| 19 | UTAH | 7-3 | 387 | – | 24 | +5 |
| 20 | CINCINNATI | 9-1 | 383 | – | 23 | +3 |
| 21 | KENTUCKY | 7-3 | 318 | – | 12 | -9 |
| 22 | BOSTON COLLEGE | 7-3 | 309 | – | 14 | -8 |
| 23 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 6-4 | 219 | – | 15 | -8 |
| 24 | BOISE STATE | 8-2 | 129 | – | NR | +14 |
| 25 | UAB | 9-1 | 102 | – | NR | +4 |
