What was advertised as an off weekend for marquee college football games ended up as one of the most impactful weeks of the season in terms of the rankings and College Football Playoff picture.
Clemson, Washington and Washington State all lost for the first time this season, and now face a climb back into the playoff picture with no margin for error along the way. San Diego State and Navy each tasted defeat for the first time as well, bringing the list of undefeated teams to eight: Alabama, Penn State, Georgia, Wisconsin, TCU, Miami, USF and UCF.
Auburn's loss at LSU makes the SEC West picture look less difficult for Alabama, and in surviving a thriller in the rain against Georgia Tech, Miami enters Week 8 as the top team in the ACC standings.
Alabama leads the top of the poll followed by Penn State at No. 2 and Georgia at No. 3. LSU was the biggest move up, gaining nine spots to land at No. 25 while Auburn fell 10 spots to No. 21.
Here's the full updated Coaches Poll top 25:
- Alabama (first-place votes (63)
- Penn State
- Georgia
- TCU
- Wisconsin
- Ohio State
- Miami
- Clemson
- Oklahoma
- USC
- Oklahoma State
- Washington
- South Florida
- Virginia Tech
- Michigan
- Notre Dame
- NC State
- Washington State
- Michigan State
- UCF
- Auburn
- Stanford
- West Virginia
- Texas A&M
- LSU
Dropped out: San Diego State, Utah , Navy
Others receiving votes: Kentucky 64; Memphis 50; Virginia 42; San Diego State 39; South Carolina 19; Utah 14; Navy 9; Mississippi State 6; Boise State 4; Colorado State 4; Marshall 3; Florida 2; Georgia Tech 2; Iowa State 2.
