Boise State spent its bye week climbing the Coaches Poll.
The Broncos moved up two spots to No. 22 in the Week 6 rankings released Sunday, rising from No. 24 after improving to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in Pac-12 play. They’ll return to action next weekend at Washington State, which sits at 1-6 and 0-3.
The top of the poll got shaken up in a big way. Eight teams in the Coaches Poll top 25 lost over the weekend, including No.
1 Georgia and No. 2 Notre Dame.
Georgia was upset at home by Auburn, 27-24, while Notre Dame dropped a 28-24 decision at then-No. 8 BYU.
That chaos pushed Miami into the top spot. Ohio State is now No. 2, followed by No.
3 BYU, No. 4 Georgia and No.
5 Texas Tech.
Boise State’s path in the College Football Playoff race also took a small hit Friday night when Memphis lost on the road at Tulane, 31-17. The Tigers had won three straight since their 38-20 loss at Boise State in Week 3 and had picked up six votes in last week’s poll.
The Broncos are still the highest-ranked Group of Six team in the Coaches Poll. The only other Group of Six programs mentioned were in the votes category, with James Madison leading that group at 80 votes. Oregon State (17), New Mexico (16), UTSA (13), North Dakota State (8), Air Force (3) and North Texas (1) also received votes.
Oregon, which beat Boise State in Week 1, stayed at No. 25 after a 17-14 comeback win over Nebraska.
The bottom of the poll featured No. 23 Northwestern, No.
24 Florida and No. 25 Oregon.
Dropping out were No. 19 Mississippi State and No.
20 Oklahoma State.
Here is the full Week 7 Coaches Poll (first-place votes in parentheses):
Dropped out: No. 19 Mississippi State; No. 20 Oklahoma State
Others receiving votes: Arizona 141; Oklahoma State 87; James Madison 80; Auburn 55; Mississippi State 32; Nebraska 19; Oregon State 17; New Mexico 16; UTSA 13; Michigan 10; North Dakota State 8; Wisconsin 7; Duke 7; North Carolina 5; Pittsburgh 4; Air Force 3; North Texas 1
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