Ohio State’s slip in the Coaches Poll was the headline of Week 10, and it came with a hard landing.
The Buckeyes dropped from No. 2 to No. 10 after a 30-18 loss to unranked USC, the week’s biggest upset. Ohio State is still alive in the College Football Playoff conversation, but the ranking drop reflected just how damaging that defeat was. The offense with backup quarterback Luke Fahey has drawn plenty of attention, but the source of the trouble has been the defense, which has been giving up too many points.
USC, meanwhile, got the kind of bump that comes with a statement win. The Trojans climbed eight spots to No. 17 and kept their playoff hopes moving in the right direction.
At the top, Miami held onto No. 1 after surviving a 38-35 road win at North Carolina, its first road victory as the nation’s top-ranked team since 2002. The Hurricanes now turn to a major test Saturday night at No. 6 Notre Dame.
Georgia also made a move near the top. After beating Florida 27-8 in Atlanta, the Bulldogs jumped from No. 3 to No.
- Florida’s loss was costly in the other direction, knocking the Gators out of the poll after they had been sitting at No.
Indiana kept climbing, too, even after the wildest finish of the week didn’t alter the rankings much. The Hoosiers edged Minnesota in overtime after the teams traded 60-yard field goals late in regulation - the first time in FBS history that two 60-yard field goals were converted in the same game.
Backup quarterback Grant Wilson then threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Becker to finish it off. Indiana’s offense has been stuck in a rough stretch, averaging only 17.8 points over its last four games in October, but the wins have kept stacking up, and the Hoosiers moved up one spot to No.
Indiana gets an open date before hosting Lincoln Riley’s USC in a matchup that could go a long way toward deciding who reaches the CFP.
There were other notable shifts throughout the poll. Texas Tech bounced back one spot to No. 13 after a 34-26 home win over Arizona, a week after dropping nine places.
SMU took a major hit after losing at Syracuse, falling from No. 16 to No. 24 and likely slipping out of the playoff race. New Mexico also cracked the rankings, rising from the “others receiving votes” group to debut at No.
Here is the full Coaches Poll top 25 for Week 10:
- Miami (68) 8-0 1,818 points
- Georgia (4) 7-1 1,719
- Indiana 8-1 1,597
- Utah 8-0 1,590
- UCLA 8-0 1,501
- Notre Dame 7-1 1,498
- Kentucky (1) 7-1 1,344
- BYU 7-1 1,278
- Alabama 6-2 1,131
- Ohio State 6-2 1,101
- Texas 6-2 1,057
- Ole Miss 6-2 1,034
- Texas Tech 7-1 962
- Wake Forest 7-1 897
- LSU 6-2 886
- Tennessee 6-2 761
- USC 7-2 570
- Houston 6-2 556
- Missouri 6-2 488
- Iowa 6-2 448
- Boise State 7-1 445
- Arizona 6-2 174
- Northwestern 6-2 150
- SMU 6-2 146
- New Mexico 7-1 119
Others receiving votes: South Carolina 91; Florida 81; UTSA 76; Duke 76; Virginia Tech 53; Oregon 41; Minnesota 10; Oklahoma State 9; Liberty 6; North Texas 4; Wisconsin 3; Memphis 2; North Dakota State 1; Nebraska 1; Cincinnati 1.
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