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Another week and another top 10 team goes down. Also, another week and another loss for Spencer Rattler’s Oklahoma Sooners. The reason we love college football so much is because each week, everything is on the line. One week you think you’re the number one team in the state of Florida and then the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes kick you back into the basement. From UNC’s Trey Morrison saving an undefeated season with 2-point conversion INT to Keontay Ingram’s fumble at the 1-yard line to put the nail the coffin for the Texas Longhorns, it’s truly a game of inches. It only takes a few key plays to make the difference between playoff dreams and rankings nightmares.
The AP Top 25
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12.Oregon Ducks
15.BYU Cougars
17.LSU Tigers
18.SMU Mustangs
Other teams receiving votes: Kansas State 142, USC 115, Mississippi State 112, UCF 112, TCU 97, Marshall 49, Tulsa 46, Utah 30, Iowa 26, Coastal Carolina 25, Oklahoma 20, North Carolina State 18, Ole Miss 18, UAB 15, Army 14, West Virginia 13, Memphis 12, Arkansas 11, Pittsburgh 7, Virginia 5, Arizona State 5, Washington 4, Air Force 4, Indiana 1
The Coaches Poll
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T-3.Florida Gators
T-3. Georgia Bulldogs
7.Miami Hurricanes
12.Tennesee Volunteers
15.Bringham Young Cougars
16.LSU Tigers
17.Oregon Ducks
21. SMU Mustangs
22.Texas Longhorns
23.Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
24.Iowa State Cyclones
25.UCF Knights
Other teams receiving votes: Minnesota (120) 0-0; Mississippi State (120) 1-1; USC (112) 0-0; Kansas State (86) 2-1; TCU (58) 1-1; Oklahoma (53) 1-2; Army West Point (51) 3-1; Marshall (46) 2-0; Iowa (39) 0-0; Coastal Carolina (38) 3-0; Utah (36) 0-0; Arkansas (35) 1-1; Memphis (35) 1-1; Pittsburgh (32) 3-1; Boise State (30) 0-0; West Virginia (30) 2-1; UAB (25) 3-1; Ole Miss (24) 1-1; NC State (17) 2-1; Arizona State (16) 0-0; Tulsa (15) 1-1; Air Force (13) 1-0; Kentucky (11) 0-2; Virginia (8) 1-1; Washington (8) 0-0; Boston College (5) 2-1; California (5) 0-0; Nebraska (5) 0-0; Stanford (4) 0-0; Baylor (2) 1-1; Liberty (1) 3-0
Analysis
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There are several teams in the top ten that have predominantly looked the part each week. The Alabama Crimson Tide and annoyingly, the Florida Gators, are among them. Kyle Trask, Kyle Pitts, and Kadarius Toney continue to impress through the Gators’ two weeks of SEC play. Speaking of the SEC, Stetson Bennett appears to be the right man for the job at Georgia. He had an efficient night at against Auburn. He was 17-28, for 240 yards, and 1 TD in his starting debut.
Six teams lost to unranked opponent this week. Which caused some real up and down movement amongst the polls. It also came just in time for Oklahoma State. The undefeated Cowboys jumped 9 spots in the Coaches Poll. Their rise puts them in the top 10 in both polls. In contrast, UCF dropped 13 spots on the same poll and Oklahoma remains is off both polls for the first time since 2016.
Now let's get to the game that we all watched and the number one team in the country, Clemson. Trevor Lawrence proved too much for the Virginia Cavaliers. He posted a night of 329 yards and 3 TDs. Virginia also couldn’t keep tabs on Travis Etienne who has 187 yards from scrimmage and 2 TDs (one receiving and one rushing).
The Miami Hurricanes will be taking on the No. 1 Clemson Tigers this Saturday night in primetime. It will be the first matchup for the schools since the 2017 ACC Championship game. Clemson is currently on a two game win streak in the series. Miami holds the lead in the matchup with 6 wins overall.