Coaches Poll Top 25 shaken up following Week 11 of college football

The regular season is winding down in college football, with just a couple of weeks remaining until conference championship weekend. Week 11 brought more upsets and surprising results, which caused some shakeups in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll Top 25.

Overall, AP Top 25-ranked teams went 17-8 on the weekend. Four of those eight losses came in matchups between two AP-ranked teams, and none of the eight ranked teams that lost this weekend did so by more than seven points.

One of the biggest results of the weekend was No. 24 Washington taking down No. 6 Oregon, 37-34. The Ducks were surging as a potential College Football Playoff contender, but those hopes are now likely gone. No. 9 UCLA also fell over the weekend, losing 34-28 against Arizona. No. 4 TCU survived a close game against No. 18 Texas, and No. 7 LSU also prevailed in a tight contest against Arkansas.

No. 10 Alabama held on against No. 11 Ole Miss, and the SEC Championship game has officially been set with Georgia and LSU set to battle for the crown.

No. 16 Tulane was surging entering Week 11, and the Green Wave hosted No. 22 UCF on Saturday with important AAC Championship implications on the line. It was the Knights that played spoiler, winning 38-31. No. 17 NC State suffered a major upset at the hands of Boston College, while No. 19 Liberty lost to UConn and No. 21 Illinois fell to Purdue.

With a ton of upsets and even more close finishes, the polls see some big changes entering Week 12. The post-Week 11 Coaches Poll shows just that, with some new teams joining the rankings and a lot of movement from top to bottom.

Updated Coaches Poll after Week 11

1. Georgia (10-0) (61 first-place votes)
2. Ohio State (10-0) (1)
3. Michigan (10-0) (1)
4. TCU (10-0)
5. Tennessee (9-1)
6. USC (9-1)
7. LSU (8-2)
8. Alabama (8-2)
9. Clemson (9-1)
10. Utah (8-2)
11. North Carolina (9-1)
12. Penn State (8-2)
13. Oregon (8-2)
14. Ole Miss (8-2)
15. Washington (8-2)
16. UCLA (8-2)
17. Kansas State (7-3)
18. UCF (8-2)
19. Notre Dame (7-3)
20. Florida State (7-3)
21. Cincinnati (8-2)
22. Tulane (8-2)
23. Coastal Carolina (9-1)
24. Oklahoma State (7-3)
25. NC State (7-3)

Four teams joined this week’s rankings, as Florida State, Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina and Oklahoma State joined the Coaches Poll Top 25 after Week 11. They take the places of Texas (previously No. 18), Liberty (previously No. 19), Illinois (previously No. 20) and Kentucky (previously No. 24).

The story of this week’s poll is undoubtedly the major movement on the inside. Ten teams inside the top 25 were moved by at least five spots. Eight teams saw their ranking move up or down by at least three spots.

Texas was the top vote-getting team outside of this week’s top 25, receiving 76 votes. Oregon State (62), Illinois (48), UTSA (40), Troy (32), Minnesota (30), Duke (24), Liberty (9), Pittsburgh (8), Kentucky (8), Florida (8), Boise State (5), Air Force (5), Wake Forest (3), South Alabama (2), and Toledo (1) also received votes this week.