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USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll released after Week 12

The USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll has been released following Week 12 of the college football season.

Survive and advance was the theme of Week 12. Georgia’s 16-6 win over Kentucky was not pretty, but the 11-0 Bulldogs remain No. 1 in the Coaches Poll for the sixth consecutive week.

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Ohio State, Michigan, TCU and USC survived in very close games. Tennessee lost, 63-38, to South Carolina. That took the Vols from No. 5 to No. 11. And the night ended with a great game between Oregon and Utah, which the Ducks won, 20-17.

Other fun ones included: UNC losing to Georgia Tech, Ole Miss losing to Arkansas, UCF losing to Navy, Oklahoma State losing to Oklahoma and NC State losing to Louisville.

The top 25:

25. UTSA

24. Texas

23. Coastal Carolina

22. Oregon State

21. Cincinnati

20. Tulane

19. Ole Miss

18. UCLA

17. UNC

16. FSU

15. Notre Dame

14. Utah

13. Kansas State

12. Washington

11. Tennessee

And the top 10, plus national title odds (courtesy of BetMGM), following Week 12:

10
Penn State Nittany Lions (9-2)

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Week 12: Beat Rutgers, 44-0

National title odds: N/A

(Nittany Lions Wire)

9
Oregon Ducks (9-2)

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Week 12: Beat Utah, 20-17

National title odds: +8,000

8
Clemson Tigers (10-1)

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Week 12: Beat Miami, 40-10

National title odds: +2,000

(Clemson Wire)

7
Alabama Crimson Tide (9-2)

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Week 12: Beat Austin Peay, 34-0

National title odds: N/A

(Roll Tide Wire)

6
LSU Tigers (9-2)

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Week 12: Beat UAB, 41-10

National title odds: +3,000

(LSU Wire)

5
USC Trojans (10-1)

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Week 12: Beat UCLA, 48-45

National title odds: +2,000

4
TCU Horned Frogs (11-0)

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Week 12: Beat Baylor, 29-28

National title odds: +1,500

3
Michigan Wolverines (11-0)

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Week 12: Beat Illinois, 19-17

National title odds: +900

2
Ohio State Buckeyes (11-0)

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Week 12: Beat Maryland, 43-30

National title odds: +250

1
Georgia Bulldogs (11-0)

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Week 12: Beat Kentucky, 16-6

National title odds: -145

Click here to place your bets at BetMGM.

Get more betting analysis and predictions at Sportsbook Wire.

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