It was another wild week in college football, and there’s been a shakeup in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll. In the Big Ten, Ohio State and Penn State beat Wisconsin and Indiana, respectively, but not in an impressive fashion, while Michigan sat on a bye.
In the SEC, Georgia is beginning to show Georgia form again with a dominating win over Florida, while the Crimson Tide sat idle, preparing for a stretch run.
The rest of the country saw USC show about as much resistance as a wet paper towel on defense in a Houdini-like escape at Cal, Oregon exert its might and Washington just wiggle by again. Florida State looked the part of a College Football Playoff contender with a dominating win. Oh, and Oklahoma lost in Lawrence, Kansas, to put a fly in the ointment of its 2023 campaign.
All of it resulted in a re-sorting of the order of the US LBM Coaches Poll that was just released. Here’s what the landscape now looks like and where Ohio State and others landed after Week 9.
We’ll start with the new top 10 and then share the complete poll for your reading pleasure.
No. 10 - Ole Miss Rebels (7-1)
Last Week
Won vs. Vanderbilt, 33-7
Poll Details
Poll Points | 1,021
First-Place Votes | 0
Last week’s ranking | No. 11 ⇑
Next Up … vs. Texas A&M
No. 9 - Penn State Nittany Lions (7-1)
Last Week
Won vs. Indiana, 33-24
Poll Details
Poll Points | 1,072
First-Place Votes | 0
Last week’s ranking | No. 10 ⇑
Next Up … at Maryland
No. 8 - Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1)
Last Week
Off Week
Poll Details
Poll Points | 1,187
First-Place Votes | 0
Last week’s ranking | No. 8 ⇔
Next Up … vs. LSU
No. 7 - Oregon Ducks (7-1)
Last Week
Won at Utah, 35-6
Poll Details
Poll Points | 1,211
First-Place Votes | 0
Last week’s ranking | No. 9 ⇑
Next Up … vs. California
No. 6 - Texas Longhorns (7-1)
Last Week
Won vs. BYU, 35-6
Poll Details
Poll Points | 1,212
First-Place Votes | 0
Last week’s ranking | No. 7 ⇑
Next Up … vs. Kansas State
No. 5 - Washington Huskies (8-0)
Last Week
Won at Stanford, 42-33
Poll Details
Poll Points | 1,344
First-Place Votes | 0
Last week’s ranking | No. 5 ⇔
Next Up … at USC
No. 4 - Florida State Seminoles (8-0)
Last Week
Won at Wake Forest, 41-16
Poll Details
Poll Points | 1,439
First-Place Votes | 0
Last week’s ranking | No. 4 ⇔
Next Up … at Pitt
No. 3 - Ohio State Buckeyes (8-0)
Last Week
Won at Wisconsin, 24-10
Poll Details
Poll Points | 1,454
First-Place Votes | 3
Last week’s ranking | No. 3 ⇔
Next Up … at Rutgers
No. 2 - Michigan Wolverines (8-0)
Last Week
Off Week
Poll Details
Poll Points | 1,520
First-Place Votes | 3
Last week’s ranking | No. 2 ⇔
Next Up … vs. Purdue
No. 1 - Georgia Bulldogs (8-0)
Last Week
Won vs. Florida, 43-20
Poll Details
Poll Points | 1,590
First-Place Votes | 58
Last week’s ranking | No. 1 ⇔
Next Up … vs. Missouri
NEXT … Complete US LBM Week 9 Coaches Poll
Complete Week 9 US LBM Coaches Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | Georgia | 8-0 | 1,590 (58) | – |
| 2 | Michigan | 8-0 | 1,520 (3) | – |
| 3 | Ohio State | 8-0 | 1,454 (3) | – |
| 4 | Florida State | 8-0 | 1,439 | – |
| 5 | Washington | 8-0 | 1,344 | – |
| 6 | Texas | 7-1 | 1,212 | +1 |
| 7 | Oregon | 7-1 | 1,211 | +2 |
| 8 | Alabama | 7-1 | 1,187 | – |
| 9 | Penn State | 7-1 | 1,072 | +1 |
| 10 | Ole Miss | 7-1 | 1,021 | +1 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 7-1 | 948 | -5 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 7-2 | 847 | +2 |
| 13 | LSU | 6-2 | 809 | +2 |
| 14 | Missouri | 7-1 | 741 | +2 |
| 15 | Louisville | 7-1 | 701 | +3 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 6-2 | 553 | +4 |
| 17 | Air Force | 8-0 | 523 | +2 |
| 18 | Utah | 6-2 | 509 | -5 |
| 19 | Oregon State | 6-2 | 465 | -7 |
| 20 | UCLA | 6-2 | 309 | +4 |
| 21 | Tulane | 7-1 | 304 | +2 |
| 22 | USC | 7-2 | 239 | – |
| 23 | Kansas | 6-2 | 182 | +15 |
| 24 | James Madison | 8-0 | 169 | +1 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 6-2 | 120 | -8 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 21 Duke;
Others Receiving Votes
Kansas State 85; Oklahoma State 62; Fresno State 51; Miami (FL) 35; Duke 33; Iowa 20; Arizona 18; Liberty 15; SMU 6; Florida 3; UNLV 1; Toledo 1; Kentucky 1;
