Amway College Football Poll 2014: Complete Week 11 Rankings Released
The 2014 college football regular season has been wild and unpredictable, and another week full of intense action has resulted in turnover on the Week 11 Amway Coaches Top 25 poll.
With Auburn beating Ole Miss in the game of the week and several other ranked teams involved in hard-fought outcomes, college football fans were treated to a schedule of games that lived up to the hype.
Here are the complete Amway and Bleacher Report rankings for Week 11.
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| 1 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 2 | Florida State Seminoles | Florida State Seminoles |
| 3 | Auburn Tigers | Auburn Tigers |
| 4 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Oregon Ducks |
| 5 | Oregon Ducks | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 6 | Michigan State Spartans | Michigan State Spartans |
| 7 | TCU Horned Frogs | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 8 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 9 | Kansas State Wildcats | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 10 | Baylor Bears | Baylor Bears |
| 11 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 12 | Arizona State Sun Devils | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 13 | Ole Miss Rebels | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 14 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 15 | LSU Tigers | LSU Tigers |
| 16 | Oklahoma Sonners | Oklahoma Sonners |
| 17 | Georgia Bulldogs | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 18 | UCLA Bruins | UCLA Bruins |
| 19 | Clemson Tigers | Clemson Tigers |
| 20 | Duke Blue Devils | Duke Blue Devils |
| 21 | Arizona Wildcats | Utah Utes |
| 22 | Utah Utes | Arizona Wildcats |
| 23 | Marshall Thundering Herd | Marshall Thundering Herd |
| 24 | Wisconsin Badgers | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 25 | West Virginia Mountaineers | Colorado State Rams |
Breaking Down Week 10
Just when you thought it was safe to sit back and enjoy college football without complete madness breaking out, Week 10 reared its ugly head and had fans on the edge of their seats starting Thursday when Florida State played.
FSU managed to beat Louisville in a tougher-than-expected matchup, but the Seminoles still earned the win. With the battle against the Cardinals being the last true test until the final game of the season against Florida, an unblemished record looks like a real possibility for the Seminoles.
When asked about the difficult matchup against Louisville, Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston had this response, per Gary B. Graves of The Associated Press, via FloridaToday.com: “I told them, ‘We've been here before.’ Being down is nothing when you've got heart. Honestly, we play better when we're down. We do anything to win. We don't enjoy being down.”
The madness continued Saturday when the No. 1-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs were involved in an intense battle against Arkansas, winning 17-10. While this victory won’t help the team impress voters, the gritty wins are those that build confidence within a program. With Mississippi State still scheduled to play Alabama and Ole Miss, though, the Bulldogs need to figure out what’s wrong with the offensive unit if they want to remain in playoff contention.
In the best matchup of the weekend, the Auburn Tigers took on the Ole Miss Rebels in the college football equivalent of a heavyweight boxing match. With the chance to cement its spot in the College Football Playoff, Auburn outlasted Ole Miss, 35-31, and has proven to be one of the top four teams in the sport this season.
ESPN’s Paul Finebaum broke down the outcome of the marquee matchup perfectly:
Another impressive matchup was TCU beating West Virginia, 31-30. The two teams fought incredibly hard throughout the game and the matchup was finally settled by a game-winning field goal. The Horned Frogs continue to show the tenacity needed to be a threat in a postseason format.
Not all of Saturday’s games were close. Oregon, Kansas State, Baylor, Nebraska, Ohio State and Oklahoma all managed to earn lopsided victories in Week 10.
It wasn’t all positive news for several of the teams that entered the week ranked, as Georgia, Arizona and Utah were all handed heartbreaking defeats.
With plenty of turnover and enough intense on-field action to satisfy fans until next week, it’s a good time to be a college football fan.
*Stats via ESPN.com.
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