College Football Rankings 2011: Oklahoma No. 1, Notre Dame out of Coaches Poll
The new USA TODAY Coaches Poll was released just a few minutes ago and there are similar changes to the AP Poll that was also released today.
Both the Oklahoma Sooners and the Alabama Crimson Tide hold on to their respective number one and number two spots. Unlike the AP Poll, the LSU Tigers sit at number three after their very impressive victory over the Oregon Ducks. Although they did receive seven first place votes, compared to the two they received in the preseason poll.
Much like in the AP Poll, the Oregon Ducks slide down but land at number 14 after an embarrassing loss to the LSU Tigers. Oregon started the season with National Championship dreams but those may be all but gone after the performance they put on in week one.
The other team that had an impressive victory was the Boise State Broncos, and they jumped from seventh to to fifth in the rankings. They hopped over the Stanford Cardinal which currently sit at number six, putting them one point behind the Florida State Seminoles.
The TCU Horned Frogs sit at number 25 despite losing to the Baylor Bears, which unlike the AP Poll still remained unranked.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish fell out of the USA Today top 25 with probably the most embarrassing loss of the week to the South Florida Bulls.The Georgia Bulldogs are another team that fell out of the top 25.
The Oklahoma Sooners received 43 of the 59 top votes this week with the Crimson Tide picking up the remaining nine.
You can see the USA Today Poll in its entirety below.
| 1 | Oklahoma (Big 12) |
| 2 | Alabama (SEC) |
| 3 | LSU (SEC) |
| 4 | Florida State (ACC) |
| 5 | Boise State (Mountain West) |
| 6 | Stanford (Pac 12) |
| 7 | Oklahoma State (Big 12) |
| 8 | Texas A&M (Big 12) |
| 9 | Wisconsin (Big Ten) |
| 10 | Nebraska (Big Ten) |
| 11 | Virginia Tech (ACC) |
| 12 | South Carolina (SEC) |
| 13 | Arkansas (SEC) |
| 14 | Oregon (Pac 12) |
| 15 | Ohio State (Big Ten) |
| 16 | Michigan State (Big Ten) |
| 17 | Mississippi State (SEC) |
| 18 | Florida (SEC) |
| 19 | Missouri (Big 12) |
| 20 | Penn State (Big Ten) |
| 21 | Texas (Big 12) |
| 22 | Auburn (SEC) |
| 23 | Arizona State (Pac 12) |
| 24 | West Virginia (Big East) |
| 25 | TCU (Mountain West) |
