The latest US LBM Coaches poll is out, and Ohio State saw a very modest rise, up one spot to No. 5. It’s a one-spot climb from the previous two weeks in which the Buckeyes were at No. 6, and it comes after a dominating performance against Maryland at home.
There is, however, a new No. 1. The Georgia Bulldogs leaped up to the top spot after their win over Alabama Saturday. The others ahead of the Buckeyes include Notre Dame (2), Miami (FL) (3), and Indiana (4). Behind the Scarlet and Gray and rounding out the top ten are Texas (6), Alabama (7), BYU (8), Texas Tech (9), and Ole Miss (10). If you are counting, that’s just two Big Ten teams in the top ten and four SEC squads.
Other Big Ten teams appearing in the poll include UCLA (12), USC (15), Iowa (16), and Oregon (25).
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Ohio State will now get ready for a much-anticipated top-five matchup when it travels to face the College Football Playoff defending national champions on Saturday. A win there would boost the Buckeyes’ profile, ranking, and chances of making the postseason. A loss would mean the margin of error is almost zero for all postseason goals.
Here’s a look at the rest of the US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 6 of the college football season.
US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 6
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
PTS |
1st |
Prev |
Chg |
Hi/Lo |
|
1 |
6-0 |
1832 |
60 |
2 |
1 |
1/3 |
|
|
2 |
6-0 |
1713 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2/5 |
|
|
3 |
5-0 |
1688 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3/7 |
|
|
4 |
6-0 |
1633 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
4/6 |
|
|
5 |
5-1 |
1565 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
1/7 |
|
|
6 |
4-1 |
1369 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1/6 |
|
|
7 |
5-1 |
1358 |
0 |
7 |
– |
7/12 |
|
|
8 |
5-0 |
1355 |
0 |
8 |
– |
8/15 |
|
|
9 |
5-0 |
1240 |
0 |
9 |
– |
9/13 |
|
|
10 |
4-1 |
1180 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
6/12 |
|
|
11 |
5-0 |
1109 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
11/21 |
|
|
12 |
5-0 |
912 |
0 |
22 |
10 |
12/NR |
|
|
13 |
5-1 |
863 |
0 |
16 |
3 |
13/25 |
|
|
14 |
5-1 |
837 |
0 |
14 |
– |
13/18 |
|
|
15 |
6-1 |
758 |
0 |
17 |
2 |
11/18 |
|
|
16 |
5-1 |
729 |
0 |
18 |
2 |
14/22 |
|
|
17 |
5-1 |
667 |
0 |
25 |
8 |
17/NR |
|
|
18 |
5-1 |
520 |
0 |
19 |
1 |
18/NR |
|
|
19 |
4-1 |
463 |
0 |
20 |
1 |
16/NR |
|
|
20 |
4-1 |
403 |
0 |
NR |
6 |
20/NR |
|
|
21 |
4-2 |
361 |
0 |
10 |
11 |
7/21 |
|
|
22 |
4-1 |
330 |
0 |
21 |
1 |
16/25 |
|
|
23 |
5-1 |
229 |
0 |
NR |
6 |
23/NR |
|
|
24 |
5-1 |
205 |
0 |
NR |
3 |
24/NR |
|
|
25 |
3-2 |
200 |
0 |
13 |
12 |
2/25 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 15 Florida; No. 23 Duke; No. 24 Pittsburgh;
Others Receiving Votes
Northwestern 107; Arizona 92; Nebraska 74; Oklahoma 50; Wisconsin 39; Duke 35; James Madison 33; Florida 32; Pittsburgh 25; New Mexico 16; UTSA 10; Baylor 9; Memphis 6; Oregon State 2; North Carolina 1;
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