Coaches Poll top 25: Michigan joins top five, Utah plummets in college football rankings
Tue, Sep 6, 2022
NCAAF News (AP)
Florida jumped 18 spots from unranked to No. 19 in the Week 1 USA Today Coaches Poll, which was released Tuesday after a lengthy Labor Day weekend slate. The Gators edged out Utah 29-26 in Gainesville, Florida, which dropped the Utes seven spots to No. 15 in the rankings. Additionally, reigning Big Ten champion Michigan entered the top five after an impressive win over Colorado State.'
Alabama kept its stranglehold on the No. 1 spot after crushing Mountain West reigning champ Utah State, but Georgia moved up the board past Ohio State to No. 2 after throttling Oregon 49-3. The Buckeyes remained high at No. 3 after pulling out a win 21-10 vs.'Notre Dame, while Clemson kept its spot at No. 4 despite a slow showing against Georgia Tech. Michigan moved up to No. 5.'
Elsewhere, the Ducks fell 12 spots after the loss to Georgia, which kept the Pac-12 locked out of the top 10. The Fighting Irish fell four spots to No. 9 after the tight loss to Ohio State on the road. Arkansas also jumped six spots to No. 17 after edging Cincinnati.'
Here's a look at the entire top 25 as voted on by the 65 FBS coaches that make up the Coaches Poll (first-place votes in parenthesis).'
Week 1 Coaches Poll
- Alabama (57)
- Georgia (6)
- Ohio State (2)
- Clemson
- Michigan
- Texas A&M
- Oklahoma
- Baylor
- Notre Dame
- Oklahoma State
- Michigan State
- USC
- NC State
- Pittsburgh
- Utah
- Miami (FL)
- Arkansas
- Wisconsin
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Wake Forest
- Texas
- Mississippi
- Oregon'
- BYU
Others receiving votes:'Tennessee 143; Penn State 138; Houston 137; Cincinnati 61; Iowa 44; Mississippi State 34; Florida State 33; UCF 23; Fresno State 21; Air Force 18; Auburn 15; TCU 7; UCLA 6; South Carolina 6; Utah State 5; Minnesota 5; Syracuse 4; Oregon State 3; UL Lafayette 1; Texas Tech 1; Northwestern 1; North Carolina 1.
