Kansas State and Notre Dame are now in the Top 5 of both the AP Poll and USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. The Alabama Crimson Tide are the unanimous number one for the second straight week.
Kansas State (6-0) has risen to 3rd in the Coaches Poll and 4th in the AP Poll. Last week, the Wildcats were 5th in the AP and 6th in the Coaches.
After their controversial overtime win over Stanford, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-0) are now ranked 5th in both polls. That’s a two spot improvement over last week in both rankings.
Losses by South Carolina (23-21 to #9 LSU) and West Virginia (49-14 to unranked Texas Tech) dropped both teams out of the Top 5. The Gamecocks are now ranked 9th in the AP Poll and 8th in the Coaches Poll, while the Mountaineers are ranked 17th and 15th, respectively.
The new AP Top 5 is now Alabama, Oregon, Florida, Kansas State and Notre Dame. The Coaches Top 5 is Alabama, Oregon, Kansas State, Florida and Notre Dame. The full polls are listed below.
AP Poll (Week 8)
- Alabama
- Oregon
- Florida
- Kansas State
- Notre Dame
- LSU
- Ohio State
- Oregon State
- South Carolina
- Oklahoma
- USC
- Florida State
- Georgia
- Clemson
- Mississippi State
- Louisville
- West Virginia
- Texas Tech
- Rutgers
- Texas A&M
- Cincinnati
- Stanford
- Michigan
- Boise State
- Ohio
Dropped from rankings: Texas 15, Louisiana Tech 23
Others receiving votes: Arizona State 92, TCU 88, Louisiana Tech 38, Texas 25, NC State 11, Northwestern 6, Washington 6, Wisconsin 6, Nebraska 4, North Carolina 2, Tulsa 2, Penn State 1, Arizona 1
Notes: Ohio is ranked in the AP Poll for the first time since the final poll in 1968.
Coaches Poll (Week 8)
- Alabama
- Oregon
- Kansas State
- Florida
- Notre Dame
- LSU
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- USC
- Florida State
- Oregon State
- Georgia
- Clemson
- Louisville
- West Virginia
- Mississippi State
- Rutgers
- Cincinnati
- Texas A&M
- Texas Tech
- TCU
- Boise State
- Stanford
- Arizona State
- Michigan
Dropped from rankings: Texas 15, Louisiana Tech 24, Iowa State 25
Others receiving votes: Northwestern 77, Ohio 54, Texas 54, Louisiana Tech 24, Wisconsin 16, Nebraska 10, Nevada 7, Oklahoma State 6, Western Kentucky 6, Iowa State 5, Northern Illinois 2, ULM 2, Toledo 2, Tulsa 1, UCLA 1
Notes: Ohio State is ineligible to be ranked due to NCAA sanctions.