US LBM Coaches Poll: Penn State and Texas plummet
USA TODAY Sports’ Paul Myerberg breaks down the latest US LBM Coaches poll and where Penn State and Texas land after brutal loses.
Sports Pulse
Which Big 12 football teams are in the best shape to make the College Football Playoff right now?
Four teams currently have the edge: the four teams unbeaten in conference play after college football Week 6. Those teams? The BYU Cougars, Arizona State Sun Devils, Texas Tech Red Raiders and Cincinnati Bearcats, all 2-0 in Big 12 play.
BYU improved to 2-0 in Big 12 games with a 38-24 over West Virginia in Week 5, while Cincinnati moved to 2-0 with a 38-30 win over previously undefeated Iowa State. Texas Tech also moved to 2-0 in conference with a 35-11 win over previously unbeaten Houston.
Arizona State, which was off last week, has also won both of its conference games.
Here’s a look at how those games and the other college football Week 6 Big 12 games are reflected in the Week 6 US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 rankings.
Big 12 football Week 7 picks: UCF at Cincinnati | Houston at Oklahoma State | Iowa State at Colorado | TCU at Kansas State | Kansas at Texas Tech | BYU at Arizona | Arizona State at Utah | The Republic’s score predictions
College football rankings for Week 6
College football Week 7 picks: Ohio State at Illinois | Alabama at Missouri | Pittsburgh at Florida State | Washington State at Ole Miss | Indiana at Oregon | Oklahoma at Texas | Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech | NC State at Notre Dame | Arkansas at Tennessee | Florida at Texas A&M | Georgia at Auburn | Michigan at USC | South Carolina at LSU
US LBM Coaches Poll
ASU moved up one spot to No. 23, despite having the week off.
- Ohio State (59)
- Oregon (3)
- Miami (3)
- Ole Miss
- Texas A&M (1)
- Oklahoma
- Indiana
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Texas Tech
- LSU
- Tennessee
- Georgia Tech
- Missouri
- Michigan
- Notre Dame
- Illinois
- BYU
- Texas
- Vanderbilt
- Iowa State
- Penn State
- Arizona State
- Virginia
- Memphis
Dropped out
No. 19 Florida State; No. 25 Utah
Others Receiving Votes
Utah 134; Florida State 93; Cincinnati 70; South Florida 65; North Texas 28; Navy 26; Washington 25; USC 23; UNLV 21; Nebraska 17; TCU 15; Old Dominion 13; Louisville 10; Tulane 8; Duke 7; Auburn 7; Iowa 5; SMU 2.
AP Top 25
- Ohio State
- Miami (Florida)
- Oregon
- Ole Miss
- Texas A&M
- Oklahoma
- Indiana
- Alabama
- Texas Tech
- Georgia
- LSU
- Tennessee
- Georgia Tech
- Missouri
- Michigan
- Notre Dame
- Illinois
- BYU
- Virginia
- Vanderbilt
- Arizona State
- Iowa State
- Memphis
- South Florida
- Florida State
Reach Jeremy Cluff at jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter @Jeremy_Cluff.
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