Coaches Poll top 25: Big 12 contenders Texas Tech, BYU slide in Week 9 college football rankings — SkimNews
Get the Sports newsletter
Daily sports — scores, transfers, the storylines from the leagues you actually follow. Free.
- BYU fell six places from No. 3 to No. 9 after unranked UCF beat the Cougars in double overtime, handing BYU its first loss of the fall after a Week 7 win over Notre Dame.
- Texas Tech dropped nine positions, from No. 5 to No. 14, after Cincinnati ran all over the Red Raiders in a defeat that ended their perfect-season hopes.
- Tennessee tumbled to No. 17 after surrendering a late lead to South Carolina.
- USC slid to the bottom of the top 25 at No. 25 after losing to Wisconsin.
- Oregon fell out of the top 25 entirely after suffering its third loss of the season.
- Oklahoma State received 120 votes among the teams outside the top 25, ahead of Wisconsin with 114 and Cincinnati with 49.
Why it matters: BYU’s first loss sent it from No. 3 to No. 9, while Texas Tech’s loss to Cincinnati sent it from No. 5 to No. 14. Those defeats cut the season’s crop of unbeaten teams by two, while Cincinnati appeared among "Others receiving votes" with 49 votes despite having no listed top-25 position.
Ask SkimNews
