Coaches Poll top 25: USC plummets after Oregon loss, Iowa rises in latest college football rankings — SkimNews
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- Texas remained No. 1 in the Coaches Poll, having notched what the poll calls the two best wins in the sport over Ohio State and Tennessee (20-17 in Week 4)
- Georgia passed its first real test of the season by blowing out Oklahoma 41-13, a win that strengthens the Bulldogs' case as the other major contender behind Texas
- Seven ranked teams lost in Week 4 — Ole Miss, USC, Tennessee, Louisville, Texas A&M, Michigan, and Penn State (defeated by unranked Wisconsin) — six of whom were ranked between Nos. 11 and 20 the prior week, cratering the middle of the poll
- Oklahoma dropped out of the rankings entirely after the 41-13 loss to Georgia marked its second defeat of the season
- Florida vaulted to No. 8 after a 52-28 win, while Ole Miss checked in at No. 12 after its fall
- Four schools dropped out of the rankings: No. 19 Louisville, No. 20 Texas A&M, No. 23 Washington, and No. 24 Oklahoma, with Oklahoma State leading others receiving votes at 126 points
Why it matters: Seven ranked teams lost in a single week, with six of them clustered between Nos. 11 and 20, meaning voters now face a credibility test: rank by eye-test dominance (Texas, Georgia) or by resume data points (Texas holding wins over Ohio State and Tennessee). For Penn State, the loss to unranked Wisconsin is the most damaging — a top-tier conference team falling to an opponent outside the rankings in a year where strength-of-schedule tiebreakers will define the playoff field.
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