OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
Notre Dame (71), Iowa State (62), Illinois (48), BYU (28), Oklahoma (27), Kansas State (23), Oklahoma State (16), Texas A&M (10), Indiana (7), Rutgers (4), Nebraska (4), UCF (4), Pittsburgh (3), UNLV (2).
NOTES:
Texas remained No. 1 for a second straight week behind backup quarterback Arch Manning in an easy 51-3 victory over UL-Monroe. The top four teams in the poll stayed the same, with No. 2 Georgia and No. 4 Alabama idle and No. 3 Ohio State beating Marshall.
With a 25-15 victory at previously No. 13 Oklahoma, Tennessee edged up to No. 5 with Ole Miss slipping to No. 6. Ole Miss was followed by Miami (FL), Oregon, Penn State and Utah in the Top 10. All winners over the weekend.
Missouri, surviving a double-overtime scare against Vanderbilt, held its No. 11 spot, followed by Michigan, USC, Louisville, LSU and Clemson. Louisville was in the poll the first time this season, and Clemson the first time since the pre-season poll.
Michigan's victory over USC allowed the Wolverines back in the poll after a one-week absence. Oklahoma State, Oklahoma and Kansas State all dropped out of the poll after losses to Utah, Tennessee and BYU, respectively.
The SEC led all conferences with seven teams, followed by the Big Ten with five, the ACC with three and the Big 12 with one.
THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE:
Mississippi State at No. 1 Texas
No. 2 Georgia at No. 4 Alabama
No. 3 Ohio State at Michigan State
No. 5 Tennessee is idle
Kentucky at No. 6 Ole Miss
Virginia Tech at No. 7 Miami, Fla. (Friday night)
No. 8 Oregon at UCLA
Illinois at No. 9 Penn State
Arizona at No. 10 Utah
No. 11 Missouri is idle
Minnesota at No. 12 Michigan
Wisconsin at No. 13 USC
No. 14 Louisville at Notre Dame
South Alabama at No. 15 LSU
Stanford at No. 16 Clemson
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