US LBM Coaches Poll reveals massive shakeup near the top, but did Texas move up?

Week 2 of the college football season saw the most hyped non-conference game of the year turn into a blow out, one of the biggest upsets in years and a few close shaves by ranked teams.

It makes sense then that there would be a major shakeup in the US LBM Coaches Poll.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish took the biggest plunge. The Irish were ranked No. 7 and were thought to be a shoe in for the college football playoff. But after getting stunned at home by Northern Illinois, Notre Dame plummeted to No. 19 and a playoff berth is less than a certainty.

The Oregon Ducks, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Penn State Nittany Lions and even, to some degree, the Alabama Crimson Tide struggled against lesser opponents. But all four schools held firm in the new US LBM Coaches Poll.

The Texas Longhorns, who dismantled the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday 31-12, stood pat at No. 3. In fact, the entire top six stayed the same as the Week 1 ranking. The Wolverines dropped seven spots to No. 16.

Week 2’s US LBM Coaches Poll

Ranking Team Record Points

1 Georgia Bulldogs 2-0 1,346 (50)

2 Ohio State Buckeyes 2-0 1,281 (3)

3 Texas Longhorns 2-0 1,259 (1)

4 Alabama Crimson Tide 2-0 1,157

5 Ole Miss Rebels 2-0 1,136

6 Oregon Ducks 2-0 987

7 Penn State Nittany Lions 2-0 956

8 Missouri Tigers 2-0 955

9 Tennessee Volunteers 2-0 930

10 Utah Utes 2-0 871

11 USC Trojans 2-0 803

12 Miami Hurricanes 2-0 798

13 Oklahoma Sooners 2-0 700

14 Oklahoma State Cowboys 2-0 588

15 Kansas State Wildcats 2-0 578

16 Michigan Wolverines 1-1 501

17 LSU Tigers 1-1 410

18 Arizona Wildcats 2-0 399

19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1-1 388

20 Clemson Tigers 1-1 326

21 Louisville Cardinals 2-0 288

22 Washington Huskies 2-0 176

23 Iowa State Cyclones 2-0 157

24 Nebraska Cornhuskers 2-0 91

25 Memphis Tigers 2-0 85

Schools Dropped Out

No. 20 Kansas; No. 21 Iowa; No. 23 North Carolina State

Others Receiving Votes:

Texas A&M 68; Boston College 36; Syracuse 33; Illinois 33; Northern Illinois 30; Wisconsin 28; South Carolina 25; UNLV 19; Boise State 18; Iowa 17; Kansas 10; North Carolina State 9; UCF 7; Texas State 7; TCU 6; North Carolina 5; California 5; Liberty 4; Pittsburgh 2; Michigan State 2; BYU 2; Tulane 1; James Madison 1; Indiana 1