Notre Dame took a big tumble and Michigan fell out of the highest 10 within the Week 2 Coaches Ballot. The No. 19 Combating Irish, which ranked No. 7 after Week 1, suffered one of the vital important upsets of the season in a 16-14 dwelling loss in opposition to Northern Illinois.
The now-No. 16 Wolverines suffered their worst dwelling loss since 2020 with a 31-12 drubbing by the hands of Texas, which saved its grip on the No. 3 spot on this week’s rankings regardless of the spectacular win. The Longhorns did obtain one vote for first place alongside the likes of No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Ohio State.
No. 9 Tennessee and No. 10 Utah moved into the highest 10 to fill the spots vacated by Michigan and Notre Dame after hovering simply exterior over the past couple of weeks.
Within the backside half of the ballot, Iowa and NC State each dropped out after faltering in main nonconference clashes. The Wolfpack misplaced 52-10 to the Volunteers in Charlotte, which actually helped carry Tennessee to its new top-10 standing. In the meantime, Iowa State climbed to No. 23 within the rankings after its second Cy-Hawk victory within the final three years.
This is a full take a look at the Coaches Ballot prime 25 after Week 2. First-place votes are listed in parentheses.
Week 1 Coaches Ballot
- Georgia (48)
- Ohio State (3)
- Texas (1)
- Alabama
- Ole Miss
- Oregon
- Missouri
- Penn State
- Tennessee
- Utah
- USC
- Miami (FL)
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State
- Kansas State
- Michigan
- LSU
- Arizonaa
- Notre Dame
- Clemson
- Louisville
- Washington
- Iowa State
- Nebraska
- Memphis
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M (68); Boston Faculty (36); Syracuse (33); Illinois (33); Northern Illinois (30); Wisconsin (28); South Carolina (25); UNLV (19); Boise State (18); Iowa (17); Kansas (10); NC 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)
