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There are three new teams in the top five of the Week 7 Coaches Poll, as big wins for South Carolina, West Virginia and Kansas State have pushed all of them up the rankings this week.
Alabama remained the top school in the nation, receiving all but one first-place vote. The Oregon Ducks held strong at No. 2, while the Florida and Notre Dame each made significant jumps to Nos. 6 and 7 in the rankings this week.
The LSU Tigers fell from No. 3 to No. 8, Florida State went from No. 4 to No. 11, Georgia fell from No. 5 to No. 12, and the Texas Longhorns fell from No. 9 to No .15 this week.
You can check out Sports Illustrated's college rankings page for all the latest this week.
| Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
| 1 | Alabama (58) | 5-0 | 1,474 | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon (1) | 6-0 | 1,411 | 2 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 6-0 | 1,345 | 6 |
| 4 | West Virginia | 5-0 | 1,296 | 7 |
| 5 | Kansas State | 5-0 | 1,216 | 8 |
| 6 | Florida | 5-0 | 1,165 | 11 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 5-0 | 1,152 | 10 |
| 8 | LSU | 5-1 | 961 | 3 |
| 9 | USC | 4-1 | 940 | 12 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 3-1 | 872 | 14 |
| 11 | Florida State | 5-1 | 819 | 4 |
| 12 | Georgia | 5-1 | 761 | 5 |
| 13 | Clemson | 5-1 | 759 | 15 |
| 14 | Oregon State | 4-0 | 691 | 17 |
| 15 | Texas | 4-1 | 663 | 9 |
| 16 | Louisville | 5-0 | 628 | 16 |
| 17 | Stanford | 4-1 | 577 | 18 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | 5-0 | 558 | 19 |
| 19 | Rutgers | 5-0 | 410 | 21 |
| 20 | Cincinnati | 4-0 | 365 | 23 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 4-1 | 208 | NR |
| 22 | Boise State | 4-1 | 197 | 25 |
| 23 | TCU | 4-1 | 194 | 13 |
| 24 | Louisiana Tech | 5-0 | 131 | NR |
| 25 | Iowa State | 4-1 | 73 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State 61, Baylor 52, Michigan 33, Northwestern 31, Michigan State 27, Ohio 23, Nebraska 18, Texas Tech 11, Duke 10, Wisconsin 8, Western Kentucky 7, North Carolina State 6, Louisiana-Lafayette 6, Oklahoma State 5, San Jose State 4, Louisiana-Monroe 3, Nevada 2, Toledo 2