AP, Coaches Polls Week 11: Vols plummet in college football rankings

By Rivers Hughey

As expected, the top six teams held firm in the latest polls, but chaos further down the rankings forced voters to reshuffle the bottom half of the Top 25.

AP Top 25 Poll (previous rank)

1. Ohio State – 8-0 (1)

2. Indiana – 9-0 (2)

3. Texas A&M – 8-0 (3)

4. Alabama – 7-1 (4)

5. Georgia – 7-1 (5)

6. Oregon – 7-1 (6)

7. Ole Miss – 8-1 (7)

8. BYU – 8-0 (11)

9. Texas Tech – 8-1 (13)

10. Notre Dame – 6-2 (12)

11. Oklahoma – 7-2 (18)

12. Virginia – 8-1 (15)

13. Texas – 7-2  (20)

14. Louisville – 7-1 (16)

15. Vanderbilt – 7-2 (9)

16. Georgia Tech – 8-1 (8)

17. Utah – 7-2 (24)

18. Miami (FL) – 6-2 (10)

19. Missouri – 6-2 (19)

20. USC – 6-2 (23)

21. Michigan – 7-2 (21)

22. Memphis – 8-1 (25)

23. Tennessee – 6-3 (14)

24. Washington – 6-2 (NR)

25. Cincinnati – 7-2 (17)

Coaches Top 25 Poll (previous rank)

1. Ohio State – 8-0 (1)

2. Indiana – 9-0 (2)

3. Texas A&M – 8-0 (3)

4. Alabama – 7-1 (4)

5. Georgia – 7-1 (5)

6. Oregon – 7-1 (6)

7. Ole Miss – 8-1 (8)

8. BYU – 8-0 (10)

9. Texas Tech – 8-1 (13)

10. Notre Dame – 6-2 (12)

11. Virginia – 8-1 (15)

12. Oklahoma – 7-2 (18)

13. Texas – 7-2 (19)

14. Georgia Tech – 8-1 (7)

15. Louisville – 7-1 (17)

16. Vanderbilt – 7-2 (11)

17. Missouri – 6-2 (20)

18. Miami (FL) – 6-2 (9)

19. Utah – 7-2 (24)

20. Michigan – 7-2 (21)

21. USC – 6-2 (NR)

22. Tennessee – 6-3 (14)

23. Memphis – 8-1 (25)

24. Iowa – 6-2 (NR)

25. Cincinnati – 7-2 (16)