Notre Dame inches closer to top in US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 2
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There was some shake up in the US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 2, with Notre Dame being one of the teams to benefit.
The biggest move was a new No. 1, after Texas defeated Ohio State with a touchdown in the final minute to take a 24-23 victory on Saturday night, with the Longhorns taking the new spot. The Irish moved to No. 3, with just No. 2 Georgia ahead of them. Indiana and Miami round out the top-5.
The Buckeyes, LSU, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Alabama round out the top-10, with Notre Dame looking at its game with the Hurricanes as a potential top-5 matchup when the face each other later in the season. BYU checked in at No. 13, with SMU at No. 16, keeping three potential top-25 matchups on the Irish’s schedule.
Find out below the complete updated Coaches Poll, along with where each team was last week in parenthesis and their overall record.
25 – Virginia Cavaliers (25) 2-0
24 – Washington Huskies (19) 2-0
23 – Houston Cougars (22) 2-0
22 – Missouri Tigers (23) 2-0
21 – Oklahoma Sooners (10) 1-1
20 – Iowa Hawkeyes (21) 2-0
19 – Michigan Wolverines (24) 2-0
18 – Oregon Ducks (12) 1-1
17 – Utah Utes (20) 2-0
16 – SMU Mustangs (17) 2-0
15 – Penn State Nittany Lions (16) 2-0
14 – Tennessee Volunteers (18) 2-0
13 – BYU Cougars (15) 2-0
12 – Texas Tech Red Raiders (13) 2-0
11 – USC Trojans (14) 3-0
10 – Alabama Crimson Tide (12) 2-0
9 – Ole Miss Rebels (11) 2-0
8 – Texas A&M Aggies (9) 2-0
7 – LSU Tigers (8, 1 first place vote) 2-0
6 – Ohio State Buckeyes (1) 1-1
5 – Miami Hurricanes (7, 2 first place votes) 2-0
4 – Indiana Hoosiers (5, 10 first place votes) 2-0
3 – Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4, 3 first place votes) 2-0
2 – Georgia Bulldogs (2, 15 first place votes) 2-0
1 – Texas Longhorns (3, 42 first place votes) 2-0
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