Four Big 12 teams in latest US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 5
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Week 5 ended late Saturday evening, with Colorado falling to 2-3 after another disappointing loss, nearly identical to the previous two weeks. In the latest US LBM Coaches Poll, Colorado was unsurprisingly absent, but multiple Big 12 teams made the poll.
BYU leads the conference, moving up one spot to No. 8 following a gritty win against TCU. Texas Tech also moved up a spot to No. 9 after a 17-point fourth quarter got the Red Raiders past Colorado. Utah rounds out the trio of top-15 Big 12 teams, coming in at No. 12, up a spot despite being off this week. Houston beat UCF by ten points and comes in at No. 19, the final ranked Big 12 team.
Oklahoma State remains the first team left out of the poll, receiving 187 votes during its bye week. Arizona (15 votes), Baylor (3 votes) and Kansas State (1 vote) were the three Big 12 teams in the receiving votes section.
Elsewhere in college football, the top seven remained the same, with Texas, Georgia and Notre Dame leading the way. BYU, Texas Tech and LSU all moved up one spot to round out the top 10.
Florida fell seven spots after a blowout loss to Missouri, while the Tigers themselves moved up a poll-leading nine spots to No. 16. Iowa and Mississippi State fell four spots. Penn State (No. 22) and Michigan (No. 24) fell out of the poll.
Here is the full US LBM Coaches Poll as we head into Week 6. (Each team's name is followed by its record and last week's ranking in parentheses.)
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Longhorns | 4-0 | 1806 | 45 | 1 | – | 1/4 |
| 2 | Georgia Bulldogs | 5-0 | 1760 | 20 | 2 | – | 2/3 |
| 3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 5-0 | 1630 | 1 | 3 | – | 3/5 |
| 4 | Miami Hurricanes | 5-0 | 1622 | 0 | 4 | – | 4/7 |
| 5 | Indiana Hoosiers | 5-0 | 1556 | 8 | 5 | – | 4/6 |
| 6 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 4-1 | 1514 | 0 | 6 | – | 1/7 |
| 7 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 5-0 | 1483 | 0 | 7 | – | 7/12 |
| 8 | BYU Cougars | 4-0 | 1214 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8/15 |
| 9 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 5-0 | 1169 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9/13 |
| 10 | LSU Tigers | 4-1 | 1136 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7/13 |
| 11 | Ole Miss Rebels | 3-1 | 1059 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6/12 |
| 12 | Utah Utes | 4-0 | 1015 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 12/21 |
| 13 | Oregon Ducks | 3-1 | 948 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2/18 |
| 14 | Tennessee Volunteers | 4-1 | 768 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 13/18 |
| 15 | Florida Gators | 4-1 | 672 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 8/NR |
| 16 | Missouri Tigers | 4-1 | 646 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 16/25 |
| 17 | USC Trojans | 5-1 | 643 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 11/18 |
| 18 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 4-1 | 457 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 14/22 |
| 19 | Houston Cougars | 4-1 | 391 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 19/NR |
| 20 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 4-1 | 355 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 16/NR |
| 21 | SMU Mustangs | 4-1 | 354 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 16/25 |
| 22 | UCLA Bruins | 4-0 | 318 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 22/NR |
| 23 | Duke Blue Devils | 4-0 | 274 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 21/NR |
| 24 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 5-0 | 242 | 0 | NR | 5 | 24/NR |
| 25 | Kentucky Wildcats | 4-1 | 210 | 0 | NR | 2 | 25/NR |
Others Receiving Votes
Oklahoma State 187; Boise State 161; Nebraska 117; Wake Forest 87; Northwestern 70; Wisconsin 47; James Madison 42; Minnesota 40; North Dakota State 29; Arizona 15; New Mexico 7; Baylor 3; Virginia Tech 1; Texas A&M 1; Kansas State 1;
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