Ohio State drops in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll after Texas loss
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The latest US LBM Coaches Poll is out, and as you would expect, Ohio State has dropped from the No. 1 spot. It shouldn't have been that way, since the Buckeyes had the Longhorns on the ropes all game until they allowed 21-unanswered points to give the game away to the Texas Longhorns in the fourth quarter.
The Buckeyes didn't drop too terribly far, and one could argue that losing by one point to a top-five team on the road should have seen the Scarlet and Gray less than they did. The voters, however, did penalize Ohio State, knocking it down to the No. 6 spot behind a top five of Texas (1), Georgia (2), Notre Dame (3), Indiana (4), and Miami (FL) (5).
Rounding out the top ten are LSU (7), Texas A&M (8), Ole Miss (9), and Alabama (10). Oregon (18) dropped from the top ten and joins other Big Ten teams USC (11), Penn State (15), Michigan (19), Iowa (20), and Washington (24) inside the top 25 of the poll.
Texas takes over the top spot in the US LBM Coaches Poll after its dramatic comeback to beat previously top-ranked Ohio State. See the complete rankings at the link below.
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Ohio State is still in a great position to make a run at the College Football Playoff, but the margin of error is much smaller. It could have and should have been different, and all the Buckeyes can do now is learn from the game in Austin and go about their business the right way. Here's a look at the complete top 25.
US LBM Coaches Poll After Week 2
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Longhorns | 2-0 | 1804 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 1/4 |
| 2 | Georgia Bulldogs | 2-0 | 1732 | 15 | 2 | – | 2/3 |
| 3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 2-0 | 1639 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3/5 |
| 4 | Indiana Hoosiers | 2-0 | 1611 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4/6 |
| 5 | Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 2-0 | 1549 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5/7 |
| 6 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 1-1 | 1480 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1/6 |
| 7 | LSU Tigers | 2-0 | 1405 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7/13 |
| 8 | Texas A&M Aggies | 2-0 | 1311 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8/9 |
| 9 | Ole Miss Rebels | 2-0 | 1228 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9/11 |
| 10 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 2-0 | 1206 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10/12 |
| 11 | USC Trojans | 3-0 | 1023 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11/14 |
| 12 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 2-0 | 977 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 12/13 |
| 13 | BYU Cougars | 2-0 | 975 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 13/15 |
| 14 | Tennessee Volunteers | 2-0 | 679 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 14/18 |
| 15 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 2-0 | 676 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 15/17 |
| 16 | SMU Mustangs | 2-0 | 605 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 16/20 |
| 17 | Utah Utes | 2-0 | 590 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 17/21 |
| 18 | Oregon Ducks | 1-1 | 564 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 2/18 |
| 19 | Michigan Wolverines | 2-0 | 426 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 16/24 |
| 20 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 2-0 | 423 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 20/22 |
| 21 | Oklahoma Sooners | 1-1 | 395 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 9/21 |
| 22 | Missouri Tigers | 2-0 | 340 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 22/25 |
| 23 | Houston Cougars | 2-0 | 290 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 22/24 |
| 24 | Washington Huskies | 2-0 | 268 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 19/24 |
| 25 | Virginia Cavaliers | 2-0 | 249 | 0 | 25 | – | 25/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 25 Florida
Others Receiving Votes
Florida 183; Louisville 160; Boise State 44; Kansas State 24; South Carolina 23; Mississippi State 20; Vanderbilt 19; Duke 19; Nebraska 18; Pittsburgh 16; Oklahoma State 16; Auburn 15; Western Michigan 10; Virginia Tech 9; UCLA 8; Tulsa 7; North Dakota State 5; New Mexico 4; Clemson 3; Wake Forest 1; Arizona 1;
Next up, OSU heads back home to host Kent State next Saturday. We'll have plenty of coverage leading up to, during, and after that one as well.
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