Florida State holds on to No. 1 in coaches poll, Hokies vanish
The 62 coaches that vote in the Top 25 coaches poll saw 18 games involving Top 25 teams played this weekend, with four of those losing Saturday -- No. 6 Georgia, No. 9 USC, No. 17 Virginia Tech and No. 21 Louisville.
Three of those four lost on the road, with the Bulldogs losing at No. 24 South Carolina, the Trojans to unranked Boston College and the Cardinals to unranked Virginia. No. 17 Virginia Tech lost at home to East Carolina.
How did the coaches react? Introducing Week 4 of the Top 25 coaches' poll.
Scores | Standings | Week 4's biggest games
How did the coaches stack their Top 25 boards after Week 2? A look at the results:
Coaches Top 25 poll through Sept. 13 games
(First-place votes in parentheses)
1. Florida State (50), 2-0, 1,502 points Last week: 1
2. Alabama (1), 3-0, 1,408 Last week: 2
3. Oregon (6), 3-0, 1,399 Last week: 4
4. Oklahoma (4), 3-0, 1,390 Last week: 3
5. Auburn 2-0, 1,297 Last week: 5
6. Baylor 3-0, 1,179 Last week: 7
7. Texas A&M 3-0, 1,159 Last week: 8
8. LSU 3-0, 1,107 Last week: 9
9. Notre Dame 3-0, 966 Last week: 11
10. UCLA 3-0, 861 Last week: 12
11. Michigan State 1-1, 776 Last week: 13
12. Ole Miss 3-0, 769 Last week: 15
13. Arizona State 3-0, 732 Last week: 14
14. Georgia 1-1, 693 Last week: 6
15. Stanford 2-1, 561 Last week: 16
16. South Carolina 2-1, 529 Last week: 23
17. Wisconsin 1-1, 436 Last week: 17
18. Ohio State 2-1, 402 Last week: 18
19. Missouri 3-0, 382 Last week: 22
20. Kansas State 2-0, 381 Last week: 20
21. USC 2-1, 338 Last week: 10
22. Nebraska, 3-0, 325 Last week: 21
23. BYU 3-0, 222 Last week: 27
24. Clemson 1-1, 207 Last week: 24
25. North Carolina 2-0, 128 Last week: 25
Others receiving votes: Duke 100; Mississippi State 92; Oklahoma State 83; Florida 72; TCU 50; Virginia Tech 47; Washington 44; East Carolina 35; Penn State 26; Marshall 25; West Virginia 19; Arizona 18; Cincinnati 15; Northern Illinois 10; Oregon State 8; Louisville 8; Arkansas 7; Pittsburgh 5; North Carolina State 4; Boston College 4; Memphis 2; Boise State 1; Virginia 1.
Dropped out
No. 19 Virginia Tech