LSU moves up to No

Although there was only a single match up between ranked teams, there was a lot of movement in this week’s Top 25 coaches poll. And it’s a team that wasn’t in the top five a week ago. The Rebels rebounded from last weeks upset at the hands of Memphis, defeating Texas A&M in convincing fashion on Saturday 23-3.

Ohio State solidified its hold on the No. 1 ranking following perhaps its most dominant performance of the season to date at Rutgers. The Bears won their seventh game of the season, while the Horned Frogs had their bye week. Baylor, which beat Iowa State on Saturday, lost quarterback Seth Russell for an undetermined amount of time.

LSU moved up to No. 4 in the Associated Press Top 25 released Sunday. They get a week off before a huge SEC West showdown at No. 7 Alabama.

Clemson ascended three spots to No. 3 after its 58-0 blowout win over Miami. Despite the lopsided victory, Clemson stayed in the same spot.

Two new teams have risen into the Top 10. The Tigers were No. 5 last week and moved up to No. 4.

Check this out: If the AP Poll decided who made the College Football Playoff – which it clearly doesn’t – and the season ended today, Michigan State wouldn’t make the party. They followed the No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

The Buckeyes’ 49 first-place votes paces the coaches’ poll as the Hawkeyes (No. 11) and the Wolverines (No. 17) round out the Big Ten’s representation.