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CSM Poll: Cougars stay 6th, Louisville leaps to 3rd

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Strong defense helped the Cougars fend off the Cincinnati Bearcats last week and helped the team stay just outside of the top 5 in the rankings. | File photo/The Cougar

The college football landscape is ever changing and the polls from Associated Press and Amway Coaches help keep fans up-to-date on who’s the top teams in the country.

The Center for Student Media has decided to join in with our own CSM Poll, collected from members of The Cougar, Coog Radio and Coog TV.

In the second edition of our weekly CSM Poll, a top-five team was toppled and a new power player made their way into the ranks of teams on course for the College Football Playoffs. Some shifting in the bottom-half of the rankings resulted in some familiar faces returning to the rankings and one conference found four of their teams ranked inside the top 10.

1. Alabama Crimson Time (6 First-place votes) (3-0) – 48-43 W @ #19 Ole Miss. Next week: versus Kent State

2. Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) – 45-24 W @ #13 Oklahoma. Next week: Bye week

3. Louisville Cardinals (3-0) – 63-20 W versus #2 Florida State. Next week: @ Marshall

4. Michigan Wolverines (3-0) – 45-28 W versus Colorado. Next week: versus Penn State

5. Clemson Tigers (3-0) – 59-0 W versus South Carolina State. Next week: @ Georgia Tech

6. Houston Cougars (3-0) – 40-16 W @ Cincinnati. Next week: @ Texas State

7. Stanford Cardinal (3-0) – 27-10 W versus USC. Next week: @ UCLA

8. Michigan State Spartans (3-0) – 36-28 W @ #18 Notre Dame. Next week: versus #10 Wisconsin

9. Washington Huskies (3-0) – 41-3 W versus Portland State. Next week: @ Arizona

10. Wisconsin Badgers (3-0) – 23-17 W versus Georgia State. Next week: @ #8 Michigan State

11. Texas A&M Aggies (3-0) – 29-16 W @ Auburn. Next week: versus #15 Arkansas

12. Florida State Seminoles (2-1) – 63-20 L versus #9 Louisville. Next week: @ South Florida

13. Georgia Bulldogs (3-0) – 38-27 W @ Missouri. Next week: @ Ole Miss

14. Tennessee Volunteers (3-0) – 28-19 W versus Ohio. Next week: versus #18 Florida

15. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-0) – 42-3 W versus Texas State. Next week: versus #11 Texas A&M

16. Miami Hurricanes (3-0) – 45-10 W @ Appalachian State. Next week: Bye week

17. Baylor Bears (3-0) – 38-10 W v@ Rice. Next week: versus Oklahoma State

18. Florida Gators (3-0) – 32-0 W versus North Texas. Next week: @ #14 Tennessee

19. LSU Tigers (2-1) – 23-20 W versus Mississippi State. Next week: @ Auburn

20. Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-0) – 34-32 W versus #22 Oregon. Next week: @ Northwestern

21. Utah Utes (3-0) – 34-17 W @ San José State. Next week: versus USC

22. San Diego State Aztecs (3-0) – 42-28 W @ Northern Illinois. Next week: Bye week

23. TCU Horned Frogs (2-1) – 41-20 W versus Iowa State. Next week: @ SMU

24. Texas Longhorns (2-1) – 50-42 L @ California. Next week: Bye week

25. California Golden Bears (3-0) – 50-42 W versus #14 Texas. Next week: @ Arizona State

Dropped from rankings: Oklahoma State, Oregon, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, Iowa.

Others receiving votes: North Dakota State (3), Oklahoma (2), UCLA (2), Ole Miss (1), USF (1)

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