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The AP and Coaches polls are out for Week 4, but they’ve done so with two different sets of rules. The Coaches Poll has added the Big Ten back into the mix after their decision to play football in 2020, while the AP Poll doesn’t have those teams in the mix yet.
Who went up?
The biggest mover was the Miami Hurricanes, who dominated the also-ranked Louisville Cardinals in a 47-34 win in Cardinals Stadium on Saturday night. The Canes went from #17 to #12 in the AP Poll, and from #18 to #14 in the Coaches Poll. Quarterback D’eriq King was 18/30 for 325 yards and 3 touchdowns. Also the Pittsburgh Panthers moved from #25 to #21 thanks to their 21-10 win over the now 0-2 Syracuse Orange. But when the AP adds the Big Ten back, it’s likely Pitt will lose their number.
Who went down?
Louisville’s horrible performance defensively saw them go from #18 to #24 in the AP, and from #16 to out of the Coaches Poll. Five teams exited the Coaches sample, mostly being replaced by Big Ten teams now counting: Louisville 16, Kentucky 20, Appalachian State 23, Baylor 24, Army 25
Big Ten enters
Five Big Ten teams are now part of half the national ranking process, as the Coaches Poll welcomed the following: #10 Ohio State, #13 Penn State, #17 Wisconsin, #19 Michigan, and #22 Minnesota. Somehow we don’t think Ohio State will be in double-digits for too long, as they’re second in the futures odds at DraftKings Sportsbook to win the national championship at +250.
What’s up next?
The SEC begins play next weekend with their intraconference-only schedule only, and we’ll start to see who is for real and who is just preseason hype. The Big Ten will get on the field October 24th, but until then their status in these rankings is just projection.
AP Poll
AP Poll Week 4
| Ranking | Team (1st place votes) | Record | Points | Last week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | Team (1st place votes) | Record | Points | Last week |
| 1 | Clemson (59) | 2-0 | 1523 | 1 |
| 2 | Alabama (1) | 0-0 | 1458 | 2 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 1368 | 3 |
| 4 | Georgia | 0-0 | 1320 | 4 |
| 5 | Florida | 0-0 | 1239 | 5 |
| 6 | LSU (1) | 0-0 | 1221 | 6 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 2-0 | 1200 | 7 |
| 8 | Auburn | 0-0 | 1037 | 8 |
| 8 | Texas | 1-0 | 1037 | 9 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 0-0 | 972 | 10 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 1-0 | 883 | 12 |
| 12 | Miami | 2-0 | 816 | 17 |
| 13 | UCF | 1-0 | 771 | 14 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 1-0 | 720 | 13 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 1-0 | 693 | 11 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 0-0 | 529 | 15 |
| 17 | Memphis | 1-0 | 510 | 16 |
| 18 | BYU | 1-0 | 405 | 21 |
| 19 | Louisiana | 2-0 | 374 | 19 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | 0-0 | 350 | 20 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | 2-0 | 315 | 25 |
| 22 | Army | 2-0 | 296 | 22 |
| 23 | Kentucky | 0-0 | 230 | 23 |
| 24 | Louisville | 1-1 | 115 | 18 |
| 25 | Marshall | 2-0 | 108 | NR |
Coaches Poll
Coaches Poll Week 4
| Ranking | Team (1st place votes) | Record | Points | Last week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | Team (1st place votes) | Record | Points | Last week |
| 1 | Clemson (44) | 2-0 | 1196 | 1 |
| 2 | Alabama (1) | 0-0 | 1119 | 2 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 1019 | 3 |
| 3 | Georgia | 0-0 | 1019 | 4 |
| 5 | LSU (1) | 0-0 | 962 | 5 |
| 6 | Florida | 0-0 | 899 | 6 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 2-0 | 896 | 7 |
| 8 | Auburn | 0-0 | 766 | 9 |
| 9 | Texas | 1-0 | 764 | 8 |
| 10 | Ohio State (2) | 0-0 | 741 | NR |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 0-0 | 651 | 10 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 1-0 | 563 | 11 |
| 13 | Penn State | 0-0 | 536 | NR |
| 14 | Miami | 2-0 | 500 | 18 |
| 15 | UCF | 1-0 | 497 | 13 |
| 16 | Cincinnati | 1-0 | 416 | 14 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 0-0 | 411 | NR |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 1-0 | 315 | 12 |
| 19 | Michigan | 0-0 | 287 | NR |
| 20 | Memphis | 1-0 | 269 | 15 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 0-0 | 266 | 17 |
| 22 | Minnesota | 0-0 | 178 | NR |
| 23 | BYU | 1-0 | 177 | 22 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 0-0 | 167 | 19 |
| 25 | Louisiana | 2-0 | 158 | 21 |
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