The Stanford Cardinal are moving on up in the USA Today coaches poll this week, using their beat down of Duke to progress into the No. 16 spot of the top 25.
Alabama retains the top spot this week, while LSU overtook USC for the No. 2 spot this week despite a win over Syracuse and six more first place votes than the Tigers. Oregon stayed in the No. 4 spot this week, while UCLA and Arizona moved into the top 25 at No. 23 and No. 25 with big wins over Nebraska and Oklahoma State.
Here is the complete USA Today coaches poll:
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Alabama (42) | 1455 |
| 2 | LSU (5) | 1380 |
| 3 | USC (11) | 1363 |
| 4 | Oregon (1) | 1292 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 1203 |
| 6 | Florida State | 1153 |
| 7 | Georgia | 1120 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 1024 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 1008 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 950 |
| 11 | Clemson | 904 |
| 12 | Texas | 730 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 704 |
| 14 | Kansas State | 696 |
| 15 | TCU | 649 |
| 16 | Stanford | 455 |
| 17 | Florida | 452 |
| 18 | Michigan | 440 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 398 |
| 20 | Louisville | 280 |
| 21 | Arkansas | 246 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 151 |
| 23 | UCLA | 147 |
| 24 | Nebraska | 135 |
| 25 | Arizona | 120 |
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