October 21, 2024

Washington, UCF drop out of Week 7 Coaches Poll while Ohio State finally slides past Oklahoma into top four


For the first time since Sept. 30, 2016, everybody’s favorite Group of Five team to have an opinion on — UCF — is no longer ranked. The Knights exited the top 25 of the latest Coaches Poll entering Week 7 of the season, joining Washington, Oklahoma State and Michigan State on the way out of the rankings following losses over the weekend. Taking their places were No. 25 Minnesota, No. 24 Arizona State, No. 23 Baylor and No. 22 SMU. While those were certainly shakers after the latest round of voting, they weren’t the biggest movers in the rankings. That would be reserved for a pair of teams that lost tough ones on the road in new No. 12 Auburn (down five spots) and new No. 18 Iowa (down four). No. 4 Ohio State also (finally) moved into the top four after spending most of the season behind Oklahoma. The…

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