BTN.com staff, BTN.com staff, September 29, 2013
The latest Coaches Poll was released Sunday, and Ohio State remained No. 3 following its 31-24 victory over Wisconsin, which fell out of the poll. Northwestern comes in at No. 15, setting up a top-15 matchup Saturday night vs. the Buckeyes. Two other Big Ten teams are ranked in the poll: Michigan (No. 17); Nebraska (No. 25).
| Coaches' Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 9/29/2013 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev Rank |
| 1 | Alabama (4-0) | 1546 (59) | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon (4-0) | 1479 (2) | 2 |
| 3 | Ohio State (5-0) | 1397 | 3 |
| 4 | Clemson (4-0) | 1352 (1) | 4 |
| 5 | Stanford (4-0) | 1325 | 5 |
| 6 | Georgia (3-1) | 1148 | 10 |
| 7 | Louisville (4-0) | 1147 | 7 |
| 8 | Florida State (4-0) | 1129 | 8 |
| 9 | Texas A&M (4-1) | 1072 | 9 |
| 10 | Oklahoma (4-0) | 964 | 12 |
| 11 | LSU (4-1) | 931 | 6 |
| 12 | South Carolina (3-1) | 860 | 13 |
| 13 | UCLA (3-0) | 812 | 14 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) (4-0) | 727 | 15 |
| 15 | Northwestern (4-0) | 620 | 16 |
| 16 | Baylor (3-0) | 573 | 18 |
| 17 | Michigan (4-0) | 546 | 17 |
| 18 | Washington (4-0) | 545 | 20 |
| 19 | Florida (3-1) | 515 | 19 |
| 20 | Oklahoma State (3-1) | 330 | 11 |
| 21 | Fresno State (4-0) | 270 | 23 |
| 22 | Texas Tech (4-0) | 231 | 25 |
| 23 | Northern Illinois (4-0) | 131 | NR |
| 24 | Arizona State (3-1) | 118 | NR |
| 25 | Nebraska (3-1) | 71 | NR |
Others: Ole Miss (69) , Virginia Tech (54) , Wisconsin (47) , Maryland (45) , Notre Dame (29) , Missouri (21) , UCF (15) , Michigan State (10) , Rutgers (9) , Oregon State (7) , Iowa (1) , Arizona (1) , Utah (1) , Cincinnati (1) , East Carolina (1)
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| AP Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 9/29/2013 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev Rank |
| 1 | Alabama (4-0) | 1495 (55) | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon (4-0) | 1422 (5) | 2 |
| 3 | Clemson (4-0) | 1354 | 3 |
| 4 | Ohio State (5-0) | 1305 | 4 |
| 5 | Stanford (4-0) | 1280 | 5 |
| 6 | Georgia (3-1) | 1171 | 9 |
| 7 | Louisville (4-0) | 1091 | 7 |
| 8 | Florida State (4-0) | 1069 | 8 |
| 9 | Texas A&M (4-1) | 1012 | 10 |
| 10 | LSU (4-1) | 979 | 6 |
| 11 | Oklahoma (4-0) | 838 | 14 |
| 12 | UCLA (3-0) | 834 | 13 |
| 13 | South Carolina (3-1) | 812 | 12 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) (4-0) | 753 | 15 |
| 15 | Washington (4-0) | 665 | 16 |
| 16 | Northwestern (4-0) | 550 | 17 |
| 17 | Baylor (3-0) | 536 | 19 |
| 18 | Florida (3-1) | 481 | 20 |
| 19 | Michigan (4-0) | 471 | 18 |
| 20 | Texas Tech (4-0) | 264 | 24 |
| 21 | Oklahoma State (3-1) | 230 | 11 |
| 22 | Arizona State (3-1) | 192 | NR |
| 23 | Fresno State (4-0) | 187 | 25 |
| 24 | Ole Miss (3-1) | 132 | 21 |
| 25 | Maryland (4-0) | 119 | NR |
Others: Northern Illinois (104) , Virginia Tech (49) , Wisconsin (46) , Nebraska (20) , Missouri (14) , Notre Dame (12) , UCF (6) , Michigan State (5) , Rutgers (2)
