BTN.com staff, November 30, 2014
The latest Coaches Poll was released Sunday, and Ohio State and Michigan State both moved up one spot, to No. 6 and No. 7, respectively.
The Buckeyes beat rival Michigan to clinch their third consecutive perfect Big Ten campaign; the Spartans cruised to a road win at Penn State to wrap up their second straight 10-win season.
Wisconsin moved up three spots, to No. 11, following its comeback win over rival Minnesota to clinch the inaugural Big Ten West title, while the Gophers dropped to No. 25.
Nebraska, fresh off its exciting overtime comeback win at Iowa, is back in the polls, at No. 23. That wasn't enough to save Bo Pelini's job, though. Get Tom Dienhart's take, and see Twitter reaction.
See the full Coaches Poll below.
| Coaches' Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 11/30/2014 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | Alabama (11-1) | 1507 (28) | 1 |
| 2 | Florida State (12-0) | 1489 (28) | 2 |
| 3 | Oregon (11-1) | 1458 (6) | 3 |
| 4 | TCU (10-1) | 1339 | 5 |
| 5 | Baylor (10-1) | 1300 | 6 |
| 6 | Ohio State (11-1) | 1269 | 7 |
| 7 | Michigan State (10-2) | 1136 | 8 |
| 8 | Arizona (10-2) | 1050 | 12 |
| 9 | Kansas State (9-2) | 1037 | 11 |
| 10 | Mississippi State (10-2) | 979 | 4 |
| 11 | Wisconsin (10-2) | 955 | 14 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech (10-2) | 867 | 15 |
| 13 | Missouri (10-2) | 820 | 17 |
| 14 | Ole Miss (9-3) | 709 | 19 |
| 15 | Georgia (9-3) | 590 | 9 |
| 16 | Oklahoma (8-3) | 582 | 18 |
| 17 | UCLA (9-3) | 517 | 10 |
| 18 | Arizona State (9-3) | 486 | 13 |
| 19 | Clemson (9-3) | 439 | 24 |
| 20 | Louisville (9-3) | 395 | 23 |
| 21 | Auburn (8-4) | 361 | 16 |
| 22 | Boise State (10-2) | 253 | 25 |
| 23 | Nebraska (9-3) | 166 | NR |
| 24 | LSU (8-4) | 87 | NR |
| 25 | Minnesota (8-4) | 86 | 22 |
Others: Utah (59) , USC (52) , Duke (50) , Marshall (22) , Colorado State (21) , Cincinnati (18) , Northern Illinois (15) , Memphis (10) , Stanford (9) , Air Force (7) , Louisiana Tech (5) , UCF (3) , Arkansas (2)
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| AP Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 11/30/2014 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | Alabama (11-1) | 1426 (25) | 2 |
| 2 | Florida State (12-0) | 1423 (29) | 1 |
| 3 | Oregon (11-1) | 1391 (5) | 3 |
| 4 | TCU (10-1) | 1274 | 6 |
| 5 | Baylor (10-1) | 1243 | 5 |
| 6 | Ohio State (11-1) | 1192 | 7 |
| 7 | Michigan State (10-2) | 1048 | 10 |
| 8 | Arizona (10-2) | 1027 | 12 |
| 9 | Kansas State (9-2) | 995 | 11 |
| 10 | Mississippi State (10-2) | 944 | 4 |
| 11 | Wisconsin (10-2) | 910 | 14 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech (10-2) | 823 | 16 |
| 13 | Ole Miss (9-3) | 753 | 18 |
| 14 | Missouri (10-2) | 740 | 17 |
| 15 | Georgia (9-3) | 606 | 8 |
| 16 | UCLA (9-3) | 512 | 9 |
| 17 | Arizona State (9-3) | 495 | 13 |
| 18 | Oklahoma (8-3) | 485 | 20 |
| 19 | Clemson (9-3) | 418 | 23 |
| 20 | Auburn (8-4) | 358 | 15 |
| 21 | Louisville (9-3) | 346 | 24 |
| 22 | Boise State (10-2) | 265 | 25 |
| 23 | LSU (8-4) | 145 | NR |
| 24 | Utah (8-4) | 79 | NR |
| 25 | Nebraska (9-3) | 64 | NR |
Others: USC (61) , Minnesota (47) , Duke (22) , Marshall (22) , Memphis (21) , Colorado State (18) , Air Force (7) , West Virginia (4) , Stanford (4) , Northern Illinois (3) , UCF (3) , Cincinnati (1)
