Just when you though the college football landscape was starting to figure itself out, two consecutive weeks of chaotic upsets have completely shaken it up, Not since 1977 have there been so few unbeaten teams and in an era of parity, the question of which team is the best still hasn't been answered.
For now, undefeated Miamisits at No.1 for the second straight week, but who knows if that will be the case by year's end? After five of the top seven lost last week, seven of the top eighteen faltered. No loss was bigger than former No. 2 BYU's loss to unranked UCF after an incredible top 10 win against Notre Dame last week. They fell all the way to 9th as a result. The Big 12 in general did not look good either as the 5th ranked Red Raiders fell to unranked Cincinnati,
falling to 14th. Utah remains the only unbeaten team in the conference, but will have to play BYU in two weeks' time.
The highest risers were No. 11 Texas, after their third ranked win of the season against the now 12th ranked Ole Miss Rebels kept their season alive. Still, Georgiaremains the highest ranked SEC team in 3rd after a bye week, with the surprising Kentucky Wildcats in 9th.
Another conference of chaos has turned out to be the Big 10. Losses by bothIowa and USC dropped them to 24th and 25th respectively.Indiana moved up to 4th with a road win over Michigan and Ohio State remained in 2nd during a bye week filled with questions after the loss of Julian Sayin for several weeks. UCLAremains the only unbeaten Big 12 squad, sitting in 7th, while the only other Big 10 representative is Northwestern.
Here is the full US LBM coaches poll for this week, as well as those teams receiving votes.
Schools Dropped Out
No. 25 Oregon;
Others Receiving Votes
Oklahoma State 120; Wisconsin 114; Cincinnati 49; New Mexico 43; Minnesota 35; UTSA 34; Nebraska 27; Virginia Tech 16; Oregon State 15; South Carolina 12; Duke 12; Oregon 5; Auburn 4; North Texas 2; Michigan 2; UCF 1; Oklahoma 1; James Madison 1;
Up Next for Penn State
After four straight conference losses for the Nittany Lions, they will take on the Purdue Boilermakers at home. Many fans will hope for an improved offense as well as a rested and rejuvenated defense as they try to make something of a lost season.
This article originally appeared on Nittany Lions Wire: Another crazy week defines latest US LBM coaches poll
