The voters in the US LBM Coaches Poll have weighed in following the busy holiday weekend in college football, answering the question of where Texas A&M and Texas would land after the most significant rivalry result. We’ll get to that in a moment, after we report the unsurprising news that a 1-vs.-2 showdown is on tap in the Big Ten championship game.
Ohio State and Indiana have been on a collision course for weeks, and the matter of the overall No. 1 seed will be determined next week in Indianapolis. For now, the defending national champion Buckeyes hold the top ranking unanimously, with the Hoosiers once again comfortably at No. 2. Georgia, which will look to avenge its lone loss of the season in the SEC finale against No. 10 Alabama, moves up to No. 3. Oregon and Mississippi also move up a spot each to round out the top five.
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Texas Tech, which will play for the Big 12 title against No. 11 Brigham Young, climbs to No. 6, overtaking the afore-mentioned Aggies who slip four places to No. 7. But the win against A&M only meant a two-position gain for the Longhorns as they move to No. 14. Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Alabama retain their top-10 spots, while No. 12 Vanderbilt and No. 13 Miami (Fla.) also stay put.
Michigan slips just three places to No. 18 after falling to the Buckeyes but are out of the College Football Playoff picture. Tennessee stays in the poll at No. 24 but takes a six-position hit after its decisive loss to Vanderbilt. No. 22 Arizona joins the rankings for the first time this season, and Navy moves back in at NO. 25. Pittsburgh and SMU fall out.
This story was updated to change a video.