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Kansas State Moves Up to #14 in Coaches' Poll

Sometimes, the best thing to do is just not play.

All Hail the Fighting Sextons!
All Hail the Fighting Sextons!
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As widely expected, Mississippi State unseated Florida State from the top spot in this week's iteration of the Amway Coaches' Poll on the strength of what any sane person must concede has been one heck of a three-week run. There was, however, very little reshuffling this week other than the Bulldogs' jump to the top; teams which lost fell, and teams simply moved up to replace them (with the notable exceptions of Alabama, Georgia, and TCU, all of whom remained exactly where they were last week).

This, of course, means that Kansas State has slid up another two spots to #14, buoyed up by the fall of Arizona and Texas A&M. This sets up a matchup next week in Norman between two teams which are in the top 15, but not quite in the top 10. Oklahoma would certainly return to the top 10 with a win; K-State would require a few upsets.

Departing the poll this week: Missouri, continuing their impression of a Duncan Yo-Yo, Georgia Tech, who finally got exposed, and UCLA, who your benevolent despot has mocked as overrated since week one. Replacing those three are Utah, who were already ranked in the AP, Marshall, rewarded for not losing yet, and USC, returning to the poll after tumbling out last week.

Here's the full ranking. Commence arguments.

RANK TEAM POINTS FIRST LW DELTA
1 Mississippi State Bulldogs 1490 26 6 +5
2 Florida State Seminoles 1489 31 1 -1
3 Mississippi Rebels 1436 5 4 +1
4 Baylor Bears 1392 0 3 -1
5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1292 0 5 0
6 Michigan State Spartans 1129 0 8 +2
7 Alabama Crimson Tide 1121 0 7 0
8 Auburn Tigers 1111 0 2 -6
9 Oregon Ducks 1017 0 11 +2
10 Georgia Bulldogs 1013 0 10 0
11 Oklahoma Sooners 1005 0 9 -2
12 Texas Christian Horned Frogs 824 0 12 0
13 Ohio State Buckeyes 737 0 15 +2
14 Kansas State Wildcats 710 0 16 +2
15 Oklahoma State Cowboys 610 0 18 +3
16 East Carolina Pirates 518 0 19 +3
17 Arizona Wildcats 502 0 13 -4
18 Arizona State Sun Devils 471 0 20 +2
19 Nebraska Cornhuskers 433 0 21 +2
20 Stanford Cardinal 344 0 22 +2
21 Texas A&M Aggies 269 0 14 -7
22 Clemson Tigers 244 0 25 +3
23 Utah Utes 161 0 27 +4
24 Marshall Thundering Herd 153 0 26 +2
25 Southern California Trojans 125 0 31 +6
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES

UCLA 116; Louisiana State 80; Minnesota 78; Duke 70; Washington 70; Kentucky 37;
Wisconsin 34; West Virginia 17; Iowa 15; Georgia Tech 14; Oregon State 10; Missouri 5;
Colorado State 5; Brigham Young 2; Rutgers 1.