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The US LBM Coaches Poll, presented by USA TODAY Sports, has been released, one week before the College Football Playoff field is revealed. With the conference championship games coming up this Friday and Saturday, college football is arriving at its climactic weekend. Big Ten teams could occupy four spots in the playoff, and one of those teams took a huge tumble in the new poll. Ohio State, after losing at home to Michigan as a 21-point favorite, tumbled six whole spots from No. 2 to No. 8. The Buckeyes are probably still in the playoff, but they definitely lost the chance to get a first-round bye, and they probably will now have to go on the road in a first-round game, though that is still to be decided.
Oregon and Penn State are in the top three before they meet in the Big Ten Championship Game this Saturday in Indianapolis. Indiana, at No. 9 in the poll, gives the Big Ten four teams in the top nine. The drama and intrigue surrounding the playoff selection process will come to an end next Sunday, when the playoff selection show arrives.
Here is the full US LBM Coaches Poll:
Rank
Team
Record
Points
1
Oregon Ducks
12-0
1,325 (53)
2
Texas Longhorns
11-1
1,272
3
Penn State Nittany Lions
11-1
1,192
4
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
11-1
1,165
5
Georgia Bulldogs
10-2
1,104
6
Tennessee Volunteers
10-2
1,025
7
SMU Mustangs
11-1
977
8
Ohio State Buckeyes
10-2
976
9
Indiana Hoosiers
11-1
895
10
Boise State Broncos
11-1
840
11
Alabama Crimson Tide
9-3
733
12
South Carolina Gamecocks
9-3
700
13
Arizona State Sun Devils
10-2
665
14
Miami Hurricanes
10-2
646
15
Ole Miss Rebels
9-3
638
16
Iowa State Cyclones
10-2
565
17
Clemson Tigers
9-3
457
18
BYU Cougars
10-2
419
19
UNLV Rebels
10-2
255
20
Missouri Tigers
9-3
229
21
Illinois Fighting Illini
9-3
225
22
Colorado Buffaloes
9-3
215
23
Army Black Knights
10-1
196
24
Memphis Tigers
10-2
187
25
Syracuse Orange
9-3
108
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