COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: Coaches Poll Top-25, Sept. 11; Notre Dame Climbs to #18 After Win Over Nevada

With their 39-10 victory over Nevada, Notre Dame rose to 1-1 on the year and climbed to #18 in the latest College Football Coaches Poll, released Sunday, Sept. 11. They climbed three spots from their previous ranking of #21. The Coaches Poll top-25 is below, with Notre Dame opponents highlighted. The team that upset Notre Dame in double-overtime the previous week, Texas, also won, and is a few spots ahead of Notre Dame, at #16. Next week’s opponent, Michigan State, is in the top-10 at #8. The Spartans are 1-0 after a somewhat tepid win over Furman and a bye week. Two games into the season, Notre Dame is one of only four teams ranked in the top-25 that already have a loss.

College Football Coaches Poll – Sept. 11, 2016

1 – Alabama 2-0
2 – Florida State 2-0
3 – Clemson 2-0
4 – Ohio State 2-0
5 – Michigan 2-0
6 – Stanford 1-0
7 – Houston 2-0
8 – Michigan State 1-0
9 – Washington 2-0
10 – Louisville 2-0
11 – Iowa 2-0
12 – Wisconsin 2-0
13 – Georgia 2-0
14 – Oklahoma 1-1
15 – Tennessee 2-0
16 – Texas 2-0
17 – Ole Miss 1-1
18 – Notre Dame 1-1
19 – Baylor 2-0
20 – Texas A&M 2-0
21 – Oregon 2-0
22 – LSU 1-1
23 – Florida 2-0
24 – Arkansas 2-0
25 – Miami 2-0

Also receiving votes: … (38) Navy …