
Michigan picked up 15 of the 30 first-place votes and finished 26 points ahead of previous No. 1 and this week’s No. 2, Arizona St. (39-5), who also picked up 12 first-place votes. The other three first-place votes went to Georgia (39-6) who came in at third, while fellow SEC member Alabama (41-5) finished in fourth. Rounding out the top five this week was Texas (37-4), who fell from third after going 3-1 during the past week.
After being ranked in every regular-season poll this season, Texas Tech (39-9) fell out of the rankings this week, finishing just five points behind No. 25 Auburn (32-12). Filling the empty spot left by the Red Raiders was Notre Dame (31-8), which joined the rankings at 24th for the first time since the final regular-season poll of 2010.
The USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference.
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