After a 31-0 win over Sam Houston last Saturday, Texas A&M has moved up one spot in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll, from No. 7 to No. 6. This is mostly attributable to No. 5 Notre Dame‘s loss to then No. 2, now No. 3 Ohio State, but hey, we’ll take it.
Week 2 Coaches Poll
| 1 | Alabama (57) | 1615 | 57 | 1 |
| 2 | Georgia (6) | 1542 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Clemson | 1380 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Michigan | 1333 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 1160 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Baylor | 1103 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Southern California | 849 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 624 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | Utah | 605 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Miami | 591 | 0 | 17 |
| 17 | Arkansas | 554 | 0 | 23 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 495 | 0 | 20 |
| 20 | Kentucky | 421 | 0 | 21 |
| 21 | Wake Forest | 353 | 0 | 19 |
| 22 | Texas | 351 | 0 | 18 |
| 23 | Mississippi | 292 | 0 | 24 |
| 24 | Oregon | 206 | 0 | 12 |
Also receiving votes: Tennessee 143; Penn State 138; Houston 137; Cincinnati 61; Iowa 44; Mississippi State 34; Florida State 33; Central Florida 23; Fresno State 21; Air Force 18; Auburn 15; Texas Christian 7; UCLA 6; South Carolina 6; Utah State 5; Minnesota 5; Syracuse 4; Oregon State 3; UL Lafayette 1; Texas Tech 1; Northwestern 1; North Carolina 1.