American Football Coaches Association Rankings October 29, 2023

Rank	School (1st votes)	Pts.	Prev.	Rec.
1	Georgia (58)	1,590	1	8-0
2	Michigan (3)	1,520	2	8-0
3	Ohio State (3)	1,454	3	8-0
4	Florida State	1,439	4	8-0
5	Washington	1,344	5	8-0
6	Texas	1,212	7	7-1
7	Oregon	1,211	9	7-1
8	Alabama	1,187	8	7-1
9	Penn State	1,072	10	7-1
10	Mississippi	1,021	11	7-1
11	Oklahoma	948	6	7-1
12	Notre Dame	847	14	7-2
13	LSU	809	15	6-2
14	Missouri	741	16	7-1
15	Louisville	701	18	7-1
16	Tennessee	553	20	6-2
17	Air Force	523	19	8-0
18	Utah	509	13	6-2
19	Oregon State	465	12	6-2
20	UCLA	309	24	6-2
21	Tulane	304	23	7-1
22	Southern California	239	22	7-2
23	Kansas	182	NR	6-2
24	James Madison	169	25	8-0
25	North Carolina	120	17	6-2

Dropped out: No. 21 Duke (5-3).

Others receiving votes: Kansas State (6-2) 85; Oklahoma State (6-2) 62; Fresno State (7-1) 51; Miami (Fla.) (6-2) 35; Duke (5-3) 33; Iowa (6-2) 20; Arizona (5-3) 18; Liberty (8-0) 15; SMU (6-2) 6; Florida (5-3) 3; Kentucky (5-3) 1; Toledo (7-1) 1; UNLV (6-2) 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 9	Next Game
1	South Dakota St. (25)	8-0	625	1	D. No. 9 South Dakota, 37-3	Nov. 4 vs. No. 10 North Dakota St.
2	Furman	7-1	577	3	D. East Tennessee St., 16-8	Nov. 4 at No. 13t Chattanooga
3	Montana	7-1	544	5	D. Northern Colorado, 40-0	Nov. 4 vs. No. 7 Sacramento St.
4	UIW	7-1	533	4	D. Lamar, 17-7	Nov. 4 vs. Nicholls
5	Idaho	6-2	515	8	D. No. 2 Montana St., 24-21	Nov. 4 at Northern Colorado
6	Delaware	7-1	507	6	D. Towson, 51-13	Nov. 4 vs. Elon
7	Sacramento St.	6-2	471	7	D. Idaho St., 51-16	Nov. 4 at No. 3 Montana
8	Montana St.	6-2	458	2	Lost to No. 8 Idaho, 24-21	Nov. 4 vs. Northern Arizona
9	North Carolina Central	7-1	407	10	D. South Carolina St., 62-28	Nov. 4 vs. Norfolk St.
10	North Dakota St.	6-2	398	11	D. Murray St., 38-6	Nov. 4 at No. 1 South Dakota St.
11	Southern Illinois	6-2	380	12	D. Western Illinois, 63-0	Nov. 4 vs. No. 12 South Dakota
12	South Dakota	6-2	330	9	Lost to No. 1 South Dakota St., 37-3	Nov. 4 at No. 11 Southern Illinois
13t.	Chattanooga	7-2	296	15	D. VMI, 24-23	Nov. 4 vs. No. 2 Furman
13t.	Florida A&M	7-1	296	14	D. Prairie View A&M, 45-7	Nov. 4 at Alabama A&M
15	North Dakota	5-3	260	17	D. Indiana St., 36-33 OT	Nov. 4 at Murray St.
16	Lafayette	7-1	241	19	D. Georgetown (D.C.), 35-25	Nov. 4 vs. Colgate
17	Austin Peay	6-2	218	20	D. North Alabama, 49-39	Nov. 4 at Eastern Kentucky
18	UT Martin	6-2	179	13	Lost to Gardner-Webb, 38-34	Nov. 4 at Tennessee Tech
19	Harvard	6-1	137	23	D. Dartmouth, 17-9	Nov. 4 at Columbia
20	Western Carolina	5-3	124	16	Lost to Mercer, 45-38	Nov. 4 at Wofford
21	Holy Cross	5-3	120	22	D. Fordham, 49-47	Nov. 4 at Lehigh
22	Villanova	6-2	107	NR	D. Stony Brook, 48-13	Nov. 4 at New Hampshire
23	Northern Iowa	5-3	105	NR	D. Illinois St., 24-21	Nov. 4 vs. Western Illinois
24	William & Mary	5-3	83	24	D. Monmouth (N.J.), 31-28	Nov. 4 at Albany
25	Central Arkansas	5-3	73	18	Lost to Tarleton, 25-23	Nov. 4 at North Alabama

Dropped Out: New Hampshire (20t), UC Davis (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Mercer, 50; Youngstown St., 44; Fordham, 27; Albany, 23; Illinois St., 7; New Hampshire, 5; Eastern Illinois, 3; Princeton, 2; Davidson, 1; Samford, 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 9	Next Game
1	Colorado School of Mines (26)	9-0	720	1	D. No. 9 Western Colorado, 42-7	Nov. 4 vs. New Mexico Highlands
2	Pittsburg St. (Kan.) (1)	9-0	694	2	D. Sioux Falls (S.D.), 55-6	Nov. 4 at No. 23 Missouri Western St.
3	Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (1)	7-1	662	3	D. Michigan Tech, 44-13	Nov. 4 at Wayne St. (Mich.)
4	Harding (Ark.)	9-0	637	4	D. Southeastern Oklahoma St., 55-0	Nov. 4 vs. East Central (Okla.)
5	Slippery Rock (Pa.) (1)	9-0	582	6	D. Clarion (Pa.), 42-14	Nov. 4 at Edinboro (Pa.)
6	Benedict (S.C.)	9-0	573	5	D. Savannah St., 38-17	Nov. 4 vs. Allen (S.C.)
7	Ferris St. (Mich.)	6-2	534	8	D. American International (Mass.), 56-0	Nov. 4 at No. 9 Davenport (Mich.)
8	Indianapolis (Ind.)	8-0	503	10	D. Upper Iowa, 35-7	Nov. 4 vs. McKendree (Ill.)
9	Davenport (Mich.)	8-0	484	11	D. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 24-21	Nov. 4 vs. No. 7 Ferris St. (Mich.)
10	Minnesota St.	8-1	437	13	D. Southwest Minnesota St., 30-12	Nov. 4 at Winona St. (Minn.)
11	Central Missouri	8-1	406	15	D. Missouri Southern St., 42-21	Nov. 4 vs. Fort Hays St. (Kan.)
12	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	8-1	399	14	D. Southern Nazarene (Okla.), 49-28	Nov. 4 vs. Oklahoma Baptist
13	Bemidji St. (Minn.)	7-1	353	16t	D. No. 25 Minnesota-Duluth, 38-31	Nov. 4 vs. Minnesota St.-Moorhead
14	Delta St. (Miss.)	7-1	322	16t	Idle	Nov. 4 at West Georgia
15	Western Colorado	8-1	321	9	Lost to No. 1 Colorado School of Mines, 42-7	Nov. 4 vs. Fort Lewis (Colo.)
16	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	8-1	291	7	Lost to Wingate (N.C.), 34-30	Nov. 4 vs. Catawba (N.C.)
17	Tiffin (Ohio)	9-0	282	19	D. Walsh (Ohio), 40-13	Nov. 4 at Ohio Dominican
18	Texas-Permian Basin	8-1	228	22	D. Western Oregon, 28-16	Nov. 4 at Western New Mexico
19	Virginia Union	8-1	210	23	D. Bluefield St. (W.Va.), 57-12	Nov. 4 vs. No. 22 Virginia St.
20	Valdosta St. (Ga.)	8-1	207	24	D. No. 18 West Florida, 31-28	Nov. 4 at West Alabama
21	Augustana (S.D.)	8-1	183	12	Lost to Wayne St. (Neb.), 14-12	Nov. 4 at Northern St. (S.D.)
22	Virginia St.	8-1	86	NR	D. Lincoln (Pa.), 75-25	Nov. 4 at No. 19 Virginia Union
23	Missouri Western St.	7-2	69	NR	D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 44-0	Nov. 4 vs. No. 2 Pittsburg St. (Kan.)
24	Central Washington	7-2	54	NR	D. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 21-17	Nov. 11 at No. 18 Texas-Permian Basin
25	Mars Hill (N.C.)	7-1	43	NR	D. Virginia-Wise, 49-24	Nov. 4 at Tusculum (Tenn.)

Dropped Out: West Florida (18), Shepherd (W.Va.) (20), Truman St. (Mo.) (21), Minnesota-Duluth (25)

Others Receiving Votes: West Florida, 33; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 30; Minnesota-Duluth, 24; Shepherd (W.Va.), 19; Henderson St. (Ark.), 10; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 8; Angelo St. (Tex.), 7; Southern Arkansas, 5; Truman St. (Mo.), 4; Charleston (W.Va.), 2; Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 2; New Haven (Conn.), 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Last Week	Next Game
1	North Central (Ill.) (48)	8-0	1224	1	D. North Park (Ill.), 56-0	Nov. 4 vs. Illinois Wesleyan
2	Mount Union (Ohio) (1)	8-0	1173	2	D. Otterbein (Ohio), 51-14	Nov. 4 at No. 15 John Carroll (Ohio)
3	Wartburg (Iowa)	9-0	1120	3	D. Central (Iowa), 24-14	Nov. 4 at Nebraska Wesleyan
4	Linfield (Ore.)	7-0	1024	4	D. Pacific (Ore.), 42-27	Nov. 4 at Pacific Lutheran (Wash.)
5	Trinity (Tex.)	7-1	986	5	D. Millsaps (Miss.), 63-0	Nov. 4 at Sewanee (Tenn.)
6	Wisconsin-Whitewater	7-1	958	6	D. Wisconsin-Platteville, 45-23	Nov. 4 at Wisconsin-Stevens Point
7	Wisconsin-La Crosse	7-1	909	8	D. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 59-14	Nov. 4 at No. 10 Wisconsin-River Falls
8	Johns Hopkins (Md.)	8-0	903	7	D. No. 16 Muhlenberg (Pa.), 34-28	Nov. 4 at Dickinson (Pa.)
9	Randolph-Macon (Va.)	8-0	817	9	D. Washington & Lee (Va.), 35-12	Nov. 4 at Ferrum (Va.)
10	Wisconsin-River Falls	7-1	779	10	D. Wisconsin-Stout, 49-35	Nov. 4 vs. No. 7 Wisconsin-La Crosse
11	Aurora (Ill.)	8-0	724	11	D. Rockford (Ill.), 77-10	Nov. 4 vs. Lakeland (Wis.)
12	Susquehanna (Pa.)	9-0	688	12	D. Moravian (Pa.), 33-14	Nov. 11 vs. Lycoming (Pa.)
13	Wheaton (Ill.)	7-1	619	13	D. Millikin (Ill.), 75-0	Nov. 4 vs. Washington (Mo.)
14	Alma (Mich.)	8-0	577	14	D. Olivet (Mich.), 41-20	Nov. 4 at Adrian (Mich.)
15	John Carroll (Ohio)	7-1	549	15	D. Muskingum (Ohio), 42-13	Nov. 4 vs. No. 2 Mount Union (Ohio)
16	Ithaca (N.Y.)	7-1	457	17	D. Buffalo St. (N.Y.), 62-0	Nov. 4 at St. Lawrence (N.Y.)
17	Cortland (N.Y.)	7-1	413	18	D. Hartwick (N.Y.), 73-7	Nov. 4 vs. Brockport (N.Y.)
18	Endicott (Mass.)	7-1	342	19	D. Husson (Maine), 23-13	Nov. 4 vs. Curry (Mass.)
19	Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)	7-1	288	22	D. No. 25 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 24-14	Nov. 4 at Austin College (Tex.)
20	Grove City (Pa.)	9-0	275	21	D. Bethany (W.Va.), 56-14	Nov. 11 at Thiel (Pa.)
21	St. John’s (Minn.)	6-2	262	20	D. St. Scholastica (Minn.), 62-7	Nov. 4 at St. Olaf (Minn.)
22	Muhlenberg (Pa.)	7-1	230	16	Lost to No. 7 Johns Hopkins (Md.), 34-28	Nov. 4 vs. Franklin & Marshall (Pa.)
23	DePauw (Ind.)	9-0	183	23	D. Kenyon (Ohio), 58-7	Nov. 11 at Wabash (Ind.)
24	Delaware Valley (Pa.)	7-1	114	24	D. Stevenson (Md.), 21-14	Nov. 4 at Misericordia (Pa.)
25	Berry (Ga.)	7-1	99	NR	D. Hendrix (Ark.), 53-6	Nov. 4 at Birmingham-Southern (Ala.)

Dropped out: Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Whitworth (Wash.), 77; Coe (Iowa), 43; Carnegie Mellon (Pa.), 24; Augustana (Ill.), 16; Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 11; Utica (N.Y.), 10; Union (N.Y.), 9; Wisconsin-Platteville, 6; Brockport (N.Y.), 4; Belhaven (Miss.), 3; Rensselaer (N.Y.), 3; Lake Forest (Ill.), 2; Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 2; Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 1; Widener (Pa.), 1.

American Football Coaches Association Rankings October 29, 2023

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