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College Football Rankings, Week 7: West Virginia, Kansas State benefit from wild weekend in Coaches' Poll

The Coaches' Poll was barely recognizable in Week 7, as a number of upsets happened on Saturday.

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Alabama maintained its firm grip on the top spot in Week 7 of the 2012 USA Today Coaches' Poll as the Crimson Tide received 58 of 59 first-place votes. The No. 2 Oregon Ducks were the only other team to get a first-place vote after they demolished the Washington Huskies on Saturday night.

The rest of the top five has completely changed since last Sunday. LSU, Florida State and Georgia all fell in the rankings after losses. LSU is at No.8, while FSU and Georgia are Nos. 11 and 12.

South Carolina rises after knocking off the Bulldogs. The Gamecocks are the new No. 3, followed by West Virginia and Kansas State. Florida is at No.6 after beating LSU. No. 7 Notre Dame, No. 9 USC, and No. 10 Oklahoma complete the top 10. USC and Oklahoma return to familiar territory after earlier upsets.

Louisiana Tech and Iowa State make their season debuts in the rankings, as they are Nos. 24 and 25.

Full rankings are below. For past weeks, visit S.I.'s Coaches Poll Top 25 page.

Rank Team Record Votes Previous
1 Alabama (58) 5-0 1,474 1
2 Oregon (1) 6-0 1,411 2
3 South Carolina 6-0 1,345 6
4 West Virginia 5-0 1,296 7
5 Kansas State 5-0 1,216 8
6 Florida 5-0 1,165 11
7 Notre Dame 5-0 1,152 10
8 LSU 5-1 961 3
9 USC 4-1 940 12
10 Oklahoma 3-1 872 14
11 Florida State 5-1 819 4
12 Georgia 5-1 761 5
13 Clemson 5-1 759 15
14 Oregon State 4-0 691 17
15 Texas 4-1 663 9
16 Louisville 5-0 628 16
17 Stanford 4-1 577 18
18 Mississippi State 5-0 558 19
19 Rutgers 5-0 410 21
20 Cincinnati 4-0 365 23
21 Texas A&M 4-1 208 NR
22 Boise State 4-1 197 25
23 TCU 4-1 194 13
24 Louisiana Tech 5-0 131 NR
25 Iowa State 4-1 73 NR

Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State 61, Baylor 52, Michigan 33, Northwestern 31, Michigan State 27, Ohio 23, Nebraska 18, Texas Tech 11, Duke 10, Wisconsin 8, Western Kentucky 7, North Carolina State 6, Louisiana-Lafayette 6, Oklahoma State 5, San Jose State 4, Louisiana-Monroe 3, Nevada 2, Toledo 2