Notre Dame inches closer to top in US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 2

There was some shake up in the US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 2, with Notre Dame being one of the teams to benefit.

The biggest move was a new No. 1, after Texas defeated Ohio State with a touchdown in the final minute to take a 24-23 victory on Saturday night, with the Longhorns taking the new spot. The Irish moved to No. 3, with just No. 2 Georgia ahead of them. Indiana and Miami round out the top-5.

The Buckeyes, LSU, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Alabama round out the top-10, with Notre Dame looking at its game with the Hurricanes as a potential top-5 matchup when the face each other later in the season. BYU checked in at No. 13, with SMU at No. 16, keeping three potential top-25 matchups on the Irish’s schedule.

Find out below the complete updated Coaches Poll, along with where each team was last week in parenthesis and their overall record.

25 - Virginia Cavaliers (25) 2-0

24 - Washington Huskies (19) 2-0

23 - Houston Cougars (22) 2-0

22 - Missouri Tigers (23) 2-0

21 - Oklahoma Sooners (10) 1-1

20 - Iowa Hawkeyes (21) 2-0

19 - Michigan Wolverines (24) 2-0

18 - Oregon Ducks (12) 1-1

17 - Utah Utes (20) 2-0

16 - SMU Mustangs (17) 2-0

15 - Penn State Nittany Lions (16) 2-0

14 - Tennessee Volunteers (18) 2-0

13 - BYU Cougars (15) 2-0

12 - Texas Tech Red Raiders (13) 2-0

11 - USC Trojans (14) 3-0

10 - Alabama Crimson Tide (12) 2-0

9 - Ole Miss Rebels (11) 2-0

8 - Texas A&M Aggies (9) 2-0

7 - LSU Tigers (8, 1 first place vote) 2-0

6 - Ohio State Buckeyes (1) 1-1

5 - Miami Hurricanes (7, 2 first place votes) 2-0

4 - Indiana Hoosiers (5, 10 first place votes) 2-0

3 - Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4, 3 first place votes) 2-0

2 - Georgia Bulldogs (2, 15 first place votes) 2-0

1 - Texas Longhorns (3, 42 first place votes) 2-0

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