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A fourth straight victory was enough to give the USC Trojans a boost in the latest USA Today Coaches' Poll, as the Trojans climb from No. 9 to No. 8 in the latest iteration of the poll, which accounts for one-third of the BCS formula.
Sandwiched in between the No. 9 Oregon State Beavers and No. 7 Oklahoma Sooners, the Trojans are the third-highest one-loss team, trailing the Sooners and the LSU Tigers.
The entire nation continues to chase the undefeated Alabama Crimson Tide, which collected all 59 of the first-place votes. There was also some shake-up at the top, as the Kansas State Wildcats fall a spot to No. 4, just behind new the new No. 3 Florida Gators.
Here's the entire top 25 of the Coaches Poll for this week:
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | FIRST PLACE VOTES | PREVIOUS RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 7-0 | 1475 | 59 | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon | 7-0 | 1403 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Florida | 7-0 | 1329 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Kansas St. | 7-0 | 1326 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 7-0 | 1221 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | LSU | 7-1 | 1164 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 5-1 | 1084 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | USC | 6-1 | 1014 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Oregon St. | 6-0 | 974 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Florida St. | 7-1 | 948 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Georgia | 6-1 | 850 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Mississippi St. | 7-0 | 800 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | Clemson | 6-1 | 788 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | Louisville | 7-0 | 720 | 0 | 14 |
| 15 | Rutgers | 7-0 | 637 | 0 | 17 |
| 16 | South Carolina | 6-2 | 598 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Texas Tech | 6-1 | 571 | 0 | 20 |
| 18 | Boise St. | 6-1 | 407 | 0 | 22 |
| 19 | Stanford | 5-2 | 401 | 0 | 23 |
| 20 | Michigan | 5-2 | 264 | 0 | 25 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 5-2 | 229 | 0 | 19 |
| 22 | West Virginia | 5-2 | 173 | 0 | 15 |
| 23 | Ohio | 7-0 | 132 | 0 | NR |
| 24 | Texas | 5-2 | 109 | 0 | NR |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 6-2 | 104 | 0 | NR |