Notre Dame climbed to No. 3 in the Week 11 Coaches Poll following a 31-24 victory over previously top-ranked Miami on Saturday night. Quarterback C.J. Carr threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns as the Fighting Irish avenged last season's loss to the Hurricanes in a nationally televised matchup.
Georgia returned to No. 1 after a three-week absence, routing then-No. 12 Ole Miss by 35 points. Gunner Stockon threw four touchdown passes, and the Bulldogs held Rebels quarterback Trinidad Chambliss out of the end zone for the first time this season.
Miami slid five spots to No. 6 after suffering its first loss of the season. The defeat left only Utah and UCLA as unbeaten FBS teams through Nov. 8, the fewest at this point in the season since 2003. It also marked the fifth consecutive week a top-two team was defeated, tying the longest such streak in poll history.
Notre Dame extended its November winning streak to 12 games, the second-longest in college football behind Oregon's 13. Ohio State fell out of the top 10 entirely after a 41-28 loss to Oregon, dropping eight spots to No. 20. The loss left coach Ryan Day with a 6-5 record in his last 11 games.
Kentucky tumbled from No. 7 to No. 13 after a 28-point loss to Tennessee, while the Volunteers surged seven places to No. 9 with their second ranked win of the season. South Carolina entered the rankings at No. 24 after its fourth straight victory, setting up a showdown with No. 1 Georgia on Nov. 21.
The updated Coaches Poll top 25: 1. Georgia (8-1), 2. Utah (9-0), 3. Notre Dame (8-1), 4. UCLA (9-0), 5. Indiana (8-1), 6. Miami (8-1), 7. Alabama (7-2), 8. Texas (7-2), 9. Tennessee (7-2), 10. Texas Tech (8-1), 11. Wake Forest (8-1), 12. BYU (7-2), 13. Kentucky (7-2), 14. USC (7-2), 15. Iowa (7-2), 16. Houston (7-2), 17. Ole Miss (6-3), 18. Boise State (8-1), 19. Oregon (6-3), 20. Ohio State (6-3), 21. Arizona (7-2), 22. LSU (6-3), 23. SMU (7-2), 24. South Carolina (6-3), 25. New Mexico (8-1).
