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Alabama passes Cincinnati for No. 2 spot behind Georgia in USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches poll

A rash of upsets and near misses in college football led to some shuffling in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll as the season heads down the home stretch.

Georgia was again unaffected by the chaos, however. The Bulldogs turned in another dominant performance, this time against Missouri, and remains the unanimous No. 1 choice.

Alabama had a much harder time dispatching LSU but nevertheless overtakes Cincinnati for the No. 2 spot. The Bearcats, who needed a late goal-line stand to escape Tulsa, slip to No. 3. Oklahoma, which managed to avoid trouble by having the weekend off, holds at No.