Last week, I asked if the College Football Playoff rankings served as a signal to the AP voters that Clemson should be the No. 1 team in the country. This week, the Coaches Poll followed the lead of the AP and the College Football Playoff rankings. Clemson is the new Coaches Poll No. 1.
Baylor and Stanford constitute the big losers in this week's Coaches Poll. Baylor's home loss to Oklahoma dropped the Bears seven spots in the Coaches Poll from No. 3 last week. Oklahoma leapfrogged Baylor and is now the No. 7 team among the coaches (rather, their SIDs).