The ranking is the team’s highest ever in any poll. The Mountaineers (12-1-1, 3-0-1) were ranked No. 3 the last two weeks.
Florida State (12-1-1, 5-0-1 ACC), the reigning NCAA champion, is this week’s new No. 1-ranked team. BYU (11-1-1, 3-0 WCC) ranks No. 3, Virginia (10-1-1, 4-1 ACC) is No. 4 and Penn State (10-2-2, 5-1-1 Big Ten) is No. 5.
Stanford (11-2, 5-0 Pac-12) checks in at No. 6 and is followed by North Carolina (11-2-1, 4-2 ACC), last week’s top-ranked team. Notre Dame (10-3-1, 3-3 ACC) ranks No. 8, Clemson (10-2-1, 4-2 ACC) is No.