2016 college football rankings, Week 11

The USC Trojans are on the brink of cracking the top 25 in both of the AP and Coaches poll headed into their contest Saturday against playoff contender Washington. USC is at the top of the list in the “others receiving votes” category in both polls. A win against the Huskies would almost certainly vault the Trojans into the rankings.

Elsewhere around the Pac-12 Washington is 4th in both polls. Utah is 13th in the AP and 12th in the Coaches. Colorado is 16th in the AP and 15th in the Coaches Poll. Washington State is 23rd in both polls. Even Stanford picked up 2 votes in the Coaches poll.

You can see the latest rankings below

AP Poll

1. Alabama
2. Michigan
3. Clemson
4. Washington
5. Louisville
6. Ohio State
7. Wisconsin
8. Auburn
9. Oklahoma
10. Texas A&M
11. West Virginia
12. Penn State
13. Utah
14. Western Michigan
15. North Carolina
16. Colorado
17. Oklahoma State
18. Virginia Tech
19. LSU
20. Florida State
21. Nebraska
22. Florida
23. Washington State
24. Boise State
25. Baylor

Others receiving votes:

Southern Cal 76, Arkansas 74, San Diego St. 38, Troy 28, Houston 25, Tennessee 9, Tulsa 3, South Florida 3, Minnesota 2, Navy 2, Wyoming 2

Coaches Poll

1. Alabama
2. Michigan
3. Clemson
4. Washington
5. Ohio State
6. Louisville
7. Wisconsin
8. Auburn
9. Oklahoma
10. West Virginia
11. Texas A&M
12. Utah
13. North Carolina
14. Penn State
15. Colorado
16. Florida
17. Oklahoma State
18. Florida State
19. LSU
20. Nebraska
21. Western Michigan
22. Virginia Tech
23. Washington State
24. Boise State
25. Baylor

Others Receiving Votes

Southern California 79; San Diego State 58; Arkansas 53; Houston 49; South Florida 28; Wyoming 20; Navy 12; Tennessee 12; Tulsa 9; Troy 6; Appalachian State 5; Minnesota 2; Stanford 2; Louisiana Tech 1.

rankings used here

The Associated Press Top 25: The longest-running and best-respected human poll. Didn't have any official bearing on the latter years of the BCS, and doesn't have any official bearing on the Playoff. Most outlets (including SB Nation) will use the AP's rankings as the standard until the committee takes over in November, though. Usually comes out on Sundays about 2 p.m. ET.

The USA Today Coaches Poll: Formerly part of the BCS, and now just a poll. It tends to react more cautiously than the AP's. Though polling athletic departments in order to rank other athletic departments is dubious, we still want multiple human polls in here, and this is the other big one. Releases early Sunday afternoons.

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