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The Oregon Ducks lead the Week 12 college football Coaches' Poll which was released on Sunday. Alabama fell from No. 1 to No. 5 following a 29-24 loss to Texas A&M on Saturday. After the Alabama loss, Oregon claimed 44 of the first-place votes while No. 2 Kansas State got 14 first-place votes and No. 3 Notre Dame received one first-place vote.
No Pittsburgh area teams were in the Coaches Poll Top 25 this week or received any votes in the poll.
| Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
| 1 | Oregon (44) | 10-0 | 1,460 | 2 |
| 2 | Kansas State (14) | 10-0 | 1,427 | 3 |
| 3 | Notre Dame (1) | 10-0 | 1,346 | 4 |
| 4 | Georgia | 9-1 | 1,260 | 5 |
| 5 | Alabama | 9-1 | 1,243 | 1 |
| 6 | Florida State | 9-1 | 1,143 | 6 |
| 7 | Florida | 9-1 | 1,079 | 7 |
| 8 | LSU | 8-2 | 1,040 | 9 |
| 9 | Clemson | 9-1 | 1,033 | 8 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 8-2 | 967 | 14 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 8-2 | 903 | 11 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 7-2 | 799 | 13 |
| 13 | Stanford | 8-2 | 793 | 15 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 8-2 | 653 | 16 |
| 15 | Texas | 8-2 | 615 | 17 |
| 16 | UCLA | 8-2 | 494 | 19 |
| 17 | Oregon State | 7-2 | 490 | 12 |
| 18 | Louisville | 9-1 | 442 | 10 |
| 19 | Louisiana Tech | 9-1 | 413 | 18 |
| 20 | Rutgers | 8-1 | 354 | 20 |
| 21 | USC | 7-3 | 343 | 22 |
| 22 | Boise State | 8-2 | 161 | 24 |
| 23 | Michigan | 7-3 | 144 | NR |
| 23 | Oklahoma State | 6-3 | 111 | NR |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 7-3 | 106 | NR |