ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Miami remained in the top spot, but Washington State dropped six places after a tough loss when the latest college football coaches poll was released Sunday morning.
Miami (10-0) collected a total of 1,524 points in the nationwide poll, but lost one of the 61 first-place votes after just barely stretching its winning streak to 32 games with a 28-21 victory over Pittsburgh on Thursday. The Panthers had a chance to tie the game, but Rod Rutherford's fourth-down pass barely eluded a diving Yogi Roth in the end zone in the closing seconds.
Ohio State picked up that remaining first-place nod and 1,462 points. The Buckeyes improved to 13-0 for the first time in school history with a 14-9 triumph over Michigan on Saturday, earning them a chance to play for their first national title in 34 years with a trip to the Fiesta Bowl.
Washington State (9-2), which saw its hopes for a national crown end with a 29-26 defeat to Washington on Saturday, slipped from No. 3 to the ninth spot.
With the Cougars' fall, Iowa (11-1), Oklahoma (10-1), Georgia (10-1), Southern California (9-2) and Notre Dame (10-1) each moved up a spot. Iowa is third, but is the one in the group to have only a bowl game remaining.
Kansas State (10-2) jumped two slots to No. 8, and Texas (9-2) rounds out the top 10. Florida (8-3), Penn State (9-3) and Colorado State (10-2) fill the next three places.
The loss to Ohio State dropped Michigan (9-3) five notches to No. 14, ahead of Colorado (8-3), Boise State (11-1), Louisiana State (8-3) and Pittsburgh (8-3).
Virginia Tech (8-3) suffered a 21-18 defeat to West Virginia on Wednesday and plummeted seven places to No. 19. North Carolina State (10-3) ended a three-game losing streak with a 17-7 win over Florida State and moves back into the rankings at No. 20.
West Virginia (8-3) is 21st, while Florida State (8-4) dropped seven slots to No. 22.
Maryland (9-3) and Hawaii (9-2) are ranked ahead of No. 25 Auburn (8-4), which joined the poll after a 17-7 win over Alabama.
TCU (8-2), Texas Tech (8-5) and UCLA (7-4) dropped out of the top 25.
