Just win baby. The Al Davis mantra has been put to use in Austin and Ft. Worth as the Texas Longhorns rose five spots in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll to No. 20 after a sound victory over Texas Tech Saturday. The TCU Horned Frogs made the trip to Wyoming and secured a 31-20 victory to push themselves back into the rankings at No. 24.
Early season struggles don't matter as much when you can finish the year strong, could both teams finish with 10-win campaigns?
Here is the full breakout of the USA Today's Coaches Poll:
| USA Today Coaches Poll - Nov. 6, 2011 |
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| Rank | Team (first-place votes) | Record | Points | Last week's poll | |
| 1. | LSU (59) | 9-0 | 1,475 | 1 | |
| 2. | Stanford | 9-0 | 1,378 | 3 | |
| 3. | Oklahoma State | 9-0 | 1,359 | 4 | |
| 4. | Alabama | 8-1 | 1,286 | 2 | |
| 5. | Boise State | 8-0 | 1,242 | 5 | |
| 6. | Oregon | 8-1 | 1,180 | 6 | |
| 7. | Oklahoma | 8-1 | 1,141 | 7 | |
| 8. | Arkansas | 8-1 | 1,075 | 8 | |
| 9. | Virginia Tech | 8-1 | 955 | 11 | |
| 10. | Clemson | 8-1 | 946 | 12 | |
| 11. | Houston | 9-0 | 828 | 14 | |
| 12. | Penn State | 8-1 | 799 | 15 | |
| 13. | Michigan State | 7-2 | 696 | 16 | |
| 14. | Wisconsin | 7-2 | 654 | 17 | |
| 15. | South Carolina | 7-2 | 618 | 10 | |
| 16. | Georgia | 7-2 | 572 | 20 | |
| 17. | Nebraska | 7-2 | 530 | 9 | |
| 18. | Cincinnati | 7-1 | 386 | 22 | |
| 19. | Georgia Tech | 7-2 | 354 | 23 | |
| 20. | Texas | 6-2 | 339 | 25 | |
| 21. | Michigan | 7-2 | 334 | 13 | |
| 22. | Kansas State | 7-2 | 328 | 19 | |
| 23. | Southern Mississippi | 8-1 | 301 | 24 | |
| 24. | TCU | 7-2 | 115 | NR | |
| 25. | Auburn | 6-3 | 109 | NR | |
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| No. 18 Arizona State (6-3, lost to UCLA 29-28), No. 21 West Virginia (6-3, lost to Louisville 38-35). | |||||
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| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Arizona State (6-3) 49; Florida State (6-3) 44; Notre Dame (6-3) 22; Ohio State (6-3) 22; Washington (6-3) 10; Iowa (6-3) 8; Texas A&M (5-4) 6; West Virginia (6-3) 6; Baylor (5-3) 3; Rutgers (6-3) 2; Arkansas State (7-2) 1; Miami (Fla.) (5-4) 1; Virginia (6-3) 1. | |||||