For the first time this season, Missouri football is unranked in the coaches poll.Missouri football dropped out of the top 25 in the US LBM Coaches Poll in Sunday’s (Nov. 8) updated rankings. The Tigers, who were ranked No. 19 in the poll before a 34-20 loss to Texas on Saturday, are now the second team outside of the rankings.Mizzou (7-2, 3-3 SEC) never trailed until late in the third quarter in its game Saturday against the Longhorns, when a controversial fumble ruling helped Texas go on a 21-0 run to end the game and leave Columbia with a win.More: McAndrew: Missouri football got fleeced on fumble ruling, even if Tigers won’t say itMore: What SEC said about controversial fumble ruling in Missouri-Texas gameThe Longhorns (7-2, 4-2) moved up three spots in the latest coaches poll and is now ranked No. 8.The Tigers will next face Georgia, which means Eli Drinkwitz’s team has a road game against the current national No. 1.The Bulldogs (8-1, 6-1) moved ahead of Miami to become the new No. 1-ranked team after dismantling Ole Miss. 42-7, this past Saturday. Utah was the new No. 2 in the coaches poll, Notre Dame was No. 3, UCLA was No. 4 and Indiana was No. 5. Miami dropped to No. 6 after a road loss to the Irish.Elsewhere in the SEC, Alabama was No. 7, Texas was No. 8, Tennessee was No. 9, Kentucky was No. 13, Ole Miss was No. 17, LSU was No. 22 and South Carolina was No. 24.Full US LBM Coaches Poll top 25Ranked teams are listed alongside their number of first-place votes:1 Georgia (54)2 Utah (14)3 Notre Dame (2)4 UCLA (1)5 Indiana (2)6 Miami7 Alabama8 Texas9 Tennessee10 Texas Tech11 Wake Forest12 BYU13 Kentucky14 USC15 Iowa16 Houston17 Ole Miss18 Boise State19 Oregon20 Ohio State21 Arizona22 LSU23 SMU24 South Carolina25 New MexicoOthers receiving votes: Duke 172; Missouri147; Oklahoma State 27; Northwestern 17; Illinois 13; North Texas 7; Louisville 6; Liberty 6; Wisconsin 5; Oklahoma 2; Minnesota 2; Air Force 1.This article originally appeared on Columbia Daily Tribune: How far did Missouri football drop in national polls after Texas loss?
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