Ohio State finished as the No. 1 team after defeating Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship

Malzahn had the Tigers ranked higher than any other coach in the final US LBM Coaches Poll released on Tuesday. But he left to become the offensive coordinator at Florida State, ensuring his time as a coaches poll voter will end. The voting panel is a rotating group of FBS coaches. Memphis finished ranked No. 23 in the poll.

The Arizona State Sun Devils finally earned some respect from the coaches. After spending the first 12 weeks of the 2024 college football season unranked — despite a 7-2 record and featuring arguably the best player in college football — Arizona State finally moved into the Coaches Poll in Week 13 at No.