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Even though the win wasn’t pretty, the Virginia Cavaliers improved to 4-0 on the season with Saturday night’s win over ODU. As a result, the Hoos climbed three spots in the AP Poll, coming in at No. 18 this week. Virginia is also No. 18 in the Coaches Poll. ACC leader Clemson stayed at No. 1, and no other ACC teams outside the Tigers and Cavaliers were ranked this week. The 4-0 Wake Forest Demon Deacons lead the “Also Receiving Votes” crowd, however.
Notre Dame fell to No. 10 after dropping their game to No. 3 Georgia, and Saturday’s upcoming matchup between the Irish and Cavaliers will be the only ranked-ranked matchup this week. The Irish are favored by 11 in the opening line.
This is the first time since 2004 that Virginia has been ranked in three consecutive weeks.
Here are the full rankings:
AP Poll - Week 5
| Rank | Team | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Clemson | 1 |
| 2 | Alabama | 2 |
| 3 | Georgia | 3 |
| 4 | LSU | 4 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 6 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 5 |
| 7 | Auburn | 8 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 13 |
| 9 | Florida | 9 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 7 |
| 11 | Texas | 12 |
| 12 | Penn State | 13 |
| 13 | Oregon | 16 |
| 14 | Iowa | 18 |
| 15 | Cal | 23 |
| 16 | Boise State | 20 |
| 17 | Washington | 22 |
| 18 | Virginia | 21 |
| 19 | Utah | 10 |
| 20 | Michigan | 11 |
| 21 | USC | NR |
| 22 | UCF | 15 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 17 |
| 24 | Kansas State | NR |
| 25 | Michigan State | NR |
Virginia linebacker Charles Snowden’s performance against the Monarchs did not go unnoticed as the third year was named the Walter Camp Football Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week. Snowden had a career-high 15 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for a loss and two sacks. Oh, and he was named Kyle Guy’s MVP of the week.
Notre Dame-Virginia kicks off at 3:30 on Saturday and will be broadcast on NBC.