Miami, SMU benefit as Bama, Ole Miss fall in survey
Nov 24, 2024, 02:13 PM ET
Alabama and Ole Miss tumbled out of the leading 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 survey on Sunday, while Miami and SMU moved into the top 10 following a chaotic weekend in the SEC and throughout college football in general.Oregon is No. 1 for the
6th straight week and Ohio State, Texas and Penn State held their places behind the Ducks, who are the last unbeaten team.The shuffling starts at No. 5, where Notre Dame returned for the very first time because Week 2 after beating Army for its ninth straight win.Team Rec.1. Oregon (61)11-0 2. Ohio State 10-1 3. Texas 10-1 4.
| Penn | State 10-1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. Notre Dame 10-1 | 6. Georgia | ||
| 9-2 7. Tennessee 9-2 8 | . Miami 10-1 9. SMU 10-1 | ||
| 10. Indiana 10-1 | |||
| 11. Boise State 10-1 | |||
| 12. Clemson 9-2 | |||
| 13. Alabama 8-3 14. | Arizona State 9-2 15 | . Ole Miss 8-3 | 16. South Carolina 8-3 17. Iowa State 9-2 18. Tulane |
| 9-2 19. BYU 9-2 20. | Texas A&M 8-3 21. UNLV 9-2 22. Illinois 8-3 23. | ||
| Colorado 8-3 | 24. | ||
| Missouri 8-3 | |||
| 25. Army 9-1 No. 6 Georgia and No. | |||
| 7 Tennessee each moved up 2 | |||
| areas, No. 8 Miami got a three-rung | |||
| promotion and No. 9 SMU leapt 4 locations for its first | top-10 ranking | ||
| considering that 1985. SMU has clinched | |||
| a spot in the Atlantic | |||
| Coast Conference title | |||
| game and will play either at Miami if the Hurricanes win at Syracuse today or | |||
| No. 12 Clemson.Indiana dropped from | No. | ||
| 5 to No. 10 following its very first loss |
, 38-15 loss at Ohio State. The Buckeyes would play Oregon in the Big Ten championship game if they beat Michigan for the first time in 4 years this Saturday.The Southeastern Conference’s hopes for landing four areas in the College Football Playoff took a struck with 2 of their teams losing as double-digit favorites. Texas, Georgia and Tennessee are the only SEC teams
with less than 3 losses after Alabama lost 24-3 at Oklahoma and Mississippi lost 24-17 at Florida.Alabama and Ole Miss each dropped six spots in the AP poll, the Crimson Tide to No. 13 and the Rebels to No. 15. Texas A&M was the third SEC team to lose, 43-41 at Auburn
in four overtimes. The Aggies toppled five places to No. 20 however will play Georgia in the SEC championship game if they knock off Texas this week.Losses by BYU and Colorado developed a four-way tie for first in the Big 12. No. 14 Arizona State, chose to finish last in the conference, handed BYU its 2nd straight loss and is the highest-ranked Huge 12 team.
No. 17. Iowa State earned a five-rung promotion with its win at Utah. BYU is No. 19 and Colorado, which lost to Kansas, is No. 23. If the four teams each finish 7-2 in conference play, it’s Iowa State vs. Arizona State in the Huge 12 championship game.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated No. 11 Boise State is initially amongst the 4 ranked Group of Five teams.
The Broncos got a one-spot bump despite struggling to beat a two-win Wyoming group.
Tulane is No. 18, UNLV is No. 21 and Army is No. 25. SURVEY POINTS Oregon, which was idle, was the consensus No. 1 group for the fourth straight week. The Ducks will be unbeaten in the routine season for the very first time given that 2010 if they beat Washington in your home Saturday.Boise State
‘s ranking is its highest considering that it was No. 8 in the final poll of the 2011 season. Arizona State’s ranking is its highest given that it was No. 12 in
the last poll of the 2014 season.Indiana-Ohio State was the last top-five match of the regular season. The five were one of the most in a routine season considering that 1996. There also were five in 1936 and 1943. WHO’S IN; WHO’S OUT No. 24 Missouri, a 39-20 winner at
Mississippi State, returned to the Leading 25 after a one-week absence.Washington State’s four-week run in the rankings ended with its second straight loss, 41-38 at Oregon State.CONFERENCE CALL SEC: 8 (Nos. 3, 6, 7, 13, 15, 16, 20, 24 ). Huge Ten: 5 (Nos. 1, 2, 4, 10, 22
). Big 12: 4(Nos. 14, 17, 19, 23 ). ACC: 3 (Nos. 8, 9, 12 ). AAC: 2(Nos. 18, 25). Mountain West: 2 (Nos. 11, 21 ). Independent: 1( No. 5). RANKED VS. RANKED No. 16 South Carolina at No. 12 Clemson: It’s a Leading 25 match for the very first time since 2013. Clemson’s 16-7 victory in Columbia in 2015 was the 4th of 5 straight wins to end the Tigers’ season.No. 3 Texas at No.
20 Texas A&M: Stakes are high for the very first meeting of longtime rivals since both remained in the Huge 12 in 2011. Winner goes to the SEC title game.