Ohio State leaps U-M; Washington as much as No

Nov 19, 2023, 02:18 PM ET

Ohio State passed Michigan and moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, a week before the Big 10 competitors play another top-five match, and No. 4 Washington flip-flopped with No. 5 Florida State.Georgia stayed No. 1 and got a season-high 61 first-place votes. The Bulldogs have been atop the rankings for 23 straight weeks, the second-best streak in the history of the survey and 10 behind the record held by USC (2003-05).

The top five groups, all unbeaten, had actually held their locations for 5 straight weeks. All improved to 11-0 on Saturday, but the order changed Sunday.1.

Michigan had been No. 2 given that the preseason but slipped an area after playing its closest game yet. The Wolverines, without suspended coach Jim Harbaugh, beat Maryland 31-24.

The Buckeyes received one first-place vote after blowing out Minnesota.Washington moved up a spot after a 22-20 win on the roadway versus Oregon State, which slipped 5 areas to No. 15. The Huskies have their greatest ranking given that reaching No. 4 in 2016, their lone playoff season and the last time the Pac-12 had a group in the College Football Playoff.Florida State dropped a spot after beating FCS opponent North Alabama 58-13, however it suffered a much more substantial loss. Quarterback Jordan Travis was hauled off the field in the very first quarter with what appeared to be a severe injury to his lower left leg.No. 6 Oregon, No. 7 Texas, No. 8 Alabama and No. 9 Louisville all held their areas after triumphes, and Missouri

moved up to No. 10. Michigan and Ohio State will be a matchup of top-five groups for the 13th time, one of the most of any competition. The

Buckeyes are 7-4-1 in those games.Oklahoma-Texas is the only other competition that has double-digit top-five matches. The Sooners and Longhorns have satisfied 10 times as top-five teams.Nebraska and Oklahoma are next at eight top-five matchups.MOVING IN; LEAVING Utah( 7-4)is out of the AP Top 25 for the first time this season. The Utes plummeted from No. 16 after losing 42-18 at Arizona. Utah has actually lost three of 4. The Wildcats are up to

16th. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The Utes saw their streak of 33 straight survey appearances dating back to the 2021 season snapped. It was the fifth-longest active streak in the nation behind Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State and Michigan.North Carolina also fell out again after losing to Clemson.Moving into the survey was No.

23 Toledo (10-1)for the first time because Nov. 1, 2015. Iowa is back in at No. 20 after clinching the Huge 10 West department title with a 15-13 triumph versus Illinois.CONFERENCE CALL Toledo’s entry increased the variety of schools from non-Power 5 conferences in the Top 25 to a season-high

four.The Firecrackers from the Mid-American Conference sign up with No. 18 Tulane from the American Athletic Conference,

No. 22 Liberty from Conference U.S.A. and No. 24 James Madison from the Sun Belt.James Madison remained in the poll after taking its first loss of the

season, 26-23 in overtime to Appalachian State.SEC: 6(Nos. 1, 8, 10, 12, 14, 25 )Pac-12: 4(Nos. 4, 6, 15, 16 )Huge 12: 4(Nos. 7, 13, 19, 21 )Big Ten: 4(Nos. 2, 3, 11

, 20 )ACC: 2( Nos. 5, 9 )American: 1(No. 18 )Conference U.S.A.: 1(No. 22 )Sun Belt: 1(No. 24 )Mid-American: 1(No. 23)Independent: 1 (No. 17)RANKED vs. RANKED No. 2 Ohio State at No. 3 Michigan: The Buckeyes and Wolverines likewise lead in ranked matchups (this will be 49) and top-10 matches (26 ). No. 15 Oregon State

at No. 6 Oregon: Sixth meeting (and 2nd consecutive )with both teams ranked.