Poll shuffle: Horns, Bucks, Ducks at top; Tide to 7
It was a week of upheaval in the Associated Press college football poll, with Texas going back to No. 1 on Sunday after a one-week lack following Vanderbilt’s significant upset of Alabama.The Commodores’win as more than three-touchdown underdogs triggered the Crimson Tide to drop from No. 1 to No. 7. The last top-ranked group to fall so far was Ohio State, which plunged to No. 11 in 2010 after an October loss to Wisconsin.Texas, which had an open date, got 52 out of 61
first-place votes and became the first string in two years to bounce in and out of the leading spot in a span of 3 polls. The Longhorns likewise were just the 3rd team given that 2008 to be voted No. 1 after not playing the day before.Team Rec.1. Texas(52) 5-0 2. Ohio State(9 )5-0 3. Oregon 5-0 4.
| Penn | State 5-0 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| . Georgia 4-1 6 | . Miami 6-0 7. Alabama 4-1 8. Tennessee 4-1 9 | |
| . Ole Miss 5-1 10. Clemson 4-1 | ||
| 11. Iowa State | 5-0 | |
| 11. Notre Dame 4-1 | ||
| 13. LSU 4-1 14. | BYU | |
| 5-0 15. Texas A&M 5-1 16. Utah 4-1 | ||
| 17. Boise State 4-1 | ||
| 18. Kansas State 4-1 18. Indiana | ||
| 6-0 18. Oklahoma 4-1 | ||
| 21. Missouri 4-1 22. Pittsburgh 5-0 | ||
| 23. Illinois 4-1 | ||
| 24. Michigan | 4-2 | |
| 25. SMU | 5-1 | |
| Ohio State beat Iowa | for | |
| its 4th straight simple win | ||
| , got nine first-place votes and moved up an area to No. | 2. Oregon | |
| and Penn State each rose 3 spots, with the Ducks up to No. 3 | and | |
| the Nittany Lions fourth. Georgia stayed | No. 5. Miami, which came back from a 25-point second-half deficit | to beat California 39-38, increased 2 spots to No. 6. The trouble |
| wasn’t | limited to Alabama.Six of the 18 AP Top |
25 teams that played lost to unranked challengers(33% ), the highest mark given that six of 16 (38%) lost the first week of October 2020. The Crimson Tide were amongst 4 groups in the leading 11 to lose to unranked opponents– the first time that has happened considering that October 2016. Tennessee lost to Arkansas and went from No. 4 to No. 8. Michigan lost at Washington and went from No. 10
to No. 24. USC lost at Minnesota and went from No.
11 to out of the Top 25. The Trojans were very first amongst teams likewise receiving votes.Texas A&M soundly beat Missouri in your home in the only Leading 25 matchup. That made the Aggies a promotion
from a tie for No. 25 to No. 15 and the Tigers a demotion from No. 9 to No. 21. POLL POINTS The Big 10 controls the leading five, however the SEC keeps its grip on the top 10. No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Oregon and No. 4 Penn State are bookended by the SEC’s Texas and Georgia. The SEC likewise has Alabama, Tennessee and Ole Miss in the top 10. Editor’s Picks 2 Associated Double-digit come by Missouri, Michigan and USC mark the first time since Nov. 13, 2016, that three groups fell 10 or more spots in the same poll. That week it happened to Auburn (8 to 18), Texas A&M(10 to 23 )and North Carolina(15 to receiving votes)
. The biggest upward movers were Texas A&M (25 to 15 ), Clemson(15 to 10) and Iowa State(16 to 11 ). WHO remains in; WHO’S OUT SMU(5-1) was rewarded for knocking off Louisville on the roadway and gets in the rankings at No. 25. The Mustangs have appeared in the Leading 25 all however one season(2022)since 2019. Louisville(3-2)has actually lost 2 of three and dropped out.Pittsburgh won at North Carolina to start 5-0 for the first time considering that 1991 and enters the rankings at No. 22 for its very first look in two years.USC (3-2 )has lost two of its first 3 Big 10 games and is out, as is UNLV, whose first-ever Leading 25 look was ruined by an overtime home loss to Syracuse.CONFERENCE CALL SEC: 9(Nos. 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13, 15, T-18, 21) Big Ten: 6 (Nos. 2,
3, 4, T-18, 23, 24 )Huge 12:
4 (Nos. T-11, 14, 16, T-18) ACC: 4(Nos. 6, 10, 22, 25)Mountain West: 1( No. 17) Independent: 1( No. T-11 )RANKED VS. RANKED No. 1 Texas vs. No. 18 Oklahoma(at Dallas): It’s their very first head-to-head SEC meeting, and it’s a Leading 25 matchup for the 6th time in eight games. The Sooners scored with 15 seconds left last season to hand Texas its only regular-season loss. Both teams are coming off open dates.No. 2 Ohio State at No. 3 Oregon: Going into the season, this was billed as a midseason sneak peek of the Big Ten national championship. It still could be. The Buckeyes have actually won 9 of 10 previous conferences, the only loss can be found in the most current one(2021 ). No. 9 Ole Miss at No. 13 LSU: Huge College
Football Playoff ramifications here. The Rebels and Jaxson Dart prevailed 55-49 in 2015
in a dizzying matchup with Heisman winner Jayden Daniels.