Washington into top 5; Air Force fractures Top 25

Oct 15, 2023, 02:19 PM ET

Washington went up to No. 5 on Sunday in The Associated Press college football poll, the Huskies’ finest ranking in 6 years, after a thrilling success over Oregon, and unbeaten Air Force was ranked for the first time because 2019.

The top 4 groups in the country were unchanged after No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Florida State all won Saturday in blowout style. The Bulldogs received 43 first-place votes, Michigan got 16 and Ohio State and Florida State each had one.Washington got

two first-place votes and jumped 2 areas previous No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 7 Penn State, providing the Huskies their best ranking considering that reaching No. 5 on Oct. 8, 2017. The last time Washington was ranked this extremely this late in the season was 2016, when the Huskies made the College Football Playoff.1.

That was the last time any Pac-12 team reached the four-team playoff.Washington beat Oregon 36-33 when the Ducks missed out on a field goal on the game’s final play.”This minute today is actually special

for our program,”Huskies coach Kalen DeBoer said after the game.Oregon dropped one area to No. 9, flip-flopping with No. 8 Texas.North Carolina moved

up 2 spots to a season-high No. 10 after beating Miami 41-31. USC dropped eight spots to No. 18 after suffering its first loss of the season at Notre Dame. The Battling Irish jumped six locations to No. 15. No. 22 Flying force rose into the rankings by beating competing Wyoming to stay undefeated.Oregon State moved up three spots to No. 12, the Beavers’finest ranking because reaching No. 7 in 2012.

POLL POINTS Alabama held consistent at No. 11 after beating Arkansas, extending its streak of being out of the

top 10 to 5

weeks.The Crimson Tide dropped out for the first time given that 2015 on Sept. 17, when they was up to a season-low No. 13 after a sloppy efficiency in

a victory over South Florida.Alabama has won five straight given that a Week 2 loss to Texas.The Crimson Tide have actually not spent this much of a season out of the leading 10 given that 2007, Nick Saban’s first as coach,

when Alabama finished 7-6. The Tide are positioned to either

get back into the leading 10 or slip even further next week when they host No. 17 Tennessee. After that, Alabama has a week off before hosting No. 19 LSU.Alabama has actually not run out the top 15 given that Nov. 28, 2010, when the Crimson Tide lost to Auburn in their regular-season finale to fall to No. 17 at 9-3. IN-N-OUT Flying force has completed 10-3 in each of the past two seasons, both times fueled by late gaining streaks, however failed to make a look in the AP Top 25. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Now the Falcons are

6-0 for the very first time because 2002 and ranked for the very first time given that the last 3 Leading 25s of the 2019 season. Air Force finished that season 11-2 and No. 22 in the country.The other groups

to move into the Leading

25 this week existed earlier in the season: – No. 20 Missouri bounced right back into the rankings after winning at Kentucky. – No. 23 Tulane(5-1)is beat American Athletic Conference rival Memphis

on Friday night. – No. 24 Iowa(6-1)took control of the Big Ten West by beating Wisconsin.Dropping out were Washington State, Kansas, Kentucky and Miami, all of which lost for the 2nd time this season.CONFERENCE CALL SEC– 6(

Nos. 1, 11, 13, 17, 19, 20) Pac-12– 6(Nos. 5, 9, 12, 14, 18, 25)Big 10– 4( Nos. 2, 3, 7, 24)ACC– 4(Nos. 4, 10, 16, 21 )Huge 12– 2(Nos. 6, 8)American– 1(No. 23 )Mountain West– 1(No. 22

)Independent– 1( No. 15)RANKED vs. RANKED No. 7 Penn State at No. 3 Ohio State. Seventh straight conference with both groups ranked.No.

17 Tennessee at No. 11 Alabama. Consecutive seasons with both teams ranked for the Third Saturday in October
rivalry. That hasn’t occurred because 1995-96. No. 16 Duke at No. 4 Florida State. Only two ranked conferences formerly and the Seminoles won both by a combined
77 points.No. 14 Utah at No. 18 USC. 3rd straight meeting with both teams ranked after the Utes won both in 2015 to take the Pac-12 title.