Alabama dropped out of the top-10 — again — and Indiana fell five spots to No. 10 Sunday in the AP Top 25 college football poll after eight ranked teams lost on Saturday. The Crimson Tide falling helped SMU move into the top 10 for the first time since 1985, pre-NCAA “death penalty,” and that high this late in a season for the first time since 1984.
Oregon is the unanimous No. 1 for a fourth straight week, with Ohio State at No. 2, Texas at No. 3 and Penn State at No. 4 for the third consecutive week.
Notre Dame moved up to No. 5 and Georgia jumped two spots to sixth as losses by Indiana, Alabama and Ole Miss shook up the top 10. The Crimson Tide fell six spots to No. 13 after their third loss of the season, 24-3 at Oklahoma. The Rebels’ third loss — 24-17 at Florida — sent them tumbling six spots to No. 15.
Tennessee is No. 7, Miami No. 8 and SMU up to No. 9 ahead of Indiana. The Hoosiers (10-1) were routed 38-15 at Ohio State and have still not beaten a top-five opponent since 1967. Boise State moved up to No. 11 for its best ranking since 2011. Clemson moved back up five spots to No. 12.
Alabama, which spent a week at No. 1 in late September, has lost three regular-season games for the first time since 2010. Its 16-year streak of finishing in the AP top 10 could be in danger.
|
Rank
|
Team
|
Record
|
Prev.
|
Matt’s vote
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
 Oregon |
11-0
|
1
|
1
|
|
2
|
 Ohio State |
10-1
|
2
|
2
|
|
3
|
 Texas |
10-1
|
3
|
4
|
|
4
|
 Penn State |
10-1
|
4
|
5
|
|
5
|
 Notre Dame |
10-1
|
6
|
6
|
|
6
|
 Georgia |
9-2
|
8
|
3
|
|
7
|
 Tennessee |
9-2
|
10
|
7
|
|
8
|
 Miami |
10-1
|
11
|
9
|
|
9
|
 SMU |
10-1
|
13
|
10
|
|
10
|
 Indiana |
10-1
|
5
|
8
|
|
11
|
 Boise State |
10-1
|
12
|
11
|
|
12
|
 Clemson |
9-2
|
17
|
14
|
|
13
|
 Alabama |
8-3
|
7
|
12
|
|
14
|
 Arizona State |
9-2
|
21
|
16
|
|
15
|
 Ole Miss |
8-3
|
9
|
13
|
|
16
|
 South Carolina |
8-3
|
19
|
15
|
|
17
|
 Iowa State |
9-2
|
22
|
20
|
|
18
|
 Tulane |
9-2
|
20
|
18
|
|
19
|
 BYU |
9-2
|
14
|
19
|
|
20
|
 Texas A&M |
8-3
|
15
|
17
|
|
21
|
 UNLV |
9-2
|
23
|
NR
|
|
22
|
 Illinois |
8-3
|
24
|
25
|
|
23
|
 Colorado |
8-3
|
16
|
22
|
|
24
|
 Missouri |
8-3
|
NR
|
24
|
|
25
|
 Army |
9-1
|
18
|
23
|
|
NR
|
 Kansas State |
8-3
|
NR
|
21
|
Others receiving votes: Kansas State 98, Memphis 46, Syracuse 37, Louisville 24, Washington State 10, Duke 6, Louisiana 5, Florida 4, LSU 2, Georgia Tech 2
In and out
Despite all the losses, only one team fell out of the rankings: Washington State dropped what amounted to the Pac-12 championship game against Oregon State and then fell out of the Top 25.
Missouri, which has been yo-yoing in and out of the rankings in the past few weeks, slipped back in at No. 24.
The SEC leads all conferences with eight teams in the Top 25, followed by five from the Big Ten, four from the Big 12, three from the ACC, two from the American, two from the Mountain West and one independent.
This story will be updated.
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