AP Top 25: Oregon a unanimous No. 1 ahead of 1st CFP rankings, followed by Georgia, Ohio State

Oregon was nan unanimous prime for No. 1 successful The Associated Press assemblage shot poll connected Sunday, strengthening its bid for nan apical spot successful nan College Football Playoff action committee’s first rankings of nan season.

The Ducks are No. 1 successful nan AP Top 25 for nan 3rd consecutive week, and unanimous for nan first time, pursuing its 21-point roadworthy triumph against Michigan.

Georgia, which received 1 No. 1 ballot past week, remained No. 2 aft overcoming Carson Beck’s 3 interceptions and pulling distant precocious to hit Florida.

Ohio State earned a one-spot promotion to No. 3 pinch its win astatine Penn State, nan Buckeyes’ eighth successful a statement successful nan series. No. 4 Miami, which hit Duke, and No. 5 Texas, which was idle, each moved up a spot. Penn State, which had been successful nan apical 5 successful nan erstwhile 4 polls, slipped to No. 6.

The CFP’s description to 12 teams this play intends losses by apical teams to different apical teams aren’t a definite disqualifier successful nan title for nan nationalist championship. The CFP’s first rankings of nan play will beryllium released Tuesday and updated play until nan bracket is announced Dec. 8.

Tennessee held its spot astatine No. 7 contempt scuffling good into nan 4th fourth against three-win Kentucky and winning 28-18.

Indiana jumped 5 spots to No. 8, its highest ranking since it was No. 7 successful 2020 — and champion successful a non-pandemic play since nan Hoosiers were No. 4 during their 1967 Rose Bowl season. The Hoosiers rolled past Michigan State 47-10 connected nan roadworthy to spell 9-0 for nan first clip successful programme history; each triumph this play has been by double digits.

No. 9 BYU and No. 10 Notre Dame were idle.

SMU’s 48-25 triumph complete Pittsburgh earned nan Mustangs a promotion from No. 20 to No. 13. — nan biggest upward activity this week. They haven’t been classed truthful precocious since they were No. 3 connected Oct. 1, 1985, 2 years earlier nan NCAA levied nan “death penalty” that unopen down nan programme successful 1987 for egregious rules violations. The schoolhouse besides chose not to section a squad successful 1988.

Poll points

Clemson and Iowa State, tied for No. 11 past week, took nan biggest falls aft losing astatine home. The Tigers plummeted 8 spots to No. 19 pinch their 33-21 nonaccomplishment to Louisville. The Cyclones dropped six spots to No. 17 pinch their 23-22 nonaccomplishment to Texas Tech. Texas A&M, Kansas State and Pittsburgh each fell 5 spots.

Army, astatine No. 18, has its highest ranking since it was No. 10 astatine midseason successful 1960.

Boise State, astatine No. 12, has its champion ranking since it was No. 8 successful nan 2011 last poll.

Indiana is up of Notre Dame for nan first clip since nan last canvass successful 1979, erstwhile nan Hoosiers were No. 19 and nan Irish were unranked. The schools are separated by 200 miles successful Indiana.

In-and-out

Vanderbilt’s 17-7 triumph astatine Auburn allowed nan Commodores to return to nan poll, astatine No. 24, aft a one-week absence.

Louisville, which had been classed each week successful September, is backmost astatine No. 25 pursuing its upset astatine Clemson.

Illinois, 24th past week, saw its seven-week tally successful nan Top 25 extremity pinch its 25-17 nonaccomplishment to Minnesota astatine home.

Missouri, which had been successful nan canvass each week and arsenic precocious arsenic No. 6, dropped retired aft an unfastened date. The Tigers hung connected astatine No. 25 past week contempt a 34-0 nonaccomplishment to Alabama.

Conference call

SEC — 8 (Nos. 2, 5, 7, 11, 14, 15, 16, 24).

ACC — 5 (Nos. 4, 13, 19, 23, 25).

Big Ten — 4 (Nos. 1, 3, 6, 8).

Big 12 — 4 (Nos. 9, 17, 21, 22).

AAC — 1 (No. 18).

Mountain West — 1 (No. 12).

Pac-12 — 1 (No. 20).

Independent — 1 (No. 10).

Ranked vs. ranked

— No. 2 Georgia astatine No. 16 Mississippi: Bulldogs haven’t traveled to Oxford since they mislaid 45-14 location successful 2016. Georgia routed Ole Miss 52-17 astatine location past year.

— No. 11 Alabama astatine No. 14 LSU: LSU’s 32-31 overtime triumph complete ‘Bama prompted a field-storming 2 years ago, nan past clip nan Crimson Tide visited Death Valley. Both teams are coming disconnected unfastened dates.

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