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A month before the playoff matchups are set and things are unsettled: The latest AP Top 25 college football poll has 19 teams in new spots, including Texas at No. 10.
The Longhorns, ranked No. 1 in the preseason poll, jumped three spots to return to the top 10 just in time for an SEC showdown at No. 5 Georgia.
The top five — No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Indiana, No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 4 Alabama and No. 5 Georgia — were unchanged. No. 11 Oklahoma was the only other team that stayed put.
No. 6 Ole Miss swapped spots with No. 7 Oregon, while No. 8 Texas Tech and No. 9 Notre Dame both moved up.
Find out more about what happened in this week’s Top 25, tell us what the rankings should’ve been and see how the CFP bracket might shake up based on the AP poll.
Games to watch next week:
No. 10 Texas (No. 11 CFP) at No. 5 Georgia (No. 5 CFP): This is the game of the week with huge implications for the SEC title race and playoff seeding. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian says his team is playing its best football of the year — QB Arch Manning certainly is — but so is Georgia.No. 11 Oklahoma (No. 12 CFP) at No. 4 Alabama (No. 4 CFP): Like the Longhorns, the Sooners have a chance to upset the SEC title chase with what would be a huge upset on the road against the Crimson Tide. This once shaped up as a matchup of Heisman-contending QBs, but now Alabama’s Ty Simpson has pulled ahead of John Mateer.No. 9 Notre Dame (No. 10 CFP) at No. 23 Pittsburgh (No. 24 CFP): Notre Dame can’t afford a third loss and hopes to remain in the CFP mix. Pitt would like to get into the discussion, but it lacks a marquee win. This game is that chance.
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