Indiana climbed to No. 3 in college football’s AP Top 25 poll, scoring its highest ranking in poll history.
The Hoosiers can thank their 10-point win at Oregon for the four-spot promotion, while the Ducks dropped five spots to No. 8, their lowest ranking in 20 polls. Ohio State and Miami remained the top two teams.
No. 4 Texas A&M and No. 5 Mississippi traded places after the Aggies’ 17-point home win over Florida and the Rebels’ three-point home win over Washington State.
The slew of Week 7 losses by ranked teams also made room for five arrivals in the poll, including No. 20 USC and No. 21 Texas. The Longhorns were the preseason No. 1 team, but dropped out of the rankings last week after losses to Ohio State and Florida.
With five teams — Michigan, Illinois, Arizona State, Iowa State and Florida State — dropping out, it was the most turnover in a regular-season poll since October 2022.
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Who were the other big movers? Alabama climbed two spots to No. 6 thanks to its win over Missouri, which fell two spots to No. 16. Oklahoma, previously undefeated, plunged eight spots to No. 14 after losing to Texas. Who decides the rankings? The Top 25 voters are more than 60 journalists covering college football for AP members and other news organizations. They’re urged to base their votes on head-to-head results, not reputation, preseason speculation or regional bias.Did AP voters get it wrong? We know you think you can do better. Show us by submitting a ballot in the AP Top 25 Fan Poll.
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