The AP Top 25 was almost completely overhauled Sunday after a weekend in which nine ranked college football teams lost, including four in the top 10. It’s the poll’s highest turnover since 2022.
Ohio State was the only team to hold its spot, remaining at No. 1 for an eighth straight week.
No. 2 Indiana improved its program-record ranking by one spot. No. 3 Texas A&M‘s one-rung promotion gives the Aggies their highest ranking since 1995. No. 4 Alabama achieved its highest ranking of the season and No. 5 Georgia returned to the top five after a three-week absence.
Notable showings continue further down in the poll, with No. 10 Vanderbilt becoming a top-10 team in college football for the first time since 1947. And No. 7 Georgia Tech, which won at Duke, hadn’t been in the top 10 since 2014 or ranked as high since 2009.
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Here’s what to know:
Who took the biggest hits? No. 20 LSU took the biggest fall, plunging 10 spots to its lowest ranking of the season. No. 9 Miami and No. 14 Texas Tech both dropped seven spots after suffering their first losses of the season. The loss by Ole Miss to Georgia caused it to slip three spots to No. 8.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.What would your rankings look like? Tell us what the Top 25 should really be by submitting a ballot in the AP Top 25 Fan Poll.
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