{"id":294315,"date":"2025-11-16T02:26:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T02:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/294315\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T02:26:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T02:26:08","slug":"ap-top-25-poll-preview-alabama-loss-will-change-the-top-5-and-usfs-loss-opens-up-race-for-g5-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/294315\/","title":{"rendered":"AP Top 25 poll preview: Alabama loss will change the top 5 and USF’s loss opens up race for G5 bid"},"content":{"rendered":"

The top five of The Associated Press poll<\/a> is in for a change Sunday after staying the same for three weeks.<\/p>\n

No. 4 Alabama\u2019s eight-game winning streak ended Saturday with its 23-21 loss to No. 11 Oklahoma<\/a>, and voters undoubtedly will drop the Crimson Tide. More important, Alabama\u2019s margin for error to make the SEC championship game and College Football Playoff has narrowed. <\/p>\n

No. 3 Texas A&M nearly had the same fate as the Tide. The Aggies had to make their biggest comeback in program history<\/a> to beat South Carolina 31-30 and stay on track to play in the SEC title game.<\/p>\n

The situation in the Group of Five is scrambled again after No. 25 South Florida lost 41-38 to Navy.<\/a> The Bulls came into the weekend as the front-runner for the G5\u2019s automatic CFP bid. The Bulls\u2019 loss bolstered the hopes of fellow American Conference teams North Texas and Tulane and No. 24 James Madison of the Sun Belt Conference.<\/p>\n

No. 2 Indiana, 11-0 for the first time, defeated Wisconsin 31-7<\/a> and should keep its spot behind Ohio State in the AP poll and the CFP rankings. Ohio State was playing UCLA at home on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Not to be overlooked is the situation in the Atlantic Coast Conference.<\/a><\/p>\n

Miami hammered North Carolina State 41-7<\/a> at home while Georgia Tech escaped one-win Boston College 36-34<\/a> on a field goal in the final seconds.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s results will give AP voters good reason to move No. 16 Miami ahead of No. 14 Georgia Tech, just as the CFP committee jumped the Hurricanes over the Yellow Jackets in its rankings earlier this week.<\/p>\n

Look for them to move up<\/p>\n

\u2014 No. 7 Oregon had no problem against Minnesota on Friday in a 42-13 win<\/a> and the Ducks merit a promotion will Alabama\u2019s loss.<\/p>\n

\u2014 No. 8 Texas Tech\u2019s 48-9 win over UCF<\/a> was its third straight impressive victory after its loss to Arizona State.<\/p>\n

\u2014 No. 9 Notre Dame posted a solid 37-15 win at Pittsburgh<\/a> in what, on paper, was the Fighting Irish\u2019s last tough game. <\/p>\n

\u2014 No. 11 Oklahoma\u2019s win over Alabama was a showcase for its defense and a big boost to its playoff resume.<\/p>\n

\u2014 No. 20 Virginia got quarterback Chandler Morris back from a concussion and bounced back from a bad loss to Wake Forest to win 34-17 at Duke<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014 No. 24 James Madison, which entered the rankings last week for the first time in two years, routed Appalachian State 58-10.<\/a><\/p>\n

Look for them to drop<\/p>\n

\u2014 No. 4 Alabama will fall, but the question is how far? The Tide and Oklahoma have two losses, but the Sooners won the head-to-head meeting and deserve to be ahead of \u2018Bama.<\/p>\n

\u2014 No. 14 Georgia Tech must drop. The Yellow Jackets had to come from behind to get past an opponent that has not beaten an FBS team, and in their previous game they lost to an NC State team that got clobbered by Miami.<\/p>\n

\u2014 No. 19 Louisville should drop out of the Top 25 after losing 20-19 to Clemson.<\/a> It was the Cardinals\u2019 second straight loss at home. They lost to California last week.<\/p>\n

\u2014 No. 23 Pittsburgh probably will fall out after losing by 22 to the Irish, but the Panthers still have a path to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.<\/p>\n

\u2014 No. 25 South Florida had been in the driver\u2019s seat for the G5 bid in the CFP after bouncing back from its loss to Memphis with a convincing win over UTSA last week. It\u2019s wide open now after its loss to Navy.<\/p>\n

Wild card<\/p>\n

\u2014No. 17 Southern California got all it could handle from Iowa before winning 26-21.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 No. 18 Michigan had a close call against Northwestern, winning 24-22 on a field goal as time expired.<\/a> It will be interesting to see how voters view it.<\/p>\n

\u2014 No. 21 Tennessee\u2019s workmanlike 42-9 win<\/a> over New Mexico State probably won\u2019t move the needle.<\/p>\n

Top game to watch<\/p>\n

No. 10 Texas (7-2, 4-1 SEC, No. 10 CFP) at No. 5 Georgia (8-1, 6-1, No. 5)<\/p>\n

Georgia swept the Longhorns in the regular season and SEC title game last year, and another win here would effectively end Texas\u2019 slim hopes<\/a> of returning to the title game and CFP. The Bulldogs have won five in a row since their three-point home loss to Alabama, and even if they lose to Texas, they can still make the CFP. BetMGM Sportsbook: Georgia by 6 1\/2.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

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