AP Top 25 college football new poll: Oregon moves to No. 1 as Texas falls. But how far?
Georgia’s emphatic, 30-15, victory at No. 1 Texas on Saturday night changed the order at the top of the Associated Press Top poll when the newest version was announced on Sunday.
While Oregon (7-0) moved up one spot to No. 1 as expected, voters gave Georgia (6-1) the remaining two first-place votes the Ducks did not received and that vaulted the Bulldogs three spots to No. 2.
The Big Ten and SEC also occupied the rest of the top five in No. 3 Penn State (6-0), No. 4 Ohio State (5-1) and Texas (6-1) at No. 5.
That meant Miami (7-0), the ACC’s lone unbeaten team, remained stuck at No. 6 despite all that turmoil ahead of it.
Tennessee (6-1), which beat Alabama, 24-17, on Saturday night, was the poll’s biggest positive mover, jumping four spots to No. 7. Conversely, the Crimson Tide (5-2) received the most punishment from voters as they fell eight spots to No. 15.
LSU (6-1) remained at No. 8 while Clemson (6-1) jumped a spot to No. 9 after running its winning streak to six with a 48-31 win over Virginia on Saturday.
No. 10 Iowa State (7-0) fell a spot as voters dinged the Cyclones for needing a late rally to beat UCF, 38-35, on Saturday.
Indiana continued to gain respect as the Hoosiers (7-0) jumped three spots to No. 13 ahead of their home game with Washington on Saturday.
The only team to drop out of the top 25 this week was Michigan (4-3), which was No. 24 before losing 21-7 at Illinois on Saturday. That win earned the Illini (6-1) a promotion by two spots to No. 20.
No. 25 Vanderbilt (5-2), which was off this weekend, moved into the rankings to replace the Wolverines. Last week, the Commodores were the top team among teams that received votes but not making the top 25.
The ACC continued to have four teams ranked, with Miami and Clemson remaining in the top 10. No. 19 Pittsburgh (6-0) moved up one spot while idle. SMU (6-1), despite rolling over Stanford, 40-10, dropped one spot to No. 22.
Other ACC teams receiving votes were Syracuse (5-1) and Duke (6-1). They are among a select group of schools who received votes but weren’t ranked. Only seven teams are on that list this week with Washington State (6-1) leading that pack.
Duke has a chance to gain even more support this Saturday when the Blue Devils play SMU at 8 p.m. at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham.
Last week, for the first time since 1960, No. 23 Army and No. 25 Navy found themselves ranked in the same poll. Both posted impressive wins on Saturday, with Army routing East Carolina, 45-28, and Navy blowing out Charlotte, 51-17.
As a result, they are side-by-side in the poll with Army remaining at No. 23 while Navy was bumped up to No. 24.
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Oregon |
| 2 | Georgia |
| 3 | Penn State |
| 4 | Ohio State |
| 5 | Texas |
| 6 | Miami |
| 7 | Tennessee |
| 8 | LSU |
| 9 | Clemson |
| 10 | Iowa State |
| 11 | BYU |
| 12 | Notre Dame |
| 13 | Indiana |
| 14 | Texas A&M |
| 15 | Alabama |
| 16 | Kansas State |
| 17 | Boise State |
| 18 | Mississippi |
| 19 | Pittsburgh |
| 20 | Illinois |
| 21 | Missouri |
| 22 | SMU |
| 23 | Army |
| 24 | Navy |
| 25 | Vanderbilt |
This story was originally published October 20, 2024 at 10:57 AM.