Oregon remained the unanimous No. 1 team in contention The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday after the close call in Wisconsin, Notre Dame and Alabama each jumped up two spots and Georgia returned to the top 10. LSU is unranked for the first time in two years.
The undefeated Ducks sit atop the AP Top 25 for the fifth straight week, passing Texas as the No. 1 team for most polls this season. They received all 62 first-place votes for the third week in a row after scoring the fewest points in 37 games. 16-13 win over Wisconsin.
Oregon also holds the top spot in the College Football Playoffs Rankings and will try to complete its first perfect regular season since 2010, when it hosted Washington in two weeks.
The Ducks were trailed in the AP poll by No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Penn State and No. 5 Indiana for the second straight week. The top five could see an shakeup this week, with Indiana visiting Ohio State for one of the most anticipated games of the season.
Notre Dame, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee rounded out the top 10. Georgia earned a three-sport promotion to No. 8 with its 31-17 win over Tennessee.
Mississippi, which was inactive Saturday, rose one spot and Tennessee fell four, but remained in the top 10.
The Big Ten again held four of the top five spots, and the Southeastern Conference had five of the top 10.
BYUs 17-13 home loss to Kansas dropped the Cougars from No. 7 to No. 14 and put them in a tie for first place with Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes in the Big 12. The Buffs are No. 16.
Four Group of Five teams in the season are in the Top 25. No. No. 12 Boise State remains the highest-ranked of those programs and is first in line for the guaranteed playoff spot. No. 23 UNLV joins Boise State as Top 25 Mountain West teams. No. 18 Army and No. 20 Tulane also gives the American Athletic Conference two ranked teams.
LSU – which fell to 6-4 after its third straight loss, 27-16 at Florida – is out of the Top 25 for the first time since October 16, 2022. The Tigers have been in 36 consecutive polls.
Poll points
Oregon’s win over Wisconsin was its third by three points or less this season. The Ducks’ 16 points were their fewest since a 49-3 loss to Georgia in their 2022 opener.
Tulane moved from No. 25 to No. 20 for the biggest promotion of the week. The Green Wave’s 35-0 win at Navy marked their first shutout against a conference opponent since 1960, setting up a matchup with No. 18 Army in the AAC championship game on December 6.
No. 16 Colorado has the highest ranking since it was No. 11 on December 4, 2016, and No. 19 South Carolina has the highest ranking since it was No. 13 on September 21, 2014.
In and out
Number 21 Arizona State is in the Top 25 for the first time since October 10, 2021. The Sun Devils (8-2), who come from a victory in the state of Kansasachieve the most wins since 2021.
No. 22 Iowa State, which defeated Cincinnati after two consecutive defeats, is back after a week’s absence.
No. 23 UNLV, which spent a week in the rankings after a 4-0 start, has won four of its last five.
No. 24 Illinois is making its eighth appearance in the Top 25 this season, the most since 2001.
Missouri, Kansas State and Louisville joined LSU as teams fell out of the rankings after losses.
Conference call
SEC — 7 (Nos. 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 19).
Big Ten – 5 (Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 24).
Big 12 — 4 (Nos. 14, 16, 21, 22).
ACC — 3 (Nos. 11, 13, 17).
AAC – 2 (Nos. 18, 20).
Berg West – 2 (nos. 12, 23).
Pac-12 — 1 (No. 25).
Independent – 1 (No. 6).
Ranked vs Ranked
– No. 5 Indiana at No. 2 Ohio State: The magnitude of this game has grown every week as the Hoosiers have rolled through 10 consecutive unranked opponents. How good are the Hoosiers? We finally find out.
– No. 14 BYU at No. 21 Arizona State: The Sun Devils suddenly have their destiny in their hands thanks to Kansas’ win over the previously undefeated Cougars. A win here moves ASU into a tie with BYU for first or second place in the Big 12 and holds the tie-breaker for entry into the conference championship game.
-No. 18 Army vs. No. 6 Notre Dame, Yankee Stadium: This is the first time since 1958 that both teams will be ranked when they meet. Notre Dame (9-1) has won 15 straight in the series since Army (9-0) won that game in ’58.
