It was a week of upheaval in The Associated Press college football poll, with Texas returning to No. 1 on Sunday after a one-week absence following Vanderbilt’s monumental upset of Alabama.
The Commodores’ win as more than three-touchdown underdogs caused the Crimson Tide to drop from No. 1 to No. 7. The last top-ranked team to fall so far was Ohio State, which plunged to No. 11 in 2010 following an October loss to Wisconsin.
Texas, which had an open date, received 52 out of 61 first-place votes and became the first team in two years to bounce in and out of the top spot in a span of three polls. The Longhorns also were just the third team since 2008 to be voted No. 1 after not playing the day before.
Texas A&M soundly beat Missouri at home in the only Top 25 matchup. That earned the Aggies a promotion from a tie for No. 25 to No. 15 and the Tigers a demotion from No. 9 to No. 21.
Rank Team Record Previous Rank
1 Texas 5-0 2
2 Ohio State 5-0 3
3 Oregon 5-0 6
4 Penn State 5-0 7
5 Georgia 4-1 5
6 Miami 6-0 8
7 Alabama 4-1 1
8 Tennessee 4-1 4
9 Ole Miss 5-1 12
10 Clemson 4-1 15
T11 Iowa State 5-0 16
T11 Notre Dame 4-1 14
13 LSU 4-1 13
14 BYU 5-0 17
15 Texas A&M 5-1 25
16 Utah 4-1 18
17 Boise State 4-1 21
T18 Kansas State 4-1 20
T18 Indiana 6-0 23
T28 Oklahoma 4-1 19
21 Missouri 4-1 9
22 Pitt 5-0 NR
23 Illinois 4-1 24
24 Michigan 4-2 10
25 SMU 5-1 NR