Oregon was the unanimous choice for No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, strengthening its bid for the top spot in the College Football Playoff selection committee’s first rankings of the season.
The Ducks are No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the third straight week, and unanimous for the first time, following its 21-point road win against Michigan.
SMU’s 48-25 win over Pittsburgh earned the Mustangs a promotion from No. 20 to No. 13. — the biggest upward movement this week. They haven’t been ranked so high since they were No. 3 on Oct. 1, 1985, two years before the NCAA levied the “death penalty” that shut down the program in 1987 for egregious rules violations. The school also chose not to field a team in 1988.
RANK TEAM RECORD PREVIOUS RANK
1 Oregon 9-0 1
2 Georgia 7-1 2
3 Ohio State 7-1 4
4 Miami 9-0 5
5 Texas 7-1 6
6 Penn State 7-1 3
7 Tennessee 7-1 7
8 Indiana 9-0 13
9 BYU 8-0 9
10 Notre Dame 7-1 8
11 Alabama 6-2 14
12 Boise State 7-1 15
13 SMU 8-1 20
14 LSU 6-2 16
15 Texas A&M 7-2 10
16 Ole Miss 7-2 19
17 Iowa State 7-1 12
18 Army 8-0 21
19 Clemson 6-2 11
20 Washington State 7-1 22
21 Colorado 6-2 23
22 Kansas State 7-2 17
23 Pitt 7-1 18
24 Vanderbilt 6-3 N/R
25 Louisville 6-3 N/R
