Oregon moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, Mississippi earned its highest ranking since 2015, Alabama jumped back into the top 10 and Virginia was in the Top 25 for the first time in six years in the wake of a volatile weekend in which four top-10 teams lost.
Ohio State won at Washington and remains No. 1 for the fifth straight week. The Buckeyes received 46 first-place votes, six fewer than a week ago, and their 37-point lead over Oregon is the closest margin between the top two teams since the preseason poll in mid-August.
Oregon’s two-overtime win at Penn State earned the Ducks 16 first-place votes, 15 more than last week, and gave them their highest ranking since they were No. 1 for two months last year.
Florida State’s loss at Virginia was the latest development in an up-and-down season for the Seminoles. They went from unranked to No. 14 for beating ‘Bama, were in the top 10 for three weeks and plunged 10 spots to No. 18 this week.
| Rank | Team | Record | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 4-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon | 5-0 | 6 |
| 3 | Miami | 4-0 | 2 |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 5-0 | 13 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 7 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 4-0 | 9 |
| 7 | Penn State | 3-1 | 3 |
| 8 | Indiana | 5-0 | 11 |
| 9 | Texas | 3-1 | 10 |
| 10 | Alabama | 3-1 | 17 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 4-0 | 12 |
| 12 | Georgia | 3-1 | 5 |
| 13 | LSU | 4-1 | 4 |
| 14 | Iowa State | 5-0 | 14 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 4-1 | 15 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | 5-0 | 18 |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | 5-0 | 16 |
| 18 | Florida State | 3-1 | 8 |
| 19 | Missouri | 5-0 | 20 |
| 20 | Michigan | 3-1 | 19 |
| 21 | Notre Dame | 2-2 | 22 |
| 22 | Illinois | 4-1 | 23 |
| 23 | BYU | 4-0 | 25 |
| 24 | Virginia | 4-1 | N/R |
| 25 | Arizona State | 4-1 | N/R |
In and out
