LSU jumped back into the top 10 in the first Associated Press Top 25 college football poll of the regular season on Tuesday, Oregon slipped out of the top five and Michigan fell out of the rankings altogether after it needed a second-chance Hail Mary try at home to beat Western Michigan.
Ohio State remained No. 1 by a wide margin entering its showdown with No. 4 Texas on Saturday. The Buckeyes received 46 first-place votes from the voting panel of 69 writers and broadcasters. The other 23 first-place votes were divided among six teams.
Georgia, Notre Dame, Texas and Indiana each moved up one spot with Oregon going from No. 2 to No. 6 following a 34-27 win over Boise State as a 25.5-point favorite. Miami, LSU, Mississippi and Texas A&M rounded out the top 10.
LSU’s promotion bumped Oklahoma out of the top 10. The Sooners shut out UTEP 51-0 and will take a No. 11 ranking into their visit to Michigan. That matchup lost some luster in light of Michigan’s slogging offensive performance against Western Michigan, a game the Wolverines won 13-12 after one second was put back on the clock at the end of the game. That was just enough time for Bryce Underwood to throw a second Hail Mary, this one landing in the hands of JJ Buchanan.
Rank Team Record Previous Rank
1 Ohio State 1-0 1
2 Georgia 1-0 3
3 Notre Dame 1-0 4
4 Texas 1-0 5
5 Indiana 1-0 6
6 Oregon 1-0 2
7 Miami 1-0 7
8 LSU 1-0 11
9 Ole Miss 1-0 9
10 Texas A&M 1-0 8
11 Oklahoma 1-0 10
12 Alabama 1-0 13
13 Texas Tech 1-0 12
14 USC 2-0 14
15 BYU 1-0 14
16 Penn State 1-0 18
17 SMU 1-0 19
18 Tennessee 1-0 20
19 Washington 1-0 17
20 Utah 1-0 21
21 Iowa 1-0 22
22 Houston 1-0 23
23 Missouri 1-0 25
24 Louisville 0-1 24
25 Virginia 1-0 NR
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