Ohio State dropped out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday for the first time in five years, UCLA entered the top five for the first time in 25 years and New Mexico earned the first ranking in program history.
The Buckeyes plummeted from No. 2 to No. 11 following their 30-18 loss at Southern California, making it four weeks in a row the No. 1 or 2 team has lost to an unranked opponent.
Miami was No. 1 for the third straight week after escaping North Carolina with a 38-35 victory. Georgia moved up a spot to No. 2 and was followed by Utah, Notre Dame and UCLA.
New Mexico, which has been playing football since 1892, cracked the AP rankings for the first time at No. 22 following a 21-16 win at San Jose State. The breakthrough comes in Jason Eck’s second season and after the Lobos’ first 7-1 start since 1982.
RANK TEAM RECORD PREVIOUS RANK
1 Miami 8-0 1
2 Georgia 7-1 3
3 Utah 8-0 6
4 Notre Dame 7-1 5
5 UCLA 8-0 7
6 Indiana 8-1 4
7 BYU 7-1 8
8 Kentucky 7-1 9
9 Alabama 6-2 10
10 Texas 6-2 11
11 Ohio State 6-2 2
12 Ole Miss 6-2 12
13 Texas Tech 7-1 13
14 Wake Forest 7-1 14
15 LSU 6-2 15
16 Tennessee 6-2 16
17 Houston 6-2 18
18 USC 7-2 NR
19 Missouri 6-2 23
20 Boise State 7-1 20
21 Iowa 6-2 NR
22 New Mexico 7-1 NR
23 South Carolina 5-3 NR
24 Arizona 6-2 22
25 Florida 5-3 17
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