Texas A&M fell out of the top five of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in two months Sunday, Texas Tech notched its highest ranking in 17 years and a season-high four teams from Group of Five conferences are ranked as the top five got a shuffle with a week to go before the postseason bracket is set.
No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana, the only remaining unbeatens, are the top two teams for a seventh straight poll heading into their Big Ten title game clash on Saturday. No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 Oregon each moved up a spot, and Texas Tech’s No. 5 ranking is its best since it spent three weeks at No. 2 in November 2008.
North Texas visits Tulane for the American championship game Friday. Tulane, at No. 24, was the only G5 team in last week’s CFP rankings.
TEAM RECORD PREVIOUS RANK
1 Ohio State 12-0 1
2 Indiana 12-0 2
3 Georgia 11-1 4
4 Oregon 11-1 5
5 Texas Tech 11-1 7
6 Ole Miss 11-1 6
7 Texas A&M 11-1 3
8 Oklahoma 10-2 8
9 Notre Dame 10-2 9
10 Alabama 10-2 10
11 BYU 11-1 11
12 Miami 10-2 13
13 Vanderbilt 10-2 12
14 Texas 9-3 16
15 Utah 10-2 14
16 Virginia 10-2 17
17 USC 9-3 19
18 Michigan 9-3 15
19 James Madison 11-1 20
20 North Texas 11-1 21
21 Tulane 10-2 22
22 Arizona 9-3 NR
23 Navy 9-2 NR
24 Georgia Tech 9-3 23
25 Missouri 8-4 NR