Oregon turned the fourth workforce this season to carry the No. 1 rating in The Associated Press college football poll, shifting into the highest spot on Sunday for the primary time in 12 years after Texas misplaced at residence to Georgia.
Vanderbilt made its first look because the 2013 season, at No. 25, and defending nationwide champion Michigan fell out after a second straight loss dropped it to 4-3.
Unbeaten Oregon adopted its one-point residence win over Ohio State with its first street shutout in 32 years, a 35-0 rout of Purdue, and obtained 59 of 61 first-place votes.
Georgia, which has received three straight video games since its loss to Alabama, made a three-spot bounce to No. 2 on the energy of its 30-15 win at previously No. 1 Texas. The Bulldogs obtained the opposite two first-place votes.
No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Penn State have been idle Saturday and held their spots. Texas dropped to No. 5 after Georgia held it 28 factors underneath its scoring common.
Miami prevailed in a wild game at Louisville and remained No. 6, and Tennessee rose 4 spots to No. 7 following its win over Alabama. LSU, Clemson and Iowa State rounded out the highest 10.
No workforce this season has held the No. 1 spot for greater than three straight weeks. Georgia topped the ballot within the preseason however a one-point win at unranked Kentucky in Week 3 bumped the Bulldogs out. Texas took over for 2 weeks, then gave option to Alabama following the Crimson Tide’s win over Georgia.
Alabama lasted one week at No. 1, getting upset at Vanderbilt after its win over Georgia. That allowed Texas to return to the highest for 2 weeks.
Chip Kelly was coach of the one different Oregon groups to succeed in No. 1. The 2012 Geese, led by Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota, have been within the prime spot for one week in November 2012 after following a 10-0 begin with a loss to Stanford. The 2010 workforce, which misplaced to Auburn within the BCS title recreation, spent six weeks at No. 1.
Ballot factors
This marks the primary time since 2012 that 4 groups will play a recreation because the No. 1 workforce in the identical season. Oregon was among the many 4 that yr. The others have been Southern California, Alabama and Notre Dame. The opposite seasons since 2000 with 4 or extra No. 1 groups have been 2007 (4), 2008 (6) and 2010 (4).
Tennessee’s 24-17 win over Alabama produced the largest strikes within the ballot. The Volunteers jumped from No. 11 to No. 7. The Crimson Tide dropped eight spots to No. 15, their lowest rating since 2010.
Texas’ loss to Georgia was the primary by a No. 1 workforce at residence towards a top-five opponent since Miami beat Florida State 17-16 in 1991.
In-and-out
Vanderbilt’s earlier rating was No. 24 within the closing ballot of the 2013 season. The Commodores, who beat Ball State to enhance to 5-2, are off to their greatest begin since opening 5-0 in 2008. That additionally was the final time Vandy was ranked within the common season.
Michigan, which scored its fewest factors in a recreation since 2014 in its 21-7 loss at Illinois, had been ranked in 54 consecutive polls since 2021.
Convention name
SEC 9 — (Nos. 2, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15, 18, 21, 25).
Huge Ten — 5 (Nos. 1, 3, 4, 13, 20).
ACC — 4 (Nos. 6, 9, 19, 22).
Huge 12 — 3 (Nos. 10, 11, 16).
American — 2 (Nos. 23, 24).
Mountain West — 1 (No. 17).
Unbiased — 1 (No. 12).
Ranked vs. Ranked
—No. 20 Illinois at No. 1 Oregon. The Illini play the top-ranked workforce for the primary time since 2007. They received 28-21 at Ohio State that yr.
—No. 5 Texas at No. 25 Vanderbilt. First matchup since these groups met 12 instances between 1899-1928. Commodores haven’t overwhelmed two High 25 opponents in the identical season since 2008.
—No. 8 LSU at No. 14 Texas A&M. This has change into one of many SEC’s higher sequence recently. The groups have cut up their final three conferences.
—No. 12 Notre Dame at No. 24 Navy. This would be the eleventh time in 97 conferences, and first since 2019, that each groups are ranked after they meet.
—No. 21 Missouri at No. 15 Alabama. Nothing comes simply for both workforce this season. The 2-loss Crimson Tide haven’t dropped three video games earlier than November since 2006.
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