AP Top 25: Oregon remains No. 1 as
Big Ten grabs 4 of top 5 spots; Georgia, Miami out of top 10
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[November 11, 2024]
By ERIC OLSON
Oregon was the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college
football poll for the fourth straight week on Sunday as Penn State
and Indiana climbed into the top five, Georgia and Miami dropped out
of the top 10 and losses by four other ranked teams shuffled the
rankings with a month left in the regular season.
No team this season has held the top spot for more consecutive weeks
than Oregon, which pulled away from Maryland over the weekend to
improve to 10-0 and is a unanimous No. 1 for the second straight
week.
Ohio State moved up one spot to No. 2 and Texas got a two-rung bump
to No. 3. Penn State was No. 4, one point ahead of No. 5 Indiana,
with Tennessee just three points behind at No. 6.
Penn State, No. 6 last week, returned to the top five after its
comfortable win over Washington. The Hoosiers, who beat Michigan
20-15 for their school-record 10th win and first victory by fewer
than 14 points, moved up from No. 8 and have their highest ranking
since they were No. 4 in the final poll of the 1967 season.
Following Tennessee in the top 10 were BYU, Notre Dame, Alabama and
Mississippi. The SEC has four teams in the top 10 and nine overall
in the AP Top 25 while the Big Ten has four teams in the top five
for the first time in history.
Georgia and Miami plummeted. The Bulldogs lost 28-10 at Mississippi
and went from No. 2 to No. 11, marking the first time they've been
out of the top 10 since late in the 2020 season. The Hurricanes'
28-23 loss at Georgia Tech sent them from No. 4 to No. 12.
How those losses impact their bids for a College Football Playoff
spot will be known on Tuesday night when the selection committee
releases its second rankings. Georgia is the fifth-highest ranked
Southeastern Conference team in the AP poll, and Miami remains the
highest-ranked Atlantic Coast Conference team.
Poll points
Mississippi earned the biggest promotion, from No. 16 to No. 10. The
Rebels turned in a dominant defensive performance against Carson
Beck and the Bulldogs a week after Jaxson Dart set school passing
records in a blowout of Arkansas.
LSU had its playoff hopes snuffed with its 42-13 home loss to
Alabama. The Tigers dropped from No. 14 to No. 21.
No. 18 Colorado controls its own destiny in the playoff chase. The
Buffaloes are alone in second place in the Big 12, one game behind
unbeaten BYU, and the conference's second-highest ranked team in the
AP poll. They don't meet in the regular season. If both run the
table, they would play in the conference championship game.
Boise State slipped one spot to No. 13 and remains the
highest-ranked Group of Five team following its 28-21 victory over
three-win Nevada.
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Mississippi defensive end Jared Ivey (15) react during the second
half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia on Saturday,
Nov. 9, 2024, in Oxford, Miss. Mississippi won 28-10. (AP
Photo/Randy J. Williams)
In-and-out
No. 23 South Carolina, which has beaten ranked Texas A&M and
Vanderbilt teams in consecutive weeks, is in the Top 25 for the
first time since the end of the 2022 season.
No. 24 Missouri beat Oklahoma on a late fumble return for a
touchdown and is back after a one-week absence.
No. 25 Tulane, winner of seven straight, made its Top 25 debut under
first-year coach Jon Sumrall.
Iowa State, Pittsburgh and Vanderbilt dropped out.
The Cyclones' second straight loss came against a Kansas team that
entered with two wins. Pitt, beaten soundly by SMU a week earlier,
lost at home to Virginia. Vanderbilt has lost two of its last three.
Conference call
SEC — 9 (Nos. 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 15, 21, 23, 24).
ACC — 4 (Nos. 12, 14, 17, 22).
Big Ten — 4 (Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5).
Big 12 — 3 (Nos. 7, 18, 20).
AAC — 2 (Nos. 16, 25).
Mountain West — 1 (No. 13).
Pac-12 — 1 (No. 19).
Independent — 1 (No. 8).
Ranked vs. ranked
—No. 6 Tennessee at No. 11 Georgia: Volunteers QB Nico Iamaleava is
expected to be back after not playing the second half against
Mississippi State. Vols haven't scored more than 21 points during
their seven-game losing streak against the Bulldogs.
—No. 24 Missouri at No. 23 South Carolina: Tigers have won five
straight in the series. Gamecocks have a chance to beat a third
straight ranked opponent.
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