Oregon State became the fourth team to hold the No. 1 national ranking this season. Associated Press College Football PollTexas moved into first place for the first time in 12 years on Sunday after losing at home to Georgia.
Vanderbilt University was ranked 25th and making its first appearance since the 2013 season, while defending national champion University of Michigan lost its second straight game and fell to 4-3.
Undefeated Oregon State picked up its first road shutout win in 32 years after defeating Ohio State by one point at home. Defeat Purdue 35-0received 59 out of 61 first-place votes.
Georgia, which has won three straight games since losing to Alabama, has moved up three spots to second place on strength. A 30-15 win over previously No. 1 Texas. The Bulldogs received the remaining two first-place votes.
No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Penn State had no games on Saturday and maintained their rankings. Texas fell to fifth place as Georgia averaged 28 points less.
miami won Louisville wildlife Remaining in sixth place, Tennessee has since moved up four spots to seventh place. Beat Alabama. LSU, Clemson and Iowa State rounded out the top 10.
No team this season has held the No. 1 spot for more than three consecutive weeks. Georgia topped the polls in the preseason, but the Bulldogs were eliminated in Week 3 with a one-point win over unranked Kentucky. Texas occupied it for two weeks, but then gave way to Alabama. Crimson Tide beat Georgia.
Alabama remained in first place for a week. angry at Vanderbilt After the win over Georgia. This put Texas back on top for two weeks.
Chip Kelly was the coach of the only Oregon team to reach first place. The 2012 Ducks, led by Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota, were in first place for a week after starting 10-0 in November 2012 and falling to No. 1. Stanford. The 2010 team lost to Auburn in the BCS title game, but spent six weeks in first place.
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This will be the first time since 2012 that four teams will play as the No. 1 team in the same season. Oregon State was also among the four schools that year. The others were Southern California, Alabama and Notre Dame. Since 2000, the only seasons with four or more No. 1 teams were 2007 (four), 2008 (six) and 2010 (four).
Tennessee’s 24-17 win over Alabama produced the biggest mover in the poll. The Volunteers moved up from 11th to 7th place. The Crimson Tide fell eight spots to 15th place, their lowest ranking since 2010.
Texas’ loss to Georgia was the first time a No. 1 team lost at home to a top-five opponent since 1991, when Miami beat Florida State 17-16.
Coming and going
Vanderbilt University’s previous ranking was 24th in the final poll for the 2013 season. The Commodores improved to 5-2 after defeating Ball State, and are off to their best start since 2008, when they went 5-0. This was the last time Vandy was ranked in the regular season.
Michigan scored its fewest points in a game since 2014. Lost 21-7 to Illinoishas been ranked 54 times in a row since 2021.
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Big 10 — 5 (No. 1, 3, 4, 13, 20).
ACC — 4 (No. 6, 9, 19, 22).
Big 12 — 3 (Nos. 10, 11, 16).
Americans — 2 (No. 23, 24).
Mountain West — 1 (No. 17).
Independence — 1 (No. 12).
Ranked vs Ranked
-no. 20 Illinois, 1st place Oregon. The Illini faced a top-ranked team for the first time since 2007, defeating Ohio State 28-21 that year.
-no. 5 Texas, No. 25 Vanderbilt. This is the first meeting since the two teams played 12 times between 1899 and 1928. The Commodores haven’t won twice against a top-25 opponent in the same season since 2008.
-no. 8 LSU, No. 14 Texas A&M. This has been one of the better series in the SEC lately. The teams have split their last three meetings.
-no. 12 Notre Dame, 24 Navy. This is the 11th time in 97 meetings that both teams are ranked at the time of the matchup, and the first time since 2019.
-no. No. 21 Missouri vs. No. 15 Alabama. Nothing will be easy for either team this season. The two-loss Crimson Tide hasn’t dropped three games through November since 2006.
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