AP Top 25: Oregon remains No. 1 as Big Ten captures four of top five spots; Georgia, Miami from the top 10

by Junna Base November 11, 2024

Oregon was the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 College Football Poll On Sunday, Penn State and Indiana climbed into the top five for the fourth straight year, Georgia and Miami fell out of the top 10 and losses by four other ranked teams sent the rankings into disarray with a month left in the regular season .

No team has held the top spot for more consecutive weeks this season than Oregon moved from Maryland over the weekend to improve to 10-0 and is a unanimous No. 1 seed for the second week in a row.

Ohio State moved up one spot to No. 2 and Texas made it two jumps to No. 3. Penn State was at No. 4, one point ahead of Indiana at No. 5, while Tennessee was just three points behind at No. 6.

Penn State, No. 6 last week, returned to the top five after its win comfortable victory over Washington. The Hoosiers, the defeated Michigan 20-15 for their school-record 10th win and first win by fewer than 14 points, moving up from No. 8 and having their highest ranking since No. 4 in the final 1967 season poll.

Following Tennessee in the top 10 were BYU, Notre Dame, Alabama and Mississippi. The SEC has four teams in the top 10 and nine total 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 crashed. The The Bulldogs lost 28-10 in Mississippi and rose from No. 2 to No. 11, marking the first time they were out of the top 10 since the end of the 2020 season. The The Hurricanes’ 28-23 loss at Georgia Tech sent them from #4 to #12.

How these losses affect their bids for a College Football Playoffs The spot will be announced on Tuesday evening when the selection committee releases its second ranking list. Georgia is the fifth-ranked team in the Southeastern Conference in the AP Poll and Miami remains the top-ranked team in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Survey points

Mississippi made the biggest move, 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 records in a win against Arkansas.

LSU’s playoff hopes were dashed 42-13 home loss to Alabama. The Tigers fell from 14th to 21st.

No. 18 Colorado controls its own fate in the playoff chase. The Buffaloes sit alone in second place in the Big 12, one game behind undefeated BYU, and are the conference’s second-ranked team in the AP Poll. They do not meet in the regular season. If both are at the top of the table, they would compete in the conference championship game.

Boise State slipped one spot to No. 13 and remains the top-ranked Group of Five team 28-21 win over three-win Nevada.

In and out

No. 23 South Carolina, which beat 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 defeated Oklahoma on a late fumble return for a touchdown and is back after a week-long absence.

No. 25 Tulane, winner of seven straight games, made its Top 25 debut under first-year coach Jon Sumrall.

Iowa State, Pittsburgh and Vanderbilt were eliminated.

The The Cyclones’ second straight loss took on a Kansas team that started with two wins. Pitt, which was soundly beaten 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 (No. 16, 25).

Mountain West – 1 (No. 13).

Pac-12 – 1 (No. 19).

Independent – 1 (No. 8).

Rank vs. rank

-NO. 6 Tennessee at No. 11 Georgia: Volunteers QB Nico Iamaleava is expected to be back after not playing second half against Mississippi State. Vols didn’t score more than 21 points during their seven-game losing streak against the Bulldogs.

-NO. 24 Missouri at No. 23 South Carolina: The Tigers have won five straight in the series. Gamecocks have a chance to beat a third-ranked opponent in a row.