Oct. 6 AP Poll: New No. 1 after Top 4 shakeup
The Oct. 6 AP Top 25 brought a seismic shakeup in its leading four — the poll ranks two SEC teams in the top five spots, with the Big Ten earning three of the top four.
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The top 3
Texas returns to No. 1 as Alabama (down six) and Tennessee (down four) drop from the top four after upset losses to unranked opponents. Texas is one of three teams to hold the top AP ranking so far this season — all three from the SEC (previously Georgia and Alabama).
The Longhorns earned 1516 poll points, with 52 of the 61 first-place votes.
Ohio State climbed to No. 2 with 1473 poll points and 9 first-place votes after wearing down unranked Iowa’s solid defense for a 35-7 win.
No. 3 Oregon (1348 poll points) climbs to its highest AP ranking of the season after mostly dominating unranked Michigan State 31-10.
Ohio State visits Oregon in a Week 7 top-3 B1G showdown with ESPN College GameDay onsite.
ACC adds 4th spot
The ACC added a fourth spot this week, led by No. 6 Miami climbing two spots in spite of surviving a near-upset with a 39-38 comeback win at unranked Cal — the second week in a row Miami narrowly escaped an unranked upset thanks to heavily questioned late-game replay reviews.
Also Ranked for the ACC are No. 10 Clemson (up five spots), and poll newcomers No. 22 Pitt and No. 25 SMU — both ranked for the first time this season.
Louisville dropped from the Top 25 after a 34-27 conference loss to SMU.
B1G takes six spots
B1G teams ranked include No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Oregon, No. 4 Penn State, No. 18 Indiana (up five), No. 23 Illinois, and No. 24 Michigan dropping 14 spots after losing 27-17 to unranked Washington.
Even with USC’s exit from the Top 25 on a 24-17 loss to unranked Minnesota, at least six Big Ten teams have factored in the AP rankings each week so far this season.
Oregon climbed three spots to No. 3 ahead of their Week 7 ESPN College GameDay showdown with No. 2 Ohio State at Autzen Stadium.
Big 12 takes four spots
The Big 12 held steady at four AP-ranked teams this week — No. 11 Iowa State up five, No. 14 BYU up three, No. 16 Utah, and No. 18 Kansas State.
SEC takes nine spots
Beyond No. 1 Texas, the SEC is represented by No. 5 Georgia, No. 7 Alabama, No. 8 Tennessee, No. 9 Ole Miss, No. 13 LSU, No. 15 Texas A&M ranked again after dropping from the Top 25 last week, No. 18 Oklahoma, and No. 21 Missouri.
AP Top 25
Texas — 5-0 W/L — 1516 points (52 first-place votes)
Ohio State — 5-0 W/L — 1473 points (9 first-place votes)
Oregon — 5-0 W/L — 1348
Penn State — 5-0 W/L — 1305
Georgia — 4-1 W/L — 1299
Miami — 6-0 W/L — 1187
Alabama — 4-1 W/L — 1182
Tennessee — 4-1 W/L — 1001
Ole Miss — 5-1 W/L — 978
Clemson — 4-1 W/L — 861
(tie No. 11) Iowa State — 5-0 W/L — 853
(tie No. 11) Notre Dame — 4-1 W/L — 853
LSU — 4-1 W/L — 827
BYU — 5-0 W/L — 753
Texas A&M — 5-1 W/L — 702
Utah — 4-1 W/L — 473
Boise St — 4-1 W/L — 463
(tie No. 18) Kansas State — 4-1 W/L — 459
(tie No. 18) Indiana — 6-0 W/L — 459
(tie No. 18) Oklahoma — 4-1 W/L — 459
Missouri — 4-1 W/L — 352
Pitt — 5-0 W/L — 196
Illinois — 4-1 W/L — 182
Michigan — 4-2 W/L — 170
SMU — 5-1 W/L — 165
Others Receiving Votes
Southern Cal 98, Nebraska 51, Navy 43, Army 33, Vanderbilt 26, Arkansas 17, Washington St. 8, Iowa 8, Texas Tech 7, Syracuse 6, Washington 4, Louisville 4, Colorado 3, Kentucky 1.
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