Penn State entered the top 10 of the AP Top 25 for the first time in nearly a year to shakeup the rankings following a week of close games. Alabama still has a stranglehold on the No. 1 spot, though No. 2 Georgia is the only other school receiving first place votes. Oregon and Oklahoma also flipped to No. 3 and No. 4, respectively, after the Sooners survived a rivalry matchup against Nebraska.
In the middle of the rankings, Arkansas and Ole Miss made noticeable jumps after taking care of business against Group of Five opponents. No. 15 BYU was one of the biggest winners of the day after beating Arizona State, knocking the Sun Devils out of the rankings in the process. The Cougars now have three wins over Power Five opponents. And in a sign of respect from the voters, Florida stayed at No. 11 after losing to Alabama at home.
Fresno State at No. 22 leads a wave of new entrants to the rankings after beating UCLA in a thrilling come-from-behind performance. No. 20 Michigan State and No. 25 Kansas State also joined the rankings.
Check out the full AP Top 25 below:
- Alabama (59)
- Georgia (3)
- Oregon
- Oklahoma
- Iowa
- Penn State
- Texas A&M
- Cincinnati
- Clemson
- Ohio State
- Florida
- Notre Dame
- Ole Miss
- Iowa State
- BYU
- Arkansas
- Coastal Carolina
- Wisconsin
- Michigan
- Michigan State
- North Carolina
- Fresno State
- Auburn
- UCLA
- Kansas State
Others receiving votes: TCU 91, Liberty 56, Virginia Tech 52, Oklahoma State 51, Maryland 29, Arizona State 24, Texas 22, USC 16, San Diego State 16, West Virginia 14, LSU 14, Kentucky 12, Boston College 9, Wake Forest 7, Texas Tech 5, Stanford 3, Memphis 3, Louisville 1, Wyoming 1
Schools dropped out: No. 15 Virginia Tech, No. 19 Arizona State, No. 24 Miami
