AP Top 25: Oregon is No. 1 for the first time since 2012, Michigan drops

Oregon became the fourth team this season to hold the No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press college football poll, moving up to the top spot Sunday for the first time in 12 years after Texas lost at home to Georgia.

Vanderbilt made its first appearance since the 2013 season, at No.

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Undefeated Oregon followed up its one-point home win over Ohio State with its first road shutout in 32 years, a 35-0 rout of Purdue, and received 59 of 61 first-place votes.

Georgia, which has won three straight since losing to Alabama, made a three-spot jump to No. The Bulldogs received two more first-place votes.

No. 3 Ohio State and 4 Penn State were idle on Saturday and held their spots. Texas dropped to No. 5 after Georgia held it to 28 points below its scoring average.

Miami won a wild game at Louisville and remained at No. 6, and Tennessee moved up four spots to No. 7 following its win over 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 poll in the preseason but a one-point win at unseeded Kentucky in Week 3 knocked the Bulldogs out. Texas took two weeks off, then surrendered to Alabama following the Crimson Tide’s win over Georgia.

Alabama spent one week at No. 1, upset Vanderbilt after its win over Georgia. That allowed Texas to get back on top for two weeks.

Chip Kelly has coached Oregon’s only other teams to reach No. 1. The 2012 Ducks, led by Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota, were No. 1 for one week in November 2012 after starting 10-0 with a loss. Stanford. The 2010 team, which lost to Auburn in the BCS title game, spent six weeks at No.

This is the first time since 2012 that four teams will play as the No. 1 team in the same season. Oregon was in the top four that year. The others were Southern California, Alabama and Notre Dame. Some seasons since 2000 have had four or more No. 1 teams. 1 was in 2007 (4), 2008 (6) and 2010 (4).

Tennessee’s 24-17 victory over Alabama produced major swings in the polls. The Volunteers jumped from No. 11 to No. 7. The Crimson Tide fell eight spots to No. 15, its lowest ranking since 2010.

Texas’ loss to Georgia was the first for a No. 1 team at home against a top-five opponent since Miami beat Florida State 17-16 in 1991.

Vanderbilt’s previous ranking was No. 24 in the final poll of the 2013 season. The Commodores, who beat Ball State to improve to 5-2, are off to their best start since going 5-0 in 2008. It was the last time Vandy was ranked in the regular season.

Michigan, which scored its fewest points in a game since 2014 in a 21-7 loss at Illinois, is on the list for 54 consecutive votes starting in 2021.

SEC 9 – (Nos. 2, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15, 18, 21, 25).

Big Ten – 5 (Nos. 1, 3, 4, 13, 20).

ACC – 4 (Nos. 6, 9, 19, 22).

Big 12 – 3 (Nos. 10, 11, 16).

American – 2 (Nos. 23, 24).

Mountain West – 1 (No. 17).

Independence – 1 (No. 12).

—No. 20 Illinois at No. 1 Oregon. The Illini are playing a top-ranked team for the first time since 2007. It won 28-21 at Ohio State that year.

—No. 5 Texas at No. 25 Vanderbilt. It is the first game since these teams met 12 times between 1899-1928. The Commodores have not defeated two Top 25 opponents in the same season since 2008.

—No. 8 LSU at No. 14 Texas A&M. This has been the SEC’s best series in recent memory. The teams have split their last three meetings.

—No. 12 Notre Dame at No. 24 Navy. This will be the 11th time in 97 meetings, and the first time since 2019, that both teams have been ranked when they meet.

—No. 21 Missouri at No. 15 Alabama. Nothing comes easy for either team this season. The two-loss Crimson Tide haven’t dropped three games before November since 2006.

Here are the full top 25:

1. In Oregon
2. Georgia
3. Penn State
4. State of Ohio
5. Texas
6. Miami (Fla.)
7. Tennessee
8. LSU
9. Clemson
10. Iowa State
11. BYU
12. Notre Dame
13. In Indiana
14. Texas A&M
15. Alabama
16. Kansas State
17. Boise State
18. Ole Miss
19. Pittsburgh
20. Illinois
21. Missouri
22. SMU
23. The army
24. The Navy
25. Vanderbilt

Other vote getters: Washington St. 46, Syracuse 15, UNLV 5, Duke 2, South Carolina 1, Nebraska 1, Liberty 1.

It is reported by the Associated Press.

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