Oregon became the fourth team this season to be ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press College Football Pollreaching first place on Sunday for the first time in 12 years after Texas lost at home to Georgia.
Vanderbilt made its first appearance since the 2013 season, ranked No. 25, and defending national champion Michigan fell after a second straight loss dropped it to 4-3.
Undefeated Oregon followed its one-point home win over Ohio State with its first road shutout in 32 years, a Defeat Purdue 35-0and received 59 of 61 first-place votes.
Georgia, which has won three straight since its loss to Alabama, jumped three spots to the No. 2 spot thanks to its 30-15 win at previously No. 1 Texas. The Bulldogs earned the other two first-place votes.
No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Penn State were inactive Saturday and kept their spots. Texas fell to No. 5 after Georgia held it 28 points below its scoring average.
Miami prevailed in a wild game in louisville and remained at No. 6, and Tennessee rose four spots to No. 7 after its beat Alabama. LSU, Clemson and Iowa State rounded out the top 10.
No team this season has held the number one spot for more than three consecutive weeks. Georgia topped the poll in the preseason, but a one-point win at unranked Kentucky in Week 3 eliminated the Bulldogs. Texas took control for two weeks and then gave way to Alabama after the The Crimson Tide’s victory over Georgia.
Alabama spent a week at number 1, get mad at Vanderbilt after their victory over Georgia. That allowed Texas to return to the top for two weeks.
Chip Kelly coached the only other Oregon teams to reach No. 1. The 2012 Ducks, led by Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota, were in first place for a week in November 2012 after a start 10-0 with a loss to Stanford. The 2010 team, which lost to Auburn in the BCS title game, spent six weeks in the No. 1 spot.
Survey Points
This is the first time since 2012 that four teams will play a game as the number one team in the same season. Oregon was among the four that year. The others were Southern California, Alabama and Notre Dame. The other seasons since 2000 with four or more No. 1 teams were 2007 (4), 2008 (6) and 2010 (4).
Tennessee’s 24-17 victory over Alabama produced the biggest changes in the poll. The Volunteers jumped from 11th to 7th. The Crimson Tide fell eight spots to 15th, their lowest ranking since 2010.
Texas’ loss to Georgia was the first by a No. 1 team at home against a top-five opponent since Miami beat Florida State 17-16 in 1991.
Inside and outside
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 opening 5-0 in 2008. That was also the last time Vandy was ranked in the regular season.
Michigan, which scored its fewest points in a game since 2014 in its 21-7 loss at Illinoishad been ranked in 54 consecutive surveys since 2021.
Conference
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).
Independent – 1 (No. 12).
Classified vs. Classified
-No. 20 Illinois at No. 1 Oregon. The Illini are playing the top-ranked team for the first time since 2007. That year they won 28-21 at Ohio State.
-No. 5 Texas at #25 Vanderbilt. First meeting since these teams met 12 times between 1899-1928. The Commodores have not beaten two Top 25 opponents in the same season since 2008.
-No. 8 LSU at No. 14 Texas A&M. This has become one of the best series in the SEC lately. The teams have split their last three games.
-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 is easy for either team this season. The two-loss Crimson Tide has not lost three games before November since 2006.
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