Georgia Takes No. 1 in AP Top 25 as Texas Falls to 7 and Oregon Drops Out
Georgia moved to No. 1 in the new AP Top 25 after beating Alabama, while Texas slid six spots and Oregon and Florida fell out of the poll entirely.
Georgia is the new No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 college football poll, released Sunday after Week 6. The Bulldogs beat Alabama 20-17 on the road, and Texas lost to rival Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry. That combination reshuffled the top of the rankings and sent two big names out of the poll.
The new top 10
Georgia had been No. 2 for five straight polls. It received 66 first-place votes, according to ESPN. Notre Dame moved up one spot to No. 2 after a 58-7 win over Stanford and got one first-place vote.
Miami is No. 3 with two first-place votes, followed by Ohio State at No. 4. Indiana rose two spots to No. 5 after a narrow win at Nebraska and got the remaining first-place vote.
Alabama stayed at No. 6 despite the loss. Texas, BYU, Mississippi and Texas Tech round out the top 10 in that order.
Who fell and who rose
Texas had held the top spot and was ranked No. 1 before losing to Oklahoma. It now sits at No. 7.
Oregon opened the season with its highest preseason ranking ever, at No. 2. A turnover-heavy 17-15 home loss to UCLA dropped the Ducks to 3-2 and out of the poll. ESPN says that is their first time unranked since a 49-3 loss to Georgia in the 2022 opener.
Yahoo Sports reports Florida also dropped out after a loss to South Carolina. UCLA, now No. 12, made the biggest climb. Kentucky went from unranked to No. 15 with a 35-34 overtime win over LSU, which is now No. 22.
Conference breakdown
- SEC (9 ranked): Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi State, LSU.
- Big Ten (6): Ohio State, Indiana, UCLA, Iowa, USC, Northwestern.
- Big 12 (5): BYU, Texas Tech, Utah, Oklahoma State, Houston.
- ACC (3): Miami, Wake Forest, SMU.
What happens next
Next week's schedule has several ranked matchups. No. 4 Ohio State visits No. 5 Indiana, a rematch of the 2025 Big Ten title game, which the Hoosiers won 13-10. No. 2 Notre Dame plays at No. 8 BYU in the first top-10 game at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
No. 16 Mississippi State faces No. 22 LSU, and No. 6 Alabama visits No. 14 Tennessee. The Crimson Tide lost their last two trips to Knoxville. The sources give no kickoff times, so check your local listings.
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Quick answers
Who is No. 1 in the AP Poll now?
Georgia is No. 1 after beating Alabama 20-17. It is the Bulldogs' first time atop the poll since September 2024.
Where did Texas fall in the AP Poll?
Texas dropped six spots to No. 7 after losing to Oklahoma. Texas had been No. 1 before that game.
Which teams dropped out of the AP Top 25?
Oregon and Florida are no longer ranked. Oregon lost 17-15 to UCLA, and Florida lost to South Carolina, according to Yahoo Sports.
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