AP Poll: Oregon tumbles to 14th after losing to Arizona State
No. 2 Ohio State gained some ground on No. 1 LSU in The Associated Press college football poll and Oregon dropped out of the top 10 after being upset by Arizona State.
The Tigers remained No. 1 for the fifth straight week in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank, receiving 50 first-places votes. The Buckeyes got nine first-place votes, up from five last week. No. 3 Clemson received three first-place votes. No. 4 Georgia and No. 5 Alabama also held their spots.
Ohio State is coming off a 28-17 victory over Penn State that dropped the Nittany Lions two spots to No. 11.
Oregon fell eight spots to No. 14 after losing 31-28 at Arizona State. That allowed Utah to move up a spot to No. 6 and Oklahoma to No. 7. Florida, Minnesota and Michigan round out the top 10.
| Rank | Team | Record | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | 11-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 11-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Clemson | 11-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Georgia | 10-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Alabama | 10-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Utah | 10-1 | 7 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 10-1 | 8 |
| 8 | Florida | 9-2 | 10 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 10-1 | 11 |
| 10 | Michigan | 9-2 | 12 |
| 11 | Baylor | 10-1 | 13 |
| 12 | Penn State | 9-2 | 9 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 9-2 | 14 |
| 14 | Oregon | 9-2 | 6 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 9-2 | 15 |
| 16 | Auburn | 8-3 | 16 |
| 17 | Memphis | 10-1 | 19 |
| 18 | Cincinnati | 10-1 | 17 |
| 19 | Iowa | 8-3 | 19 |
| 20 | Boise State | 10-1 | 20 |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | 8-3 | 22 |
| 22 | Appalachian State | 10-1 | 23 |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | 8-3 | 25 |
| 24 | Navy | 8-2 | N/R |
| 25 | USC | 8-4 | NR |
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