Georgia rises to No. 1 in AP Top 25; Oregon falls out

Georgia moved up to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 after its 20-17 road win at Alabama and received 66 first-place votes, WXXV News 25WXXV News 25 reported.

Notre Dame moved to No. 2 with one first-place vote and Miami rose to No. 3 with two first-place votes, followed by Ohio State at No. 4 and Indiana at No. 5 (the Hoosiers received the remaining first-place vote), the report said. Alabama remained No. 6, Texas fell six spots to No. 7 after its loss to Oklahoma, and BYU, Mississippi and Texas Tech completed the top 10.

Oregon, which began the season with a preseason No. 2 ranking, was unranked after a turnover-fueled 17-15 home loss to UCLA that left the Ducks 3-2, knocking them out of the poll for the first time since the 2022 season opener, WXXV News 25WXXV News 25 said.

The biggest promotions: UCLA moved up nine spots to No. 12, and Kentucky jumped from unranked to No. 15 after a 35-34 overtime win over LSU, which fell from No. 10 to No. 22, the source reported. Other teams entering or re-entering the poll included Wake Forest at No. 21 and Northwestern at No. 25.

The source also provided the conference breakdown: SEC (9 ranked teams): No. 1 Georgia, No. 6 Alabama, No. 7 Texas, No. 9 Mississippi, No. 13 Missouri, No. 14 Tennessee, No. 15 Kentucky, No. 16 Mississippi State, No. 22 LSU; Big Ten (6): No. 4 Ohio State, No. 5 Indiana, No. 12 UCLA, No. 17 Iowa, No. 19 USC, No. 25 Northwestern; Big 12 (5): No. 8 BYU, No. 10 Texas Tech, No. 11 Utah, No. 18 Oklahoma State, No. 20 Houston; ACC (3): No. 3 Miami, No. 21 Wake Forest, No. 24 SMU; Pac-12 (1): No. 23 Boise State; Independent (1): No. 2 Notre Dame.

WXXV News 25WXXV News 25 listed upcoming ranked matchups highlighted in the poll:

• No. 4 Ohio State at No. 5 Indiana
• No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 8 BYU
• No. 16 Mississippi State at No. 22 LSU
• No. 6 Alabama at No. 14 Tennessee
• No. 13 Missouri at No. 9 Mississippi
• No. 18 Oklahoma State at No. 20 Houston

All poll details and vote totals are as reported by WXXV News 25WXXV News 25 from The Associated Press Top 25.

Source: WXXV News 25WXXV News 25