AP Top 25 Poll: Auburn Moves Up to No. 12; Alabama Still No. 3

With Auburn’s victory over Ole Miss, the Tigers have climbed to No. 12 in the latest AP Top 25 College Football Poll.

Auburn beat Ole Miss 31-20 to move up from No. 18, while the Rebels, which had been No. 10, fell to No. 15.

Alabama, which had a bye week, remained at No. 3.

Unbeaten Georgia again claimed all 63 first-place votes for the fourth straight week to keep its spot atop the poll. Elsewhere, Michigan State moved up to No. 5  and Wake Forest is a top-10 team for the first time in school history.

This is the final AP poll before the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season.

1. 1. Georgia (63 first-place votes)
   2. Cincinnati
   3. Alabama
   4. Oklahoma
   5. Michigan State
   6. Ohio State
   7. Oregon
   8. Notre Dame
   9. Michigan
   10. Wake Forest
   11. Oklahoma State
   12. Auburn
   13. Texas A&M
   14. Baylor
   15. Ole Miss
   16. UTSA
   17. BYU
   18. Kentucky
   19. Iowa
   20. Houston
   21. Coastal Carolina
   22. Penn State
   23. SMU
   24. Louisiana
   25. Fresno State

Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 117, North Carolina State 104, Wisconsin 91, Mississippi State 79, Arkansas 72, Minnesota 51, San Diego State 50, Appalachian State 23, Utah 11, Iowa State 9, Nevada 2.

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