Alabama rises to No. 14 in AP Top 25 College Football Poll after shutout victory over Missouri

Alabama has risen one spot to No. 14 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 College Football Poll following its 34-0 victory over Missouri.

Missouri fell four positions to No. 25 with the loss.

Alabama, which is now 6-2, is still in the playoff hunt. After a bye week, the Crimson Tide next faces LSU on Nov. 9. LSU is now ranked No. 16, falling eight places after its 38-23 loss at Texas A&M, which has risen to No. 10.

Overall, Oregon is still No. 1, with 61 first-place votes, over No. 2 Georgia, which had one first-place vote. Georgia was idle this week.

Miami edged ahead of Texas and climbed to No. 5, its highest ranking since 2017.

Texas, which had dropped from No. 1 to No. 5 after its home loss to Georgia, slipped another spot to No. 6 following a three-point win at Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt had been No. 25 but has dropped out of the poll with the loss.

There are eight SEC teams in this week’s poll.

AP Top 25 College Football Poll (first-place votes in parentheses; SEC teams in bold):

1. Oregon (61)
2. Georgia (1)
3. Penn State
4. Ohio State
5. Miami
6. Texas
7. Tennessee
8. Notre Dame
9. BYU
10. Texas A&M
11. Clemson
11. Iowa State
13. Indiana
14. Alabama
15. Boise State
16. LSU
17. Kansas State
18. Pitt
19. Ole Miss
20. SMU
21. Army
22. Washington State
23. Colorado
24. Illinois
25. Missouri

Dropped out: Navy, Vanderbilt
Also receiving votes: Vanderbilt 41, Memphis 34, Tulane 28, Navy 23, Louisville 5, Arkansas 4, UNLV 4, Louisiana-Lafayette 3, South Carolina 1.

These are the games featuring ranked vs. ranked teams on Saturday, Nov. 2:

— No. 4 Ohio State at No. 3 Penn State
— No. 18 Pittsburgh at No. 20 SMU

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