Alabama rises to No. 10 in AP Top 25 College Football Poll

Alabama has risen to No. 10 in the latest AP Top 25 College Football Poll following last night’s statement win over Georgia.

The Crimson Tide was No. 17 when it beat then-No. 5 Georgia in Athens, 24-21. With the loss, the Bulldogs have fallen to No. 12.

Alabama, which had been out of the top 10 since losing its opener against Florida State by two touchdowns, has won three straight after beating Georgia for the 10th time in 11 meetings and ending the Bulldogs’ 33-game home win streak. No. 12 Georgia has its lowest ranking since it was No. 12 on Dec. 6, 2020. It’s just the second poll the Bulldogs have been out of the top 10 since 2021.

Alabama is now the fifth highest-ranked SEC team, behind No. 4 Ole Miss, No.5 Oklahoma, No. 6 Texas A&M and No. 9 Texas. Of those teams, Alabama will only play Oklahoma, which will be on November 15.

Next up for Alabama is to host No. 16 Vanderbilt on Saturday. Other ranked opponents on the schedule are at No. 19 Missouri and No. 15 Tennessee and No. 13 LSU at home.

Elsewhere, Oregon has moved up to No. 2 following its double-overtime win at Penn State, putting the Ducks right behind Ohio State, which won at Washington and remains No. 1 for the fifth straight week.

Miami, which had an open date, slipped one spot to No. 3.

No. 4 Ole Miss got a nine-rung promotion for beating LSU and have their highest ranking since they were No. 3 in late September 2015. LSU fell to No. 13, swapping places with the Rebels.

The losses by Penn State, LSU and Georgia marked the first time since 2016 that three top-five teams lost the same week in the regular season.

Florida State’s loss at Virginia was the latest development in an up-and-down season for the Seminoles. They went from unranked to No. 14 for beating Alabama, were in the top 10 for three weeks and plunged 10 spots to No. 18 this week.

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

1. 1. Ohio State (46)
   2. Oregon (16)
   3. Miami (4)
   4. Ole Miss
   5. Oklahoma
   6. Texas A&M
   7. Penn State
   8. Indiana
   9. Texas
   10. Alabama
   11. Texas Tech
   12. Georgia
   13. LSU
   14. Iowa State
   15. Tennessee
   16. Vanderbilt
   17. Georgia Tech
   18. Florida State
   19. Missouri
   20. Michigan
   21. Notre Dame
   22. Illinois
   23. BYU
   24. Virginia
   25. Arizona State

Others receiving votes: USF 53, Utah 52, Mississippi State 46, Memphis 38, Louisville 36, USC 22, Maryland 7, North Texas 7, TCU 6, UNLV 3.

In and out

No. 24 Virginia, not listed on any ballots in the previous poll, was rewarded for beating its highest-ranked opponent since then-No. 4 Florida State in 2005. The Cavaliers are 4-1 for a second straight season for the first time since 2003-04.

No. 25 Arizona State’s come-from-behind victory over TCU returned the Sun Devils to the Top 25 after a three-week absence.

Southern California (21) and TCU (24) dropped out.

Ranked vs. ranked games coming up

Miami at Florida State: It will be the 27th time the Hurricanes and Seminoles face off as ranked teams. Miami is 15-11 in those games but Florida State has won the last five such contests, the last of which came in 2016.

Vanderbilt at Alabama: Crimson Tide will be looking for payback. Vanderbilt’s 40-35 win as a 23-point underdog last season marked the Commodores’ first over a No. 1 team and was widely regarded as the 2024 upset of the year.

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