Alabama remains No. 4 in AP Top 25 College Football Poll as top seven hold steady

Alabama enjoyed a bye week and remains No. 4 in this week’s AP Top 25 College Football Poll, along with all of the other top seven teams.

After that, there have been many changes. The latest AP Top 25 rankings have two Big 12 college football teams in the top 10 for the first time in two years.

Notre Dame returns to No. 10 after winning six straight games. Losses by Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and Miami opened spots for BYU at No. 8 and Texas Tech at No. 9. Texas and Oklahoma made significant jumps, with Texas defeating Vanderbilt and Oklahoma beating Tennessee.

Ohio State remains No. 1 for the 10th straight week, followed by Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama, and Georgia. The rankings reflect changes in spots eight through 10, with BYU and Texas Tech making notable moves.

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

1. 1. Ohio State (54)
   2. Indiana (11)
   3. Texas A&M (1)
   4. Alabama
   5. Georgia
   6. Oregon
   7. Ole Miss
   8. BYU
   9. Texas Tech
   10. Notre Dame
   11. Oklahoma
   12. Virginia
   13. Texas
   14. Louisville
   15. Vanderbilt
   16. Georgia Tech
   17. Utah
   18. Miami
   19. Missouri
   20. USC
   21. Michigan
   22. Memphis
   23. Tennessee
   24. Washington
   25. Cincinnati

Others receiving votes: Iowa 71, JMU 53, Pittsburgh 35, SDSU 30, North Texas 27, USF 23, SMU 7, Houston 6, Illinois 4, LSU 4, Arizona State 4.

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