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The latest AP Top 25 rankings put two Big 12 teams in the top 10 for the first time in two years and Notre Dame rebounded to No. 10 after a two-month absence from the upper rankings.
No. 8 BYU and No. 9 Texas Tech also slid in, thanks to Saturday losses by No. 15 Vanderbilt, No. 16 Georgia Tech and No. 18 Miami. Meanwhile, No. 11 Oklahoma and No. 13 Texas each jumped seven spots, making them the most improved teams.
Nos. 1 through 7 held steady: Ohio State again came in first, followed by Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia, Oregon and Ole Miss.
It’s the final poll before the College Football Playoff committee releases its first rankings Tuesday night, a list that will eventually lead to the official CFP bracket.
To find out how the playoff rankings and the Top 25 could compare, join AP college football writers Maura Carey and Eric Olson here on Monday at 12:30 p.m. ET. They’ll be answering your questions on all things CFP and Top 25.
Until then, catch up on the AP-based CFP bracket, read more on this week’s poll and tell us what your Top 25 looks like.
Games to watch next:
No. 8 BYU (8-0) at No. 9 Texas Tech (8-1): It’s the Big 12 game of the year, with clear implications for the conference race and playoff seeding.No. 3 Texas A&M (8-0) at No. 19 Missouri (6-2): A Missouri win here would upset the SEC title game chase and deal a blow to Texas A&M, which is currently in the mix for the top playoff seed.No. 6 Oregon (7-1) at Iowa (6-2): Amid plenty of chatter about Iowa being worthy of a spot in the AP Top 25, they’ll get a chance to notch a big win and deal a real blow to Oregon’s CFP hopes.No. 22 Memphis (8-1) vs. Tulane (6-2): This is a big one in the race to land the Group of Five playoff berth.
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