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[Highlights] Iowa State Replaces Florida In College Football Playoff Top 6

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Alabama and Notre Dame continue to sit 1-2 as the top five teams in the penultimate release of the College Football rankings remained unchanged on Tuesday night. The final rankings will come out on Sunday.

The lone change in the top 6 from last week sees Florida, which fell to LSU over the weekend, being replaced by Iowa State, which sees its playoff hopes getting a boost.

Florida slipped to No. 7 with Georgia, Cincinnati and Oklahoma completing the top 10.

Alabama continues to lead the rankings this week and is followed by No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Clemson and No. 4 Ohio State in the Top 4. Texas A&M remains at No. 5.

The Crimson Tide will face the Gators in the SEC championships game, while Notre Dame and Clemson will meet for the second time this season in Saturday’s ACC championship showdown.

Ohio State will take on No. 14 Northwestern in the Big Ten championship

The Cyclones, meanwhile, will play for the Big 12 championships this coming weekend against No. 10 Oklahoma.

Indiana is No. 11 and is followed by No. 12 Coastal Carolina (11-0) which becomes the first FBS team to 11 wins. USC is No. 13 and North Carolina, which dismantled last week’s ten-ranked Miami (FL), is No. 15.

Rounding out the top 20 are Iowa at No. 16, followed by BYU, the Hurricanes, Louisiana and Texas.

The remaining five are completed by Oklahoma State, NC State, Tulsa, San Jose State, which makes its College Football Playoff rankings debut at No. 24 after a 6-0 start, and Colorado.

College Football Playoff Rankings — Dec. 15

1. Alabama (10-0)
2. Notre Dame (10-0)
3. Clemson (9-1)
4. Ohio State (5-0)
5. Texas A&M (7-1)
6. Iowa State (8-2)
7. Florida (8-2)
8. Georgia (7-2)
9. Cincinnati (8-0)
10. Oklahoma (7-2)
11. Indiana (6-1)
12. Coastal Carolina (11-0)
13. USC (5-0)
14. Northwestern (6-1)
15. North Carolina (8-3)
16. Iowa (6-2)
17. BYU (10-1)
18. Miami (8-2)
19. Louisiana (9-1)
20. Texas (6-3)
21. Oklahoma State (7-3)
22. NC State (8-3)
23. Tulsa (6-1)
24. San Jose State (6-0)
25. Colorado (4-1)

[AP Top 25 Poll] Alabama Stays No. 1, Top Seven Teams Unchanged – Week 14

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MIAMI — – Alabama is No. 1 in the history of The Associated Press college football poll for the fifth week, following the latest rankings release on Sunday. The top seven teams in the poll remain unchanged for a fifth successive poll.

The undefeated Crimson Tide, who is also No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings, were the unanimous No. 1 in the AP poll for the third straight week, while extending their streak of consecutive poll appearances to 210.

According the AP poll release, Alabama’s 210 poll appearance this week move them passed Florida’s streak of 209 under Steve Spurrier from 1990-2002.

Only Nebraska’s record streak of 348 from 1981-2002 and Florida State’s run of 211 from 1989-2001 sit above the Crimson Tide.

Meanwhile, in the current poll release, ACC outfit Notre Dame comes back at No. 2 and is ahead of Big Ten team Ohio State, while another ACC program, Clemson is No. 4. Texas A&M comes next to round out the top five teams.

No. 6 Florida and No. 7 Cincinnati also stayed put from last week.

Indiana comes in at No. 8, followed by Miami (FL) and Iowa State in the top 10.

Coastal Carolina, which knocked off previously undefeated BYU to improve to 10-0 this season, jumped three spots to No. 11, with Georgia, Oklahoma, BYU and Northwestern rounding out the top 15.

BYU was the only top-10 team to slip-up this weekend.

No. 16 is USC, with Louisiana-Lafayette, Tulsa, Iowa and North Carolina finish off the top 20.

The remaining five teams in the rankings are Colorado at No. 21, Liberty, Texas and Wisconsin.

Buffalo, which is at No. 24, is ranked for the first time in school history.

Marshall, Oklahoma State, Oregon and Washington all fell out of the top 25 this week.

Clemson, Alabama And Ohio State Are AP Top 25 College Football Poll Big Three

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Clemson remained No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, but Ohio State moved up to No. 3 after a dominant season opener.

The Tigers (6-0) received 52 first-place votes from the panel following a 47-21 win over Syracuse on Saturday.

Alabama which is No. 2 again, got the remaining 10 first-place votes. The Crimson Tide (5-0) beat Tennessee 48-17 in their last fixture for a fifth successful victory this season.

Ohio State jumped two places after easily putting away Nebraska 52-17 in its COIVD-19 pandemic-delayed Big Ten Conference opener.

No. 4 is Notre Dame and No. 5 is Georgia, as both teams slipped a spot behind the Buckeyes.

Oklahoma State at No. 6, Cincinnati Cincinnati, Texas A&M, Wisconsin Wisconsin and Florida Florida completed the Top 10.

Meanwhile, Indiana jumps into Top 25 after stunning Penn State.

The Hoosiers pulled off a stunner 36-35 overtime victory over g then-No. 8 Penn State to jump into the rankings at No. 17 and scored its first win over a top-10 opponent in 33 years.

With the defeat, Penn State slipped 10 spots to No. 18.

Elsewhere, No. 11 BYU, Miami, Michigan, Oregon and North Carolina completed the Top 15.

The impressive Kansas State is at No. 16 ahead of Marshall at No. 19 and Coastal Carolina.

The last five is completed by USC, SMU, Iowa State, Oklahoma and Boise State.

Minnesota is among three teams dropping out of the Top 25 after the defeat at home by Michigan. Virginia Tech and North Carolina State also dropped out after losing for the second time this season.

AP Top 25 poll

First-place votes in parentheses:

1. Clemson (52)
2. Alabama (10)
3. Ohio State
4. Notre Dame
5. Georgia
6. Oklahoma State
7. Cincinnati
8. Texas A&M
9. Wisconsin
10. Florida
11. BYU
12. Miami
13. Michigan
14. Oregon
15. North Carolina
16. Kansas State
17. Indiana
18. Penn State
19. Marshall
20. Coastal Carolina
21. USC
22. SMU
23. Iowa State
24. Oklahoma
25. Boise State

Dropped from rankings: Virginia Tech 19, Minnesota 21, NC State 23

Others receiving votes: Memphis 105, Liberty 85, Tulane 80, Louisiana 50, Army 44, Auburn 41, Minnesota 40, Utah 36, Northwestern 20, Arkansas 15, Washington 15, Purdue 8, Arizona State 7, Appalachian State 6, California 4, Boston College 2, Texas 2, San Diego State 1

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College Football Preseason Coaches Poll – Aug 2

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MIAMI, FL — Defending national champion Alabama topped the NCAA College Football Coaches preseason poll, released on Thursday (2).

The Crimson Tide collected 61 of the 65 first-place votes from the panel for 1621 points and will start a new season in the Top 3 for the ninth consecutive year.

Alabama opens the new season against Louisville in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, Septemeber 1 at 7:00 pm, live on ABC.

Clemson picked three first-place votes to claim the No. 2 spot in the preseason rankings while Ohio State received the final first-place vote to check in at No. 3.

Beaten College Football Playoffs finalist Georgia comes in at No. 4 with Oklahoma completing the Top 5.

Washington comes next at No. 6 and is followed by Wisconsin, Miami, Penn State and Auburn in the Top 10.

Rounding out the Top 15 are Notre Dame, Michigan State, Stanford, Michigan and USC.

TCU is at No. 16 and the men from Texas are followed by Virginia Tech, Mississippi State, Florida State and West Virginia in the Top 20.

Four Florida Teams In Associated Press College Football Preseason Poll

Texas, Boise State, UCF, LSU and Oklahoma State rounded out the next five.

Among the teams not in the Top 25, but receiving votes are South Carolina, Florida, Texas A&M and Oregon.

NCAA College Football Preseason Poll

Coaches Poll
RK TEAM REC PTS TREND
1 Alabama(61) 0-0 1621 —
2 Clemson(3) 0-0 1547 —
3 Ohio State(1) 0-0 1458 —
4 Georgia 0-0 1452 —
5 Oklahoma 0-0 1288 —
6 Washington 0-0 1245 —
7 Wisconsin 0-0 1243 —
8 Miami 0-0 1091 —
9 Penn State 0-0 1050 —
10 Auburn 0-0 1004 —
11 Notre Dame 0-0 892 —
12 Michigan State 0-0 870 —
13 Stanford 0-0 768 —
14 Michigan 0-0 752 —
15 USC 0-0 691 —
16 TCU 0-0 530 —
17 Virginia Tech 0-0 524 —
18 Mississippi State 0-0 407 —
19 Florida State 0-0 328 —
20 West Virginia 0-0 310 —
21 Texas 0-0 265 —
22 Boise State 0-0 261 —
23 UCF 0-0 259 —
24 LSU 0-0 254 —
25 Oklahoma State 0-0 168 —

Others receiving votes: South Carolina 138, Florida 135, Oregon 105, Utah 81, Texas A&M 67, Northwestern 67, Kansas State 35, Florida Atlantic 27, Memphis 23, Boston College 23, NC State 22, Arkansas State 19, Troy 19, Appalachian State 16, San Diego State 15, Kentucky 8, Iowa State 8, Iowa 8, Washington State 7, South Florida 6, Duke 5, Fresno State 4, Louisville 3, Arizona 2, Houston 2, Army 1, Northern Illinois 1

2017 College Football Playoff Rankings: Second Week

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MIAMI, FL, Sporting Alert – The Top five teams remained the same in the second week of the College Football Playoff rankings, but Ohio State and Penn State both fell out of the runnings with losses last Saturday.

Undefeated sides Georgia and Alabama returned 1-2 in the latest released on Tuesday night (7) and remained on course to collide in the SEC championship game.

Notre Dame is No. 3, defending champion Clemson is No. 4, while also staying put at No. 5 was Oklahoma after it came out on top of the thrilling shootout with state rivals Oklahoma State this past Saturday.

Georgia (9-0) stayed atop the rankings after beating South Carolina 24-10 on Saturday, while Alabama (9-0) defeated then-No. 19 LSU by a similar scoreline at the weekend.

Up next for the Bulldogs is a trip to No. 10 Auburn, a game in which many pundits are expecting to be very difficult for the nation’s top-ranked program.

The Crimson Tide also faces a very tricky tie this weekend at No. 16 Mississippi State.

Meanwhile, TCU moved up two places in this week’s CFP rankings to No. 6 and has a chance to make another move this week as it takes on the Sooners in the race for the Big 12 title.

Miami advanced three spots to No. 7, while Wisconsin, Washington and Auburn complete the Top 10.

Michigan State climbed to 12th spot this week and moved past both Penn State, which it defeated over the weekend and last week’s Ohio State, which also suffered a shocking loss on the road.

The Buckeyes tumbled seven places to No. 13 after losing 55-24 at Iowa, while the Nittany Lions dropped seven slots to No. 14 after they suffered back-to-back defeats.

USC jumped six-spots to No. 11 this week, while Oklahoma State rounded out the Top 15 after dipping four spots.

Mississippi State stays at No. 16, Virginia Tech dropped to No. 17, with UCF, Washington State and newcomer Iowa making up the Top 20.

The next five is completed by Iowa State, at No. 21, Memphis, NC State, LSU and newcomer Northwestern.

Dropping from the rankings this week are Stanford (21) and Arizona 22

College Football Playoff Rankings

1 Georgia 9-0 —
2 Alabama 9-0 —
3 Notre Dame 8-1 —
4 Clemson 8-1 —
5 Oklahoma 8-1 —
6 TCU 8-1 2
7 Miami 8-0 3
8 Wisconsin 9-0 1
9 Washington 8-1 3
10 Auburn 7-2 4
11 USC 8-2 6
12 Michigan State 7-2 12
13 Ohio State 7-2 7
14 Penn State 7-2 7
15 Oklahoma State 7-2 4
16 Mississippi State 7-2 —
17 Virginia Tech 7-2 4
18 UCF 8-0 —
19 Washington State 8-2 6
20 Iowa 6-3 NR
21 Iowa State 6-3 6
22 Memphis 8-1 1
23 NC State 6-3 3
24 LSU 6-3 5
25 Northwestern 6-3 NR

Dropped from rankings: Stanford (21) Arizona (22)

Georgia, No. 2, Ohio State, No. 3; Penn State Dropped To 7th: AP Poll

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MIAMI, FL, Sporting Alert – As expected, Week 10 of The Associated Press College Football Rankings was well shaken up, as Ohio State moved back into the Top 4.

After rallying from 18 points on two separate occasions on Saturday to beat then-No. 2 Penn State, 38-39, Ohio State (7-1) jumped three places to No. 4 after TCU had also lost at the weekend.

Alabama (8-0), which was inactive in the last fixtures, returned as the top-ranked team in Week 10 after receiving 59 first-place votes for 1,523 points.

Fellow unbeaten side Georgia (8-0) moved up to No. 2, following the comfortable 42-7 victory over Florida.

This is the highest ranking for the Bulldogs since 2008, as they took the next two first-place votes from the media panel.

Wisconsin is up one spot to No. 5, while the Top 5 is completed by Notre Dame, which leaped four places after beating last week’s 14th ranked North Carolina State 35-14 on Saturday.

Clemson is up a notch to No. 6, Penn State dropped to No. 7 and is followed in the Top 10 by Oklahoma, Miami and TCU, which dropped six slots, following the 14-7 loss to Iowa State.

Oklahoma State sits at No. 11 and is followed by Washington and Virginia Tech who also held their places from last week.

The Cyclones are No. 14, up 11 places from last week and their highest AP ranking since 2002, reports ESPN Stats & Information. UCF, which clobbered Austin Peay 73-33 on Saturday, is up three spots to No. 15.

Auburn, USC, Stanford, LSU and NC State rounded out the Top 20.

The next five are led by newcomers Mississippi State, at No. 21 and Arizona, which upset then-No. 15 Washington State 58-37, at No. 23.

Memphis comes in at No. 22 with Michigan State and Washington State at No. 24 and No. 25, respectively.

Falling from the rankings this week were South Florida, which was No. 17 last week and West Virginia (22).

The Associated Press College Football Rankings
Top 25

1 Alabama(59) 8-0
2 Georgia(2) 8-0
3 Ohio State 7-1
4 Wisconsin 8-0
5 Notre Dame 7-1
6 Clemson 7-1
7 Penn State 7-1
8 Oklahoma 7-1
9 Miami 7-0
10 TCU 7-1
11 Oklahoma State 7-1
12 Washington 7-1
13 Virginia Tech 7-1
14 Iowa State 6-2
15 UCF 7-0
16 Auburn 6-2
17 USC 7-2
18 Stanford 6-2
19 LSU 6-2
20 NC State 6-2
21 Mississippi State 6-2 NR
22 Memphis 7-1
23 Arizona 6-2 NR
24 Michigan State 6-2
25 Washington State 7-2

Dropped from rankings: South Florida 17, West Virginia 22

Others receiving votes: South Florida 98, Michigan 73, Toledo 19, West Virginia 13, South Carolina 11, San Diego State 3, Army 2, Boise State 2

Michigan Slips, Washington At No. 4: College Football Playoff Rankings

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NEW YORK, Sporting Alert – Michigan slipped three places in the College Football Playoff rankings but is still not out in the cold, as Alabama and Ohio State stay No. 1 and No. 2 in the latest poll.

The Wolverines (11-1, 7-2 Big Ten) dropped from third to fifth in the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings after losing to the Buckeyes, 30-27, last Saturday, but by placing them at No. 5, the selection committee is clearly not ruling them out of making the top four.

With Michigan sliding out of the top four this week, Pac-12 front-runners Washington moves up to No. 4 in the rankings and will be hoping to staple down that spot with a win in the Pac-12 title game against rival Colorado this weekend.

As expected, Alabama (12-0, 8-0 SEC) continues to be the top team in the rankings and should to be safe even with a loss in the SEC title game against Florida this weekend.

Ohio State is still second, despite being bumped out of the Big Ten championships game, while Clemson moves up one spot to No. 3 after clubbing South Carolina 56-7 at the weekend.

Wisconsin and Penn State who will face-off for the Big Ten title this coming weekend, hold their spots at No. 6 and No. 7 with Colorado sitting at No. 8.

Oklahoma and Oklahoma State complete the top 10 and will meet for the Big 12 title on Saturday

However, with the Sooners dropping to No. 9 this week it looks highly unlikely that the Big 12 will have a representative in the playoffs this season.

In fact, according to FiveThirtyEight, even if the Cowboys (9-2, 7-1 Big 12) were to beat Oklahoma (9-2, 8-0) in Saturday’s Bedlam game, they would have only a five-percent chance to make the College Football Playoff.

Meanwhile, despite winning its eight straight last week, USC did not move from No. 11, while Florida State is at No. 12, Louisville is 13th, Auburn is 14th and Florida comes in at No. 15.

West Virginia, Western Michigan, Stanford, Navy and Utah are 16 through 20.

LSU, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Houston and Pittsburgh make up the last five.

Nebraska 16, Boise State 19 and Washington State 23, are the teams which dropped from the rankings.

The final Selection Day is Sunday, December 4.

College Football Playoff
Tuesday, Nov. 29

RANK TEAM RECORD
1 Alabama 12-0
2 Ohio State 11-1
3 Clemson 11-1
4 Washington 11-1
5 Michigan 10-2
6 Wisconsin 10-2
7 Penn State 10-2
8 Colorado 10-2
9 Oklahoma 9-2
10 Oklahoma State 9-2
11 Southern California 9-3
12 Florida State 9-3
13 Louisville 9-3
14 Auburn 8-4
15 Florida 8-3
16 West Virginia 9-2
17 Western Michigan 12-0
18 Stanford 9-3
19 Navy 9-2
20 Utah 8-4
21 Louisiana State 7-4
22 Tennessee 8-4
23 Virginia Tech 9-3
24 Houston 9-3
25 Pittsburgh 8-4

Dropped from rankings: Nebraska 16, Boise State 19, Washington State 23

AP College Football Top 25 Rankings; Six Newcomers In Week 14

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NEW YORK, Sporting Alert – Alabama and Ohio State remain No. 1 and No. 2, but there six new teams entering AP College Football Top 25 rankings on Sunday.

The Crimson Tide (12-0) collected all 61 first-place votes again this week for 1,525 points

Alabama easily took care of then-No. 16 Auburn, 30-12, to win their third successive Iron Bowl and coach Nick Saban believes it was the perfect game to prepare his team for the SEC Championships game against Florida.

Meanwhile, Ohio State (11-1) stayed No. 2 this week after Curtis Samuel scored the winning touchdown to seal a thrilling 30-27 double-overtime victory over last week’s No. 3 ranked Michigan.

Clemson (11-1) is up one spot to No. 3 after clubbing rival South Carolina, 56-7 at home at the weekend, with Deshaun Watson matching his career high with six touchdown passes.

Washington jumped two places to No. 4, Michigan dropped two slots to No. 5, following the loss to the Buckeyes on Saturday.

Despite beating Minnesota, 31-17, Wisconsin slipped one spot to No. 6 and the Badgers are being trailed by Oklahoma, Penn State, Colorado and Southern California in the top 10.

Among the newcomers this week are South Florida and Pittsburgh who were tied for No. 24.

Joining them in the poll this week are No. 17 Stanford, No. 19 Virginia Tech, No. 20 Navy and No. 22 Iowa.

With six teams entering the AP college football top 25 rankings this week, six others had to make way after losing.

Making the exit in Week 14 are Houston 18, Boise State 20, Utah 21, Texas A&M 22, Washington State 23, Tennessee 24.

AP College Football Top 25 Rankings
Week 14, Sunday, November 27

RK TEAM REC PTS
1 Alabama(61) 12-0 1525
2 Ohio State 11-1 1456
3 Clemson 11-1 1383
4 Washington 11-1 1298
5 Michigan 10-2 1264
6 Wisconsin 10-2 1237
7 Oklahoma 9-2 1141
8 Penn State 10-2 1118
9 Colorado 10-2 1035
10 USC 9-3 948
11 Oklahoma State 9-2 931
12 Florida State 9-3 847
13 Western Michigan 12-0 807
14 West Virginia 9-2 726
15 Florida 8-3 471
16 Louisville 9-3 468
17 Stanford 9-3 452 NR
18 Auburn 8-4 423
19 Virginia Tech 9-3 420 NR
20 Navy 9-2 387 NR
21 LSU 7-4 338
22 Iowa 8-4 217 NR
23 Nebraska 9-3 181
24 Pittsburgh 8-4 168 NR
South Florida 10-2 168 NR

Dropped from rankings: Houston 18, Boise State 20, Utah 21, Texas A&M 22, Washington State 23, Tennessee 24

Others receiving votes: Houston 98, Boise State 92, Utah 88, Washington State 35, Texas A&M 33, Air Force 22, Temple 21, Tennessee 12, Troy 7, Miami 5, Georgia Tech 2, Tulsa 1

Ohio State Is No. 2 In CFP; Michigan, Clemson Stay In Top 4

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NEW YORK, Sporting Alert – As expected, Alabama stays No. 1 in the latest College Football Playoff Rankings, while Ohio State moves into the top four for the first time this year.

The Crimson Tide (10-0), who is also the unanimous No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25, remained the top-ranked team in the country after easily putting away Mississippi State 51-3 on Saturday to stay undefeated this season.

However, all the attention was below the defending college football playoff champion as many waited anxiously to see the foreseen shake up.

Three of last week’s top four teams suffered defeats, which paved the way for Ohio State to move behind Alabama.

The Buckeyes (9-1) jumped three spots to second place this week after battering Maryland, 62-3.

It was the second time in successive week Urban Meyer’s team was outscoring opponents by a score of 62-3 this term.

At the same time, though, there wasn’t the major shake up everyone was anticipating, as Michigan and Clemson, which both went down to unranked teams on Saturday, stayed in the top four and Washingto isn’t completely out in the cold.

Michigan (9-1) was upset 14-13 by Iowa on Saturday, but stayed at No. 3 this week.

Clemson which was ranked No. 2 last week was beaten by Pittsburgh, 43-42, but slipped only two spots to No. 4

Last week’s fourth-ranked Huskies were upset 26-13 by a very impressive No. 20 USC side, but only slipped two slots to No. 6.

Below them, Wisconsin, Penn State, Oklahoma and Colorado round out the top 10 teams in the rankings this week.

Oklahoma State, Utah, USC, Western Virgin and Auburn are 11 through 15.

Meanwhile, Texas A&M, which No. 4 in the first college football rankings three weeks ago, is now at No. 25.

College Football Playoffs Rankings
Week 3, Tuesday, November 15

1 Alabama
2 Ohio State
3 Michigan
4 Clemson
5 Louisville
6 Washington
7 Wisconsin
8 Penn State
9 Oklahoma
10 Colorado
11 Oklahoma State
12 Utah
13 USC
14 Western Virgin
15 Auburn
16 LSU
17 Florida State
18 Nebraska
19 Tennessee
20 Boise State
21 Western Michigan
22 Washington State
23 Florida
24 Stanford
25 Texas A&M

Ohio State Moves To No. 2 In AP Top 25 Rankings: Nov. 13

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MIAMI, FL, Sporting Alert – Ohio State moved four places up in the college football AP Top 25 rankings on Sunday, while Michigan, Clemson and Washington all fell in Week 12.

Alabama, as expected, continues to lead the list after receiving all 61 first-place votes from the media panel for 1,525 points.

The Crimson Tide (10-0, 7-0 SEC) made light weight of Mississippi State at the weekend, crushing the Bulldogs 51-3 to stay undefeated this season.

The Buckeyes (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten), meanwhile, improved to No. 2 this week after hammering Maryland 62-3 to collect back-to-back identical scores over an opponent, following the win over then-No. 9 Nebraska a week ago.

Ohio State, which is expected to do some moving in the next release of the College Football Playoff rankings, collected 1,455 points this week.

Louisville improved to No. 3 in this week’s AP Top 25 rankings after taking care of Wake Forest, 44-12 on Saturday.

Three of the top four from last week slipped in this week’s poll, with Michigan falling two places to No. 4, Clemson down to No. 5 from No. 3 and Washington dropping three spots to No. 7.

The Clemson Tigers were shocked by Pittsburgh 43-42 on Saturday after going into the game as strong favourites, while Michigan failed to get going on offense and was beaten 14-13 on a late field goal at Iowa.

Washington was beaten at USC on Saturday.

All three teams went into the weekend’s college football fixtures with undefeated records.

Wisconsin moved up a spot to No. 6, while Oklahoma, Penn State and West Virginia complete the top 10.

Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma State, Western Michigan and USC are 11 through 15.

LSU is No. 16 and it’s followed in the rankings by Florida State, Auburn, Nebraska and Washington State in the top 20.

San Diego State, at No. 24 and Troy, which is ranked for the first time in school history, at No. 25 are the new teams in the AP Top 25 Rankings this week, while Virginia Tech, North Carolina dropped and Baylor all dropped out of the poll.

AP Top 25 College Football Rankings
Week 12: Sunday, November 13

1 Alabama (61) 10-0
2 Ohio State
3 Louisville
4 Michigan
5 Clemson
6 Wisconsin
7 Washington
8 Oklahoma
9 Penn State
10 West Virginia
11 Utah
12 Colorado
13 Oklahoma State
14 Western Michigan
15 USC
16 LSU
17 Florida State
18 Auburn
19 Nebraska
20 Washington State
21 Florida
22 Boise State
23 Texas A&M
24 San Diego State
25 Troy

Others receiving votes: Houston 49, North Carolina 40, Virginia Tech 36, Tennessee 21, Navy 20, Stanford 16, W. Kentucky 11, Pittsburgh 9, South Florida 8, Arkansas 7, Iowa 4, Mississippi 2, Minnesota 1