Georgia climbed to No. 1 in Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday after its win at Alabama, Texas fell six spots to No. 7 after losing to rival Oklahoma and Oregon was unranked for the first time in four years after losing for the second time last month.
The Bulldogs, who had been No. 2 for five consecutive polls while posting five lopsided victories, went on the road and beat Alabama 20-17 with the help of what appeared to be a missed pass interference in the end zone late in the game.
Georgia received 66 first-place votes from the 70-member media panel after its first win in Tuscaloosa since 2014 and climbed to the top of the poll for the first time since Sept. 8, 2024.
Notre Dame, which was tuned for this week’s top-10 game at BYU by one Stanford’s 58-7moved up by one point to second place. The Fighting Irish received one first-place vote and have their highest ranking since being second in the final poll of the 2024 season.
No. 3 Miami, which received two first-place votes, is followed by Ohio State and Indiana. The Hoosiers, who received the remaining first-place vote, received a two-point promotion behind them narrow win at Nebraska.
Alabama remained at No. 6 and Texas, BYU, Mississippi and Texas Tech rounded out the top 10.
Oregon entered the season with its highest preseason ranking ever at No. 2. The Ducks’ 17-15 turnover loss at home to UCLA dropped them to 3-2 and knocked them out of the poll for the first time since going from No. 11 to upset after a 49-3 loss to Georgia in the 2022 opener.
No. 12 UCLA and No. 15 Kentucky received the largest promotions. The Bruins moved up nine spots with their win over Oregon, and the Wildcats went from unseeded to No. 15 with 35-34 overtime win over LSUwhich dropped from number 10 to number 22.
Inside And Out
In: Kentucky, which was eliminated last week after beating South Carolina, is back in the poll with its highest ranking since early October 2022.
In: No. 21 Wake Forest is 5-1 and ranked for the first time since late October 2022.
In: No. 25 Northwestern, 4-1, earned the No. 1 ranking under fourth-year coach David Braun.
Outside: Oregon hasn’t lost two of its first five games since the 2016 team opened 2-5 and finished 4-8.
Outside: Florida has gone from No. 8 to No. 16 in the rankings in the past two weeks 38-19 loss at home to South Carolina.
Out: Pittsburgh managed just one touchdown on eight second-half possessions to one 21-17 loss at home to North Carolina.
Survey Points
— This is the second time in three years that there have been three or more No. 1 teams. 1 in the first six polls. Georgia, Texas and Alabama consecutively held the No. 1 spot in the first six polls in 2024. The only other time in the Top 25 era that three teams had been No. 1 at this point in the season was 1990.
— Notre Dame and Miami, dubbed “Catholic vs. Convicts” rivals since their classic game in 1988, haven’t been in the top three together since Nov. 9, 1993.
— Texas’ six-spot drop from No. 1 to No. 7 matches its decline following an early-season loss to Ohio State last year.
Conference call
SEC (9 ranked teams): No. 1 Georgia, No. 6 Alabama, No. 7 Texas, No. 9 Mississippi, No. 13 Missouri, No. 14 Tennessee, No. 15 Kentucky, No. 16 Mississippi State, No. 22 LSU.
Big Ten (6): No. 4 Ohio State, No. 5 Indiana, No. 12 UCLA, No. 17 Iowa, No. 19 USC, No. 25 Northwestern.
Big 12 (5): No. 8 BYU, No. 10 Texas Tech, No. 11 Utah, No. 18 Oklahoma State, No. 20 Houston.
ACC (3): No. 3 Miami, No. 21 Wake Forest, No. 24 SMU.
Pac-12 (1): No. 23 Boise State.
Independent (1): No. 3 Notre Dame.
Sorted vs. Sorted
No. 4 Ohio State at No. 5 Indiana: Ohio State plays its second top-five game of the season. Indiana won the last meeting 13-10 in the 2025 Big Ten championship game, when the Hoosiers were the no. 2 and the Buckeyes were no. 1.
No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 8 BYU: The first top-10 game at LaVell Edwards Stadium. The Cougars won the last time Notre Dame visited, in 2004.
16 Mississippi State at No. 22 LSU: First time the teams have met as ranked opponents since 2018.
6 Alabama at No. 14 Tennessee: The Crimson Tide have lost the last two times they’ve visited Knoxville. The big question for the Volunteers is who will start at quarterback.
No. 13 Missouri at No. 9 Mississippi: Motivation won’t be a problem for Mizzou QB Austin Simmons. He started last season as Ole Miss’ starter, got hurt, recovered and was benched behind a guy named Trinidad Chambliss.
No. 18 Oklahoma State at No. 20 Houston: This will be the first time these teams meet as ranked opponents.
Complete AP Top 25:
25. Northwest
24. SMU
23. Boise State
22. LSU
21. Wake Forest
20. Houston
19. U.S.C
18. Oklahoma State
17. Iowa
16. Mississippi State
15. Kentucky
14. Tennessee
13. Missouri
12. UCLA
11. Utah
10. Texas Tech
9. Ole Miss
8. BYU
7. Texas
6. Alabama
5. Indiana
4. Ohio State
3. Miami (Fla.)
2. Notre Dame
1. Georgia
Others get votes: Wisconsin 92, Oregon 86, Arizona 82, Nebraska 65, Oklahoma 44, James Madison 29, Florida 9, Duke 5, New Mexico 3, Oregon State 1
Reporting by the Associated Press.
