Oklahoma dropped four spots to No. 10, the top five teams held their places and Kansas and Kansas State both entered The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday.
Georgia is No. 1 for the 20th straight week, receiving 48 of 63 first-place votes, distancing itself from No. 2 Michigan after the Bulldogs walloped Florida on Saturday.
This is the 50th consecutive week that either Georgia or Alabama has been No. 1.
The Wolverines, who were off Saturday after a week of being in the news for an NCAA sign-stealing investigation, received nine first-place votes. No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Florida State each received three first-place votes.
Washington remained at No. 5, one spot ahead of Pac-12 rival Oregon. The Ducks moved up two spots to No. 6 after a dominant win at Utah, which dropped five spots to No. 18.
Texas stayed put at No. 7 while Alabama moved up to No. 8 and Penn State to ninth.
The Sooners lost for the first time this season and to Kansas for the first time since 1997, then tumbled in the rankings behind Big 12 rival Texas, which Oklahoma beat in a thriller three weeks ago.
Kansas reentered the rankings at No. 22 after one of the biggest victories in program history and Kansas State moved back in at No. 25 ahead of a big matchup at Texas next Saturday.
Air Force moved up two spots to No. 17, the Falcons’ best ranking since finishing No. 13 in 1998.
POLL POINTS
AP Top 25
- Georgia: 8-0
- Michigan: 8-0
- Ohio St.: 8-0
- Florida St.: 8-0
- Washington: 8-0
- Oregon: 7-1
- Texas: 7-1
- Alabama: 7-1
- Penn St.: 7-1
- Oklahoma: 7-1
- Mississippi: 7-1
- Notre Dame: 7-2
- LSU: 6-2
- Missouri: 7-1
- Louisville: 7-1
- Oregon St.: 6-2
- Air Force: 8-0
- Utah: 6-2
- Tennessee: 6-2
- UCLA: 6-2
- Tulane: 7-1
- Kansas: 6-2
- James Madison: 8-0
- Southern Cal: 7-2
- Kansas St.: 6-2
The Sunflower State rivals have a long history of bad football.
Kansas State turned one of the most hapless programs in the country around in the 1990s under Hall of Fame coach Bill Snyder, and the Wildcats have stayed competitive to varying degrees ever since, winning three Big 12 titles — including last season.
