Ohio State is No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, jumping three spots past No. 3 Alabama and No. 4 Cincinnati in a close vote. Georgia is a unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank for the seventh consecutive week. Alabama slipped past Cincinnati last week and then Ohio State leapfrogged them both after routing Michigan State. Notre Dame is up to a season-high No. 5 and Michigan will go into its game against Ohio State ranked No. 6. Oklahoma State moved to a season-high No. 7 and is one of three Big 12 teams in the top 10, along with No. 9 Baylor and No. 10 Oklahoma. Mississippi rounds out the top 10 at No. 8.
Record Pts Prv
1. Georgia (62) 11-0 1550 1
2. Ohio St. 10-1 1434 5
3. Alabama 10-1 1423 2
4. Cincinnati 11-0 1416 3
5. Notre Dame 10-1 1262 6
6. Michigan 10-1 1246 8
7. Oklahoma St. 10-1 1209 9
8. Mississippi 9-2 1060 10
9. Baylor 9-2 1046 11
10. Oklahoma 10-1 1001 12
11. Oregon 9-2 849 4
12. Michigan St. 9-2 778 7
13. BYU 9-2 771 14
14. Texas A&M 8-3 628 16
15. UTSA 11-0 583 15
16. Utah 8-3 561 24
17. Iowa 9-2 538 18
18. Wisconsin 8-3 517 19
19. Houston 10-1 516 17
20. Pittsburgh 9-2 445 20
21. Wake Forest 9-2 344 13
22. San Diego St. 10-1 273 23
23. Louisiana-Lafayette 10-1 246 22
24. NC State 8-3 141 25
25. Arkansas 7-4 105 21
Others receiving votes: Clemson 101, Mississippi St. 44, Penn St. 26, Appalachian St. 24, Kentucky 10, Purdue 3.