Southern California moved into the top five of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in five years. Georgia received 62 of the 63 first-place votes in the AP Top 25 as the top four teams held their places after playing varying degrees of close games Saturday. No. 2 Ohio State received the other first-place vote. Michigan was No. 3 again, followed by TCU. The Trojans edged up two spots after a thrilling victory against rival UCLA. The last time USC was ranked in the top five was September of 2017, when it started at No. 4 but spent most of the season ranked in the teens before finishing at 12th.
Record Pts Prv
1. Georgia (62) 11-0 1574 1
2. Ohio St. (1) 11-0 1507 2
3. Michigan 11-0 1446 3
4. TCU 11-0 1395 4
5. Southern Cal 10-1 1293 7
6. LSU 9-2 1241 6
7. Clemson 10-1 1152 9
8. Alabama 9-2 1131 8
9. Tennessee 9-2 1058 5
10. Oregon 9-2 1009 12
11. Penn St. 9-2 994 11
12. Washington 9-2 879 15
13. Notre Dame 8-3 710 18
14. Utah 8-3 709 10
15. Kansas St. 8-3 697 19
16. Florida St. 8-3 579 20
17. UCLA 8-3 562 16
18. North Carolina 9-2 464 13
19. Tulane 9-2 441 21
20. Mississippi 8-3 395 14
21. Cincinnati 9-2 353 22
22. Oregon St. 8-3 271 25
23. Coastal Carolina 9-1 186 23
24. Texas 7-4 128 -
25. UCF 8-3 87 17
Others receiving votes: UTSA 85, South Carolina 44, Troy 34, Boise St. 16, Illinois 12, Iowa 5, Louisville 5, Mississippi St. 3, South Alabama 3, Purdue 2, Arkansas 2, Oklahoma St. 2, Fresno St. 1.