Cincinnati has moved up to No. 2 behind Georgia in The Associated Press college football poll for the best ranking for a team from outside the traditional power conferences since 2010. The Bulldogs remained a unanimous No. 1 with 63 first-place votes in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank. The Bearcats inched up a spot, taking advantage of Iowa’s loss to Purdue. The Hawkeyes dropped nine places to No. 11. The Boilermakers moved into the rankings at No. 25, snapping the longest current AP poll drought for a Power Five school. Purdue was last ranked in 2007. No. 24 Texas-San Antonio is ranked for the first time in the history of the program. Oklahoma is No. 3, followed by Alabama and Ohio State.
Record Pts Prv
1. Georgia (63) 7-0 1575 1
2. Cincinnati 6-0 1483 3
3. Oklahoma 7-0 1434 4
4. Alabama 6-1 1393 5
5. Ohio St. 5-1 1252 6
6. Michigan 6-0 1214 8
7. Penn St. 5-1 1116 7
8. Oklahoma St. 6-0 1082 12
9. Michigan St. 7-0 1076 10
10. Oregon 5-1 1054 9
11. Iowa 6-1 1048 2
12. Mississippi 5-1 879 13
13. Notre Dame 5-1 763 14
14. Coastal Carolina 6-0 736 15
15. Kentucky 6-1 723 11
16. Wake Forest 6-0 629 16
17. Texas A&M 5-2 536 21
18. NC State 5-1 485 22
19. Auburn 5-2 397 -
20. Baylor 6-1 378 -
21. SMU 6-0 358 23
22. San Diego St. 6-0 284 24
23. Pittsburgh 5-1 177 -
24. UTSA 7-0 104 -
25. Purdue 4-2 68 -
Others receiving votes: Clemson 64, Utah 43, Arkansas 29, BYU 21, Air Force 19, Iowa St. 14, Louisiana-Lafayette 13, Arizona St. 7, Florida 7, Texas 5, UCLA 4, Houston 2, LSU 2, Virginia 1.