Alabama reclaimed No. 1 from Georgia in The Associated Press college football poll in one of the closest votes in the recent years. Two points separate the Crimson Tide from the Bulldogs. Six teams including Kansas made their season debut in the AP Top 25. The Jayhawks are ranked for the first time since 2009, which was the longest drought among current Power Five conference teams. The Crimson Tide received 25 first-place votes and 1,523 points. Georgia got 28 first-place votes to become the first team since Alabama in November 2019 to have the most first-place votes but not be No. 1.
Record Pts Prv
1. Alabama (25) 5-0 1523 2
2. Georgia (28) 5-0 1521 1
3. Ohio St. (10) 5-0 1488 3
4. Michigan 5-0 1348 4
5. Clemson 5-0 1345 5
6. Southern Cal 5-0 1233 6
7. Oklahoma St. 4-0 1182 9
8. Tennessee 4-0 1129 8
9. Mississippi 5-0 1068 14
10. Penn St. 5-0 959 11
11. Utah 4-1 884 12
12. Oregon 4-1 872 13
13. Kentucky 4-1 832 7
14. NC State 4-1 691 10
15. Wake Forest 4-1 627 22
16. BYU 4-1 604 19
17. TCU 4-0 514 -
18. UCLA 5-0 510 -
19. Kansas 5-0 476 -
20. Kansas St. 4-1 417 25
21. Washington 4-1 180 15
22. Syracuse 5-0 173 -
23. Mississippi St. 4-1 164 -
24. Cincinnati 4-1 134 -
25. LSU 4-1 108 -
Others receiving votes: Washington St. 91, Baylor 88, Florida St. 78, Arkansas 76, James Madison 39, Florida 37, Maryland 25, Coastal Carolina 17, Minnesota 14, Tulane 9, Illinois 6, North Carolina 5, Texas A&M 4, Purdue 2, Oklahoma 2.