AP Top 25: Michigan rises to No. 2; Oklahoma State up to 5th

Michigan jumped to No. 2 successful The Associated Press assemblage shot canvass Sunday and Oklahoma State joined the apical 5 for the archetypal clip since 2015.

Georgia was a unanimous No. 1 successful the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank for the eighth consecutive week. For the 4th consecutive week, determination is simply a antithetic No. 2 squad down the Bulldogs.

Michigan has its highest ranking since it peaked astatine No 2. successful 2016. The Wolverines moved up 4 spots aft emphatically beating Ohio State connected Saturday to interruption an eight-game losing streak successful the rivalry.

Cincinnati moved up to No. 3, flip-flopping with Alabama astatine No. 4. The Crimson Tide slipped aft beating Auburn successful overtime.

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Oklahoma State moved up 2 spots aft beating Oklahoma for the archetypal clip since 2014. The Sooners fell 3 places to No. 13.

Notre Dame dropped a spot to No. 6 and Ohio State tumbled 5 spots to No. 7 a week aft it peaked astatine 2nd past week.

The week earlier the Buckeyes were No. 2, Alabama held that spot. The Tide had replaced Cincinnati the week before.

Mississippi, Baylor and Oregon rounded retired the apical 10.

POLL POINTS

The longest streak of weeks arsenic unanimous No. 1 was Alabama's tally of 9 successful 2018.

There are 2 much polls near this season, aft adjacent week's title games and past aft the College Football Playoff nationalist rubric is decided connected Jan. 10.

If Georgia tin bushed Alabama successful the Southeastern Conference rubric crippled adjacent play and marque a tally done the playoff, it could interruption Alabama's record.

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But thing to support successful caput for the Bulldogs: Alabama's tally of unanimous No. 1 rankings ended successful a nationalist title crippled nonaccomplishment to Clemson and the Crimson Tide finished No. 2.

IN

— No. 22 Clemson (9-3) is backmost successful the Top 25 aft falling retired aft the past play of September. The Tigers person climbed back, winning 7 of their last 8 games.

— No. 25 Kentucky (9-3) returns aft routing rival Louisville connected Saturday. The Wildcats had a tally of 5 weeks successful the rankings.

OUT

— Wisconsin dropped retired aft its seven-game winning streak was snapped by Minnesota.

— UTSA tumbled retired of the rankings aft its archetypal nonaccomplishment of the season. The Roadrunners were thumped by North Texas connected Saturday to extremity their unbeaten regular season, but they volition inactive big the Conference USA rubric crippled adjacent week.

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CONFERENCE CALL

SEC — 6 (Nos. 1, 4, 8, 23, 24, 25).

ACC — 4 (Nos. 17, 18, 21, 22).

Big Ten — 4 (Nos. 2, 7, 11, 15).

Big 12 — 3 (Nos. 5, 9, 13).

American — 2 (Nos. 3, 16).

Pac-12 — 2 (Nos. 10, 14).

Mountain West — 1 (No. 19).

Sun Belt — 1 (No. 20).

Independents — 2 (Nos. 6, 12).

RANKED vs. RANKED

No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Alabama, SEC championship.

No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 15 Iowa, Big Ten championship.

No. 3 Cincinnati vs. No. 16 Houston, American Athletic Conference championship.

No. 5 Oklahoma State vs. No. 9 Baylor, Big 12 championship.

No. 10 Oregon vs. No. 14 Utah, Pac-12 championship.

No. 17 Pitt vs. No. 18 Wake Forest, ACC championship.

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