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AP college football poll, Week 9: Air Force climbs after win over Navy, Georgia is No. 1 for 19th straight poll

October 22, 2023 by The Denver Post

Georgia extended its streak of No. 1 rankings in The Associated Press college football poll to 19 straight weeks, the third best in the history of the rankings, and Alabama moved back into the top 10 on Sunday.

The Bulldogs received 38 of 63 first-place votes, their second-lowest total of the season, after an off week but still bested No. 2 Michigan, 1,536 points to 1,504.

Georgia’s No. 1 streak, which started on Oct. 9, 2022, is behind only Miami’s streak of 21 weeks from 2001-02 and Southern California’s 33 in a row from 2003-05.

The Wolverines received 19 first-place votes after their latest blowout, 49-0 against Michigan State on Saturday night. Michigan was unfazed after a week in which it was revealed the program is being investigated by the NCAA for a sign-stealing scheme that allegedly involved impermissible in-person scouting.

Ohio State held steady at No. 3 after winning a top-10 matchup with Penn State. The Nittany Lions slipped three spots to 10th. The Buckeyes received three first-place votes, as did No. 4 Florida State.

No. 5 Washington and No. 6 Oklahoma held their spots after close calls against unranked teams at home. No. 7 Texas and No. 8 Oregon each moved up a spot.

No. 9 Alabama returned to the top 10 after falling out in mid-September, which snapped a streak of 128 top-10 appearances that dated back to 2015. The Crimson Tide beat Tennessee for their sixth straight victory. The Volunteers dropped four spots to No. 21.

While Washington,Oklahoma and Texas all survived scares against unranked foes, North Carolina was not so fortunate.

The Tar Heels lost to Virginia, the Cavaliers’ first win of the season against an FBS team, to become just the second top-10 team to lose to an unranked team this season. The other was then-No. 9 Clemson in Week 1 at Duke.

North Carolina dropped seven spots to No. 17.

The number of major upsets to Top 25 teams overall in college football this season remains minimal. The current Top 25 has lost a total of 23 games. Of those losses, 19 have been to other teams that currently are ranked.

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Iowa dropped out of the Top 25 after taking its second loss of the season and was replaced by No. 25 James Madison.

The Dukes (7-0) made a brief appearance at No. 25 in early October of last year before going on a three-game losing streak.

JMU is in its second season playing in the Bowl Subdivision, the highest level of Division I, leaving the Dukes ineligible to play for the Sun Belt Conference title and a bowl game. NCAA rules require a two-year transition period for schools moving up a level.

James Madison gives the Sun Belt a ranked team for the first time this season and also three non-Power Five conference teams in the poll, joining No. 19 Air Force of the Mountain West and No. 22 Tulane of the American Athletic Conference.

Air Force (7-0) has its highest rankings since being No. 18 on Oct. 13, 2002.

SEC — 6 (Nos. 1, 9, 12, 15, 16, 21).

Pac-12 — 6 (Nos. 5, 8, 11, 13, 23, 24).

ACC — 4 (Nos. 4, 17, 18, 20).

Big Ten — 3 (Nos. 2, 3, 10).

Big 12 — 2 (Nos. 6, 7).

Mountain West — 1 (No. 19).

American — 1 (No. 22).

Sun Belt — 1 (No. 25).

Independent — 1 (No. 14).

No. 8 Oregon at No. 13 Utah. This will be the fifth straight meeting dating back to 2018 with both teams ranked. The Ducks and Utes have split the last four.

No. 20 Duke at No. 18 Louisville. Basketball powers have played only three times in football, despite the Cardinals joining the ACC in 2014. This will be the first game where both are ranked.


AP college football poll

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School Record Points Pvs.

1. Georgia (38) 7-0 1,536 1
2. Michigan (19) 8-0 1,504 2
3. Ohio State (3) 7-0 1,454 3
4. Florida State (3) 7-0 1,408 4
5. Washington 7-0 1,325 5
6. Oklahoma 7-0 1,267 6
7. Texas 6-1 1,150 8
8. Oregon 6-1 1,133 9
9. Alabama 7-1 1,071 11
10. Penn State 6-1 999 7
11. Oregon State 6-1 922 12
12. Ole Miss 6-1 889 13
13. Utah 6-1 868 14
14. Notre Dame 6-2 718 15
15. LSU 6-2 687 19
16. Missouri 7-1 594 20
17. North Carolina 6-1 506 10
18. Louisville 6-1 420 21
19. Air Force 7-0 395 22
20. Duke 5-2 371 16
21. Tennessee 5-2 306 17
22. Tulane 6-1 248 23
23. UCLA 5-2 243 25
24. USC 6-2 193 18
25. James Madison 7-0 167 –

Dropped out of rankings: Iowa (24).

Others receiving votes: Florida 34, Liberty 17, Kansas State 16, Miami 12, Fresno State 8, Oklahoma State 5, Toledo 3, Kentucky 2, Rutgers 2, UNLV 1, Wisconsin 1.

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