AP Top 25 poll: Ohio State jumps Florida State, USC as Notre Dame falls in latest college football rankings

There has been a shake up in the highest 5 of the brand new college football rankings after a wild Week 4 that featured six video games between groups in the AP Top 25 ballot. No consequence was once extra notable than Ohio State going into South Bend and getting a last-second victory in opposition to Notre Dame, and the AP electorate have replied by way of transferring the Buckeyes up two spots to No. 4. 

Georgia stays No. 1 adopted by way of Michigan at No. 2 and Texas at No. 3, with the Bulldogs amassing 55 first-place votes. But the talk for No. 1 has began to select up with the AP electorate as six of the highest seven groups in the rankings all gained no less than one first-place vote. Florida State has the second-most first-place votes with 3, however the Seminoles if truth be told fell one spot in the shake up brought about by way of Ohio State’s leap. 

Notre Dame, as a results of its loss, fell two spots and out of the highest 10 to No. 11. 

Though they didn’t obtain any first-place votes this week, Oregon obviously were given the eye of the AP electorate with its 42-6 win in opposition to Colorado. The Ducks moved up No. 9, only one spot in the back of USC, which was once punished for a closer-than-expected win in opposition to Arizona State with a three-spot drop. And whilst Deion Sanders’ Buffaloes nonetheless gave the impression on quite a lot of ballots after the loss, Colorado dropped out of the highest 25 and checked in at No. 28 in balloting issues. 

Joining Colorado in shedding from the AP Top 25 ballot after Week 4 was once UCLA and Iowa. All 3 groups misplaced to warring parties that have been ranked upper going into the weekend, however with a number of different undefeated or one-loss groups to believe, the electorate replied by way of transferring groups that gained in Week 4 forward on their ballots. Missouri, Kansas and Fresno State all were given the ones honors of transferring into the rankings, with each and every boasting a 4-0 document after wins on Saturday.  

Here is a complete have a look at the AP Top 25 after Week 4, with first-place votes indexed in parentheses. 

AP Top 25 ballot

1. Georgia (55)
2. Michigan (1)
3. Texas (2)
4. Ohio State (1)
5. Florida State (3)
6. Penn State
7. Washington (1)
8. USC
9. Oregon
10. Utah
11. Notre Dame
12. Alabama 
13. LSU
14. Oklahoma
15. North Carolina
16. Washington State
17. Duke
18. Miami
19. Oregon State
20. Ole Miss
21. Tennessee 
22. Florida
23. Missouri 
24. Kansas 
25. Fresno State 

Others receiving votes: Kansas St. 57, Kentucky 41, Colorado 32, Louisville 32, UCLA 28, Maryland 20, TCU 17, Tulane 11, Syracuse 8, Wisconsin 6, Air Force 6, Clemson 5, Texas A&M 5.