AP Top 25 poll: Oregon, UCLA plummet from top 10 in college football rankings after Week 11 losses

The very top of the most recent AP Top 25 ballot might have stayed the identical following Week 11, however there have been loads of shakeups additional down the rankings after three top-11 groups discovered themselves on the dropping finish over the weekend. Oregon and UCLA, two frontrunners in the Pac-12 Championship Game hunt, suffered brutal losses to Washington and Arizona, respectively. As a outcome, the Ducks and Bruins plummeted out of the top 10. Oregon fell six spots from No. 6 to No. 12, whereas UCLA dropped seven spots from No. 9 to No. 16. 

LSU moved as much as No. 6 in the spot beforehand occupied by Oregon following a 13-10 win over Arkansas, whereas USC jumped a spot to No. 7 after crushing (*25*) 55-17. Alabama’s 30-24 win over Ole Miss was sufficient to maneuver it up two spots to No. 8, and beating Louisville 31-16 helped get Clemson again in the top 10 because the Tigers climbed three spots to No. 9.

The largest climber in the ballot this week, nevertheless, was Washington, which moved from No. 24 to No. 15 following its 37-34 win in Eugene. However, the Huskies are nonetheless three spots behind the Ducks regardless of the head-to-head win. 

The top 5 of the brand new AP Top 25 stays the identical as all 5 groups held serve. There wasn’t even a distinction in first-place votes as Georgia as soon as once more acquired 62 of the 63 votes with Ohio State getting one. There are 4 newcomers to the ballot this week with Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina, Oklahoma State and (*11*) making the minimize. They exchange NC State, Texas, Liberty and Illinois after Week 11 losses.

Check out the complete top 25 under from the AP ballot voters. First-place votes are in parenthesis. 

AP Top 25 ballot 

1. Georgia (62)
2. Ohio State (1)
3. Michigan
4. TCU
5. Tennessee
6. LSU
7. USC
8. Alabama
9. Clemson
10. Utah
11. Penn State
12. Oregon
13. North Carolina
14. Ole Miss
15. Washington
16. UCLA
17. UCF
18. Notre Dame
19. Kansas State
20. Florida State
21. Tulane
22. Cincinnati
23. Coastal Carolina
24. Oklahoma State
25. Oregon State

Others receiving votes: NC State 77, Texas 65, UTSA 51, Troy 22, Duke 16, Liberty 15, Illinois 13, Minnesota 7, Florida 6, Boise State 5, (*10*) 1

Dropped out: No. 17 NC State, No. 18 Texas, No. 19 Liberty, No. 21 Illinois