The newest AP poll is here and we have some interesting movement in this week's Top 25.
Biggest risers
LSU landed in the Top 25 after notching back-to-back wins against SEC competition, with their latest victory a result of a 45-20 thrashing of previously unbeaten Ole Miss. The Tigers ended the game on a 35-3 run and outscored the Rebels 21-0 in the second half. LSU's lone two losses this season have come by a single point to Florida State, as well as to unbeaten Tennessee.
Welcome, South Carolina to the top 25, which is their first top-25 ranking since the 2018 season. The Gamecocks rose into the rankings following a notable win over Texas A&M, which marks South Carolina's fourth straight since starting the season 1-2.
Biggest fallers
UCLA's hope for an unbeaten season came to an end in Eugene with the Chip Kelly-led Bruins falling to his former Oregon Ducks. UCLA drops out of the Top 10 entirely after they had no answer for the Ducks' high-powered offense, losing 45-30 on Saturday.
Texas fell as they as Oklahoma State outlasted the Longhorns 41-34, marking the former's second Big 12 loss of the season. Texas has a tough road to bounce back as they also surrendered the tiebreaker to Oklahoma State.
Top-25 breakdown
Here is a look at the complete AP Poll rankings for Week 9 of 2022 College Football.
SEC: 7
ACC: 5
Big Ten: 4
Pac-12: 4
Big 12: 3
American: 2
Ranking | Team | Record | Last Week | Votes (1st place) |
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Ranking | Team | Record | Last Week | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Georgia | 7-0 | – | 1,530 (31) |
2 | Ohio State | 7-0 | – | 1,513 (18) |
3 | Tennessee | 7-0 | – | 1,476 (13) |
4 | Michigan | 7-0 | – | 1,382 |
5 | Clemson | 8-0 | – | 1,318 (1) |
6 | Alabama | 7-1 | – | 1,266 |
7 | TCU | 7-0 | 1 | 1,213 |
8 | Oregon | 6-1 | 2 | 1,114 |
9 | Oklahoma State | 6-1 | 2 | 1,064 |
10 | USC | 6-1 | 2 | 927 |
10 | Wake Forest | 6-1 | 3 | 927 |
12 | UCLA | 6-1 | -3 | 803 |
13 | Penn State | 6-1 | 3 | 783 |
14 | Utah | 5-2 | 1 | 766 |
15 | Ole Miss | 7-1 | -8 | 744 |
16 | Syracuse | 6-1 | -2 | 626 |
17 | Illinois | 6-1 | 1 | 508 |
18 | LSU | 6-2 | – | 502 |
19 | Kentucky | 5-2 | – | 429 |
20 | Cincinnati | 6-1 | 1 | 386 |
21 | North Carolina | 6-1 | 1 | 278 |
22 | Kansas State | 5-2 | -5 | 272 |
23 | Tulane | 7-1 | 2 | 243 |
24 | North Carolina State | 5-2 | -1 | 169 |
25 | South Carolina | 5-2 | – | 113 |