After hammering Texas in SEC play on Saturday, Georgia climbed into the No. 4 spot vacated by Alabama in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released Sunday.
Ole Miss, Oregon, Texas Tech and Oklahoma also made jumps in the top 10 while Ohio State, Indiana and Texas A&M – college football’s three undefeated teams – maintained the top three spots in the Week 13 poll.
Texas A&M, however, lost most of its first-place support after needing to score 28 unanswered points in the second half to claim a 31-30 home victory on Saturday against South Carolina. The Aggies received four of the poll’s 66 first-place votes in Week 12, but two of those votes switched to the Hoosiers (eight first-place votes) and one defected to Ohio State (57).
SEC rivals Georgia and Ole Miss round out the top five. Oregon and Texas Tech share sixth place while Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Alabama close the top 10. The Crimson Tide plummeted six spots after falling 23-21 to the Sooners at home.
The second 10 consists of BYU, Vanderbilt, Utah, Miami, Georgia Tech, USC, Texas, Michigan, Virginia and Tennessee. The Longhorns dropped from 10th to 17th after suffering a 35-10 loss at Georgia that ended their four-game winning streak.
James Madison moved up from 24th to No. 21 while North Texas, Missouri, Tulane and Houston jumped into the Top 25. The Mean Green and Cougars won on the road while the Tigers and Green Wave claimed home wins.
Louisville, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and South Florida dropped out of the poll.
These rankings could have an effect on the updated College Football Playoff ratings that will be issued at 7 p.m. ET Tuesday.
Associated Press Top 25
1. Ohio State (10-0)
2. Indiana (11-0)
3. Texas A&M (10-0)
4. Georgia (9-1)
5. Ole Miss (10-1)
T6. Oregon (9-1)
T6. Texas Tech (10-1)
8. Oklahoma (8-2)
9. Notre Dame (8-2)
10. Alabama (8-2)
11. BYU (9-1)
12. Vanderbilt (8-2)
13. Utah (8-2)
14. Miami (8-2)
15. Georgia Tech (9-1)
16. USC (8-2)
17. Texas (7-3)
18. Michigan (8-2)
19. Virginia (9-2)
20. Tennessee (7-3)
21. James Madison (9-1)
22. North Texas (9-1)
23. Missouri (7-3)
24. Tulane (8-2)
25. Houston (8-2)
–Field Level Media
