AP Top 25 Poll: Ohio State beats Alabama and Cincinnati for 2nd place in new college football rankings


Voting habits of voters in the AP Top 25 poll and the College Football Round selection committee often differ, but the way Week 12 plays out with two top 10 teams losing and Ohio State Showing up in one of the top 10 highest rated matches of the season offers some interesting debates for the top of the rankings. After Sunday’s vote, AP voters were Georgia Still #1 unanimously, but the Buckeyes jumped from #5 to #2 in the new poll.
The state of Ohio is followed by Alabama in 3rd place and Cincinnati in 4th place, with each team dropping one spot in the poll because of the Buckeyes’ remarkable leap. Notre Dame move up to 5th place, followed by Michigan, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Baylor and Oklahoma to round up the top 10.
Oregon predicted had one of the most notable drops in the rankings, falling seven places to 11th place after losing points at Utah. the state of Michigan also joined the Ducks in a slide after their defeat to the Buckeyes, dropping five places to 12th. The Spartans might not warrant a major correction, but the 56-7 final scoreline left voters in favor. recent results become difficult or recent sample for tie wearers.
Clemson’s win Wake Forest brought the Demon Deacons down eight places to 21st, while the Tigers received more votes than last week but failed to make the top 25, taking their place as the first of the Others to receive the Votes.
Check out the full Top 25 AP poll below:
- Georgia (62 votes in first place)
- Ohio State
- Alabama
- Cincinnati
- Notre Dame
- Michigan
- Oklahoma State
- Ole Miss
- Baylor
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- the state of Michigan
- BYU
- Texas A&M
- UTSA
- Utah
- Iowa
- Wisconsin
- Houston
- Pittsburgh
- Wake Forest
- State of San Diego
- Louisiana
- NC State
- Arkansas
Others get votes: Clemson 101, Mississippi State 44, Penn State 26, Appalachian State 24, Kentucky ten, Purdue 3
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