Ohio State moved up to No. 2 behind Oregon in the AP Top 25 on Sunday, and the Big Ten captured four of the top five spots with Penn State moving to No. 4 and Indiana to No. 5.
It’s the first time the Big Ten has held the top two spots in the rankings since 2015, and it’s Indiana’s highest ranking since 1967. Room was created by a pair of top-five losses, as Georgia dropped from second to No. 11 after losing to Ole Miss and Miami fell from fourth to No. 12 after losing at Georgia Tech. It’s Georgia’s lowest spot in the poll since 2020, ending a 60-week streak of top-10 appearances.
The top-ranked Ducks are a unanimous No. 1 for the second straight week, making them the first team to be unanimous No. 1 for multiple weeks of a regular season since Georgia did it eight times in 2021.
The Buckeyes matching a season-high ranking places the Big Ten 1-2 for the first time since Ohio State and Michigan State were atop the poll on Sept. 27, 2015. That was the second of consecutive weeks with the Buckeyes and Spartans at Nos. 1 and 2.
AP Top 25 after Week 11
| Rank | Team | Record | Prev. | Matt’s vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
10-0 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
8-1 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
8-1 |
5 |
4 |
|
|
4 |
8-1 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
5 |
10-0 |
8 |
3 |
|
|
6 |
8-1 |
7 |
5 |
|
|
7 |
9-0 |
9 |
7 |
|
|
8 |
8-1 |
10 |
12 |
|
|
9 |
7-2 |
11 |
8 |
|
|
10 |
8-2 |
16 |
9 |
|
|
11 |
7-2 |
2 |
10 |
|
|
12 |
9-1 |
4 |
13 |
|
|
13 |
8-1 |
12 |
14 |
|
|
14 |
8-1 |
13 |
11 |
|
|
15 |
7-2 |
15 |
15 |
|
|
16 |
9-0 |
18 |
16 |
|
|
17 |
7-2 |
19 |
22 |
|
|
18 |
7-2 |
21 |
18 |
|
|
19 |
8-1 |
20 |
20 |
|
|
20 |
7-2 |
22 |
17 |
|
|
21 |
6-3 |
14 |
19 |
|
|
22 |
6-3 |
25 |
21 |
|
|
23 |
6-3 |
NR |
23 |
|
|
24 |
7-2 |
NR |
24 |
|
|
25 |
8-2 |
NR |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Iowa State 92, Arizona State 35, Pittsburgh 18, Louisiana 14, UNLV 10
Georgia dropping gives Ohio State the longest streak of top-10 appearances at 55, though that could actually be considered an 80-week streak. The Buckeyes were not eligible to be in the poll early in the 2020 pandemic-altered season while the Big Ten was not playing. Georgia dropped to as low as No. 13 in 2020 and spent most of the second half of that season outside the top 10 before finishing seventh. Georgia had not been ranked lower than sixth in each of the past three seasons and started 2024 as preseason No. 1 for the second consecutive year.
The only non-Big Ten team in the top five is No. 3 Texas. Tennessee is up a spot to No. 6, and No. 7 BYU and No. 8 Notre Dame each moved up two places.
Alabama is No. 9 after blowing out LSU, and Ole Miss moved up six spots to No. 10.
This story will be updated.
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