AP Poll: Ohio State surges into top 3 after win over Penn State
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Thanks to a thrilling victory over Penn State on Saturday, Ohio State leaped Clemson and moved into the No. 3 spot in the latest AP Poll.
The top 25 also welcomed five newcomers as No. 21 Colorado, No. 22 Florida, No. 23 N.C. State, No. 24 Virginia Tech, and No. 25 Oklahoma State all secured spots.
Notre Dame vaulted from No. 8 to No. 6 after a dominating victory over No. 14 Stanford, who dropped seven spots.
No. 13 Kentucky was the biggest riser of the week after a 24-10 win over South Carolina.
| Rank | School | Record | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 5-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Georgia | 5-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 5-0 | 4 |
| 4 | Clemson | 5-0 | 3 |
| 5 | LSU | 5-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 5-0 | 8 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 5-0 | 6 |
| 8 | Auburn | 4-1 | 10 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 4-0 | 12 |
| 10 | Washington | 4-1 | 11 |
| 11 | Penn State | 4-1 | 9 |
| 12 | UCF | 4-0 | 13 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 5-0 | 17 |
| 14 | Stanford | 4-1 | 7 |
| 15 | Michigan | 4-1 | 14 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 3-1 | 15 |
| 17 | Miami | 4-1 | 16 |
| 18 | Oregon | 4-1 | 19 |
| 19 | Texas | 4-1 | 18 |
| 20 | Michigan State | 3-1 | 21 |
| 21 | Colorado | 4-0 | N/R |
| 22 | Florida | 4-1 | N/R |
| 23 | N.C. State | 4-0 | N/R |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 3-1 | N/R |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | 4-1 | N/R |