Georgia Takes No. 1 Spot in AP Poll After Dominating Ole Miss
The Bulldogs return to the top of the rankings, while Utah reaches its highest ever position and Ohio State falls to its lowest since 2014.
By Daniela Ortega ·
Georgia reclaimed the No. 1 position in the AP Top 25 poll on Monday, marking the second time this season the Bulldogs have held the top spot. The ranking change follows a weekend of upsets that reshuffled the standings after the first College Football Playoff rankings of the year.
The Bulldogs secured the lead after a 42-7 victory over Mississippi on Saturday. They entered the game as narrow 3.5-point favorites but dominated the contest. Georgia received 53 first-place votes in the new poll. No. 2 Utah received 12 first-place votes, and No. 3 Notre Dame received five.
Utah climbed one spot to No. 2 after a 28-20 win over then-No. 10 BYU. The ranking is the highest regular-season position in program history. The Utes last held the No. 2 ranking at the end of the 2008 season, following a 13-0 campaign that included a Sugar Bowl victory over Alabama.
Notre Dame moved up to No. 3 after a 31-24 win over Miami. The result dropped the Hurricanes from No. 1 to No. 5. Miami is the fourth team to lose the No. 1 ranking this season, the most in a single season since 2008. UCLA, which is 9-0 for the first time since 1998, rose to No. 4.
Ohio State continued its decline, falling 10 spots to No. 21 after a 41-28 home loss to Oregon. It is the lowest ranking for the Buckeyes since 2014, when they dropped to No. 22 following a loss to Virginia Tech. Oregon jumped to No. 18 in the same poll.
Only Indiana remained in the same spot as the previous week, holding at No. 6. The Hoosiers were idle for the week. The SEC dropped to eight teams in the Top 25 after starting the week with ten. Missouri and Florida both fell out of the poll after losses to Texas and Oklahoma, respectively.
The current top five of the AP Top 25 consists of Georgia, Utah, Notre Dame, UCLA, and Miami. Alabama sits at No. 7, Texas at No. 8, Tennessee at No. 9, and Texas Tech at No. 10. The Big Ten has six ranked teams, led by UCLA. The Big 12 has five, led by Utah. The ACC has three, led by Miami.
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