AP Top 25: Georgia moves to No. 1 after Texas loss, Florida and Oregon drop out of polls

Georgia is clearly the new No. 1 team in the AP Top 25.

The Bulldogs received all but three of the 69 first-place votes in Sunday’s poll after Week 6 after beating Alabama 20-17 in Tuscaloosa on Saturday night. The Tide remained at No. 6 after the loss.

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Texas, which lost 27-24 to Oklahoma on a field goal as time expired, fell six spots to No. 7.

Behind Georgia, Notre Dame, Miami, Ohio State and Indiana round out the top five. The Irish, Buckeyes and Hoosiers all won in Week 6. Miami was out.

After Texas, BYU remained at No. 8 ahead of Ole Miss and Texas Tech at No. 10. The Red Raiders are in the top 10 after LSU’s loss to Kentucky. The Tigers fell 12 places to 22nd after the defeat.

Kentucky is back in the top 25 this week after this victory. The Wildcats were No. 24 after Week 4, but were eliminated from the ballot after an overtime victory at South Carolina. Now UK is No. 15 and one of nine SEC teams in the top 16.

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Oregon drops after loss to UCLA

Oregon (No. 13) and Florida (No. 16) fell out of the top 25 entirely after home losses. The Ducks lost 17-15 to UCLA after committing seven turnovers without starting quarterback Dante Moore available due to his Week 4 concussion. Florida lost to a South Carolina team that was 0-3 in SEC play.

The Bruins moved up nine spots to 12th after the win. UCLA should have progressed. But a jump of nine spots is particularly curious given voters’ views of Oregon. If the Ducks aren’t in the top 25, how is a two-point win over a team that is now unranked worth such a leap?

A busy week 7

Next Saturday promises to be the biggest weekend of the season. So far.

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There are two matchups in the top 10 with No. 4 Ohio State at No. 5 Indiana and No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 8 BYU. Additionally, Alabama visits No. 14 Tennessee, No. 9 Ole Miss hosts No. 13 Missouri, No. 16 Mississippi State travels to LSU and No. 18 Oklahoma State heads to No. 20 Houston.

Clear your calendar. The day could be epic.

AP Top 25

1. Georgia Bulldogs (6-0)

2. Notre Dame fighting the Irish (6-0)

3. Miami Hurricanes (5-0)

4. Ohio State Buckeyes (5-1)

5. Indiana Hoosiers (6-0)

6. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-1)

7. Texas Longhorns (4-1)

8. BYU Cougars (5-0)

9. Ole Miss Rebels (4-1)

10. Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-0)

11. Utah Utes (5-0)

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12. UCLA Bruins (5-0)

13. Missouri Tigers (5-1)

14. Tennessee Volunteers (5-1)

15. Kentucky Wildcats (5-1)

16. Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-1)

17. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-1)

18. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-1)

19. USC Trojans (6-1)

20. Houston Cougars (5-1)

21. Demon Deacons of Wake Forest (5-1)

22. LSU Tigers (4-2)

23. Boise State Broncos (5-1)

24. Mustang SMU (4-1)

25. Northwest Wildcats (4-1)