Georgia Takes AP No. 1 After Alabama Win; Ducks Out — SkimNews
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- Georgia ascended to No. 1 with 66 of 70 first-place votes after beating Alabama 20-17 in Tuscaloosa — its first win there since 2014 — replacing its previous five-week stint at No. 2.
- Texas plunged six spots to No. 7 after losing to rival Oklahoma, while Oregon fell completely out of the rankings (unranked for the first time in four years) following a 17-15 home upset by UCLA, dropping the Ducks to 3-2.
- Notre Dame climbed to No. 2 after a 58-7 rout of Stanford, earning one first-place vote for its highest ranking since finishing No. 2 in the final 2024 poll.
- Alabama held at No. 6 despite the home loss, with Miami (No. 3), Ohio State (No. 4) and Indiana (No. 5) rounding out a top five featuring four different conferences.
- UCLA jumped nine spots to No. 12 on the strength of its Oregon takedown, and Kentucky surged from unranked to No. 15 after a 35-34 overtime win over LSU.
- The SEC leads conferences with nine ranked teams (including No. 1 Georgia, No. 6 Alabama, No. 7 Texas and No. 22 LSU), well ahead of the Big Ten's six, the Big 12's five and the ACC's three.
- Next week's marquee matchups feature No. 4 Ohio State at No. 5 Indiana — their second top-five clash of the season — and No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 8 BYU, the first top-10 meeting ever at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
Why it matters: Georgia's ascent crowns the first new No. 1 of the season and reshuffles the College Football Playoff picture, with the SEC now placing nine teams in the rankings and four of the top five spots held by four different conferences — a preview of how committee selection debates will intensify as Ohio State-Indiana and Notre Dame-BYU play out next week.
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