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Indiana<\/a> moved up to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday for its highest ranking in program history, while Texas<\/a> and USC<\/a> were among five teams entering the Top 25 after eight ranked teams — three of them previously unbeaten — lost over the weekend.<\/p>\n Ohio State<\/a> and Miami<\/a> remained the top two teams while the Hoosiers earned a four-spot promotion for their 10-point win<\/a> at then-No. 3 Oregon<\/a>. No. 4 Texas A&M<\/a> and No. 5 Ole Miss<\/a> traded places after the Aggies’ 17-point home win<\/a> over Florida<\/a> and the Rebels’ three-point home win<\/a> over Washington State<\/a>.<\/p>\n Associated Press Top 25<\/p>\n The top 25 teams in the AP college football poll, released Sunday (first-place votes in parentheses).<\/p>\n The Buckeyes strengthened their hold on No. 1 with a solid road win<\/a> against then-No. 17 Illinois<\/a> and received 50 first-place votes, 10 more than last week. Miami, which was idle, earned 13 first-place votes and Indiana got the other three.<\/p>\n Texas A&M has its highest ranking in a regular season since it was No. 3 in September 1995.<\/p>\n Alabama<\/a> moved up two spots to No. 6 and was followed by Texas Tech<\/a>, Oregon, Georgia<\/a> and LSU<\/a>. Oregon dropped five spots and has its lowest ranking in 20 polls since it was No. 8 in September 2024.<\/p>\n Indiana’s groundbreaking run under second-year coach Curt Cignetti has been one of the biggest stories in college football since last season. The Hoosiers went into the Oregon game 0-46 on the road against top-five teams and, before Sunday, had never been ranked higher than No. 4. Their three first-place votes are their most in a poll since they got the same number when they were ranked No. 6 on Nov. 5, 1945.<\/p>\n Oklahoma<\/a> plunged eight spots to No. 14 with its first loss, 23-6<\/a> to Texas. The Longhorns were the preseason No. 1 team, but a season-opening loss at Ohio State and Week 6 loss at Florida dropped them out of the Top 25.<\/p>\n In beating the rival Sooners, the Longhorns held a top-10 opponent without a touchdown for the first time since 1979 and re-entered the poll at No. 21. It was Texas’ first win of the season against a ranked opponent, and another won’t be on the schedule for at least three weeks.<\/p>\n Missouri<\/a>, which started 5-0, fell two spots to No. 16 after its three-point home loss<\/a> to Alabama.<\/p>\n No. 20 Southern California, ranked two weeks in September, returned to the rankings on the strength of its 18-point home win<\/a> over Michigan<\/a>.<\/p>\n No. 23 Utah<\/a> is back after a three-week absence following a 32-point win<\/a> over Arizona State<\/a>.<\/p>\n No. 24 Cincinnati<\/a> beat Central Florida<\/a> at home<\/a> for its fifth straight win and is ranked for the first time since 2022.<\/p>\n No. 25 Nebraska<\/a> came from behind<\/a> to beat Maryland<\/a> on the road and has its first ranking of the season. It is the first time since the 2013 and ’14 seasons that the Cornhuskers have been ranked in consecutive seasons.<\/p>\n Editor’s Picks<\/p>\n 2 Related<\/p>\n Five teams — Michigan (15), Illinois (17), Arizona State (21), Iowa State<\/a> (22) and Florida State<\/a> (25) — dropped out of the poll, marking the most turnover in a regular-season poll since seven teams fell out Oct. 2, 2022.<\/p>\n CONFERENCE CALL<\/b><\/p>\n SEC (10):<\/b> Nos. 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 21.<\/p>\n Big Ten (5):<\/b> Nos. 1, 3, 8, 20, 25.<\/p>\n Big 12 (4):<\/b> Nos. 7, 15, 23, 24.<\/p>\n ACC (3):<\/b> Nos. 2, 12, 18.<\/p>\n American (2):<\/b> Nos. 19, 22.<\/p>\n Independent (1):<\/b> No. 13.<\/p>\n RANKED VS. RANKED<\/b><\/p>\n No. 5 Ole Miss (6-0) at No. 9 Georgia (5-1):<\/b> Judging by their close call against Washington State, the Rebels might have been looking ahead to this one. They’ve lost six straight in Athens since 1996.<\/p>\n No. 10 LSU (5-1) at No. 17 Vanderbilt<\/a> (5-1):<\/b> The Tigers have won 10 straight in the series. Both teams will be ranked in this matchup for the first time since 1947.<\/p>\n No. 11 Tennessee<\/a> (5-1) at No. 6 Alabama (5-1):<\/b> This game is a Top 25 matchup for the fifth straight year. Both teams are coming off hard-fought, three-point wins.<\/p>\n No. 20 Southern California (5-1) at No. 13 Notre Dame<\/a> (4-2):<\/b> High stakes in this storied series with both teams clinging to playoff hopes.<\/p>\nSchoolRec.LW<\/tr>\n \n 1. Ohio State (50)<\/td>\n 6-0<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2. Miami (13)<\/td>\n 5-0<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3. Indiana (3)<\/td>\n 6-0<\/td>\n 7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4. Texas A&M<\/td>\n 6-0<\/td>\n 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5. Ole Miss<\/td>\n 6-0<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6. Alabama<\/td>\n 5-1<\/td>\n 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 7. Texas Tech<\/td>\n 6-0<\/td>\n 9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8. Oregon (5)<\/td>\n 5-1<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 9. Georgia<\/td>\n 5-1<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 10. LSU<\/td>\n 5-1<\/td>\n 11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 11. Tennessee<\/td>\n 5-1<\/td>\n 12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 12. Georgia Tech<\/td>\n 6-0<\/td>\n 13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 13. Notre Dame<\/td>\n 4-2<\/td>\n 16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 14. Oklahoma<\/td>\n 5-1<\/td>\n 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 15. BYU<\/td>\n 6-0<\/td>\n 18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 16. Missouri<\/td>\n 5-1<\/td>\n 14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 17. Vanderbilt<\/td>\n 5-1<\/td>\n 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 18. Virginia<\/td>\n 5-1<\/td>\n 19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 19. South Florida<\/td>\n 5-1<\/td>\n 24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 20. USC<\/td>\n 5-1<\/td>\n NR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 21. Texas<\/td>\n 4-2<\/td>\n NR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 22. Memphis<\/td>\n 6-0<\/td>\n 23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 23. Utah<\/td>\n 5-1<\/td>\n NR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 24. Cincinnati<\/td>\n 5-1<\/td>\n NR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 25. Nebraska<\/td>\n 5-1<\/td>\n NR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n