AP Top 25: Ohio State and Miami fall in the rankings, while Boise State moves into the top 10

Ohio State fell five spots to a season-low No. 7 in the AP Top 25 college football poll on Sunday and Miami dropped out of the top 10 to No. 14 after losing both crucial games to teams that were unranked and finished their regular season.

Oregon was a unanimous No. 1 for the fifth straight week. No. 2 Texas, No. 3 Penn State and No. 4 Notre Dame all moved up one spot, as did Georgia, which moved back into the top five and top five Matches in both the SEC (Longhorns-Bulldogs) and Big Ten prepared (Ducks-Nittany Lions) championship games.

No. 6 Tennessee also moved up one spot.

The Buckeyes fell out of the top four for the first time this season after being defeated 13-10 at home by Michigan, which cost them a berth in next Saturday’s Big Ten Championship Game. It was their first loss to an unranked team under Ryan Day.

No. 8 SMU, No. 9 Indiana and No. 10 Boise State all moved up one spot. The Broncos are a top-10 team for the first time since 2011.

Miami also lost a berth in the conference title game, losing 42-38 at Syracuse and sending Clemson to the ACC Championship after a non-conference loss to South Carolina. The Hurricanes finished eighth last week.

The Orange are No. 23 and in the top 25 for the first time since October 30, 2022.

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 93, Louisville 45, Duke 30, Kansas State 10, Tulane 9, LSU 6, Louisiana 5, Florida 4, Michigan 1, Baylor 1

In and out

Tulane and Texas A&M were eliminated from the rankings after losses in rivalry games.

The Aggies (8-4), the first team to be eliminated, were eliminated for the first time since early September after losing 17-7 to Texas on Saturday night at Kyle Field.

The Green Wave were eliminated, effectively replaced by the team they lost to. No. 25 Memphis climbed into the rankings for the first time since September 2020. The last time the Tigers were ranked this late in the season was in 2019. It was their first road win against an AP ranked team since Mississippi State in 1993.

What’s next?

Five of the nine conference championship games will feature two teams ranked in the AP poll.

No. 3 Penn State vs. No. 1 Oregon in Indianapolis. This is only the second time the Big Ten title game has been a top-five matchup, following Michigan State University’s victory over Iowa in 2015.

No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 2 Texas in Atlanta. The SEC title game will be a top-five matchup for the fourth time in seven seasons and the first time since 2021.

No. 18 Clemson vs. No. 8 SMU in Charlotte, NC The Tigers are in the ACC title game for the eighth time since 2015, while SMU is trying to win the league in its debut season.

No. 16 Iowa State vs. No. 12 Arizona State in Arlington, Texas. The Sun Devils’ first appearance in the Big 12 title game will be their first conference championship appearance since 2014 in the Pac-12. Iowa State is trying to win its first conference title since 1912.

No. 19 UNLV at No. 10 Boise State. The Mountain West’s first ranked championship game since 2018 will likely send the winner to the playoffs.

The other team in action will be No. 24 Army, which hosts Tulane for the American Athletic Conference title.

This story will be updated.

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