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THE TOP 25 OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Top 25 teams in the Associated Press College Football Poll, with 2021 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote by one point for a 25th-place vote and the week’s standings last :
TEAM REC. PTS PREV.
1. Alabama (58) 4-0 1,546 1
2. Georgia (4) 4-0 1,492 2
3. Oregon 4-0 1 411 3
4. Penn State 4-0 1,283 6
5. Iowa 4-0 1,277 5
6. Oklahoma 4-0 1212 4
7. Cincinnati 3-0 1,154 8
8. Arkansas 4-0 1,094 16
9. Notre Dame 4-0 1.076 12
10. Florida 3-1 1 019 11
11. Ohio State 3-1 1,005 10
12. Mississippi 3-0 852 13
13. BYU 4-0 748 15
14. Michigan 4-0 677 19
15. Texas A&M 3-1 651 7
16. Coastal Carolina 4-0 613 17
17. Michigan State 4-0 581 20
18. Fresno State 4-1 415 22
19. Oklahoma State 4-0 341 NR
20. UCLA 3-1 316 24
21. Baylor 4-0 233 NR
22. Auburn 3-1 197 23
23. State of North Carolina 3 – 1,145 NR
24. Wake Forest 4-0 142 NR
25. Clemson 2-2 138 9
Others receiving votes: Texas 131, Maryland 91, San Diego State 57, Boston College 55, SMU 44, Kentucky 26, Iowa State 25, LSU 24, Arizona State 23, Virginia Tech 20, Wisconsin 13, Rutgers 6, Kansas State 5, Oregon State 4, UTSA 4, Louisville 3, North Carolina 1.
SCOTT RICHEY’S TOP 25
Top 25 teams in Scott Richey’s latest poll, News-Gazette college football writer and Associated Press Top 25 voter, as well as team rankings in last week’s poll:
PREV TEAM
1. Alabama 1
2. Georgia 2
3. Oregon 4
4. Iowa 5
5. Arkansas 12
6. Penn State 8
7. Notre Dame 11
8. Oklahoma 3
9. Cincinnati 7
10. Florida 15
11. Texas A&M 6
12. Ohio State 9
13. BYU 13
14. Coastal Carolina 14
15. State of Michigan 16
16. Mississippi 22
17. Michigan 23
18. Texas 20
19. State of Oklahoma NR
20. State of Fresno NR
21. SMU NO
22. State of San Diego NR
23. UCLA 24
24. LSU 25
25. State of North Carolina NR
WHO IS UPWoo, pig sooie! Arkansas needs to recruit the State of Texas to remain competitive as a program. The job of the Razorbacks just got easier. A win over Texas earlier this season was one thing. The follow-up to another against Texas A&M gave Arkansas a Lone Star sweep and a place in the nation’s Top 10 teams. Such success will only be more important in the future, with the Longhorns set to join Texas A&M and Arkansas in the SEC – likely sooner rather than later if they succeed.
WHO’S DOWN Clemson just retained a spot in the AP’s Top 25 this week after Saturday’s loss to North Carolina State. It was a tight thing, however, with the Tigers 2-2 checking in at No.25 and landing on just 34 of 62 ballots. Quarterback DJ Uiagalelei is struggling – especially compared to his predecessors – and successes have been steadily falling after losing to the Wolfpack. Top running back Will Shipley is set to miss 3-4 weeks, and defensive tackle Bryan Bresee, a 2020 All-American Freshman, is out for the year with a ripped ACL.
WHO TO WATCH What week. The flagship game is the SEC Top 10 pitting Georgia No. 2 against Arkansas No. 8. Tune in at 11 am on ESPN after “College GameDay” in Athens, Ga. It’s also not the only elite clash in the SEC, with No.1 from Alabama hosting No.12 from Mississippi for a 2:30 p.m. game on CBS. There’s something for people in the Midwest too, with No.9 Notre Dame hosting Cincinnati No.7 at 1:30 p.m. on NBC. Better to have your remote control skills to switch between the three.
Scott Richey is a journalist covering college basketball at The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on Twitter (@srrichey).
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