Our Lady in the top 5 ballot; Texas ranks 9th

Notre Dame jumped into the top five, Texas and UCF in the top 10, and the Southeastern Conference placed eight teams at the top of the season in the latest Associated Press football poll.

After the defeat of three teams in the top eight and eight ranked teams on Saturday, the movement in the top 25 of the AP was considerable, with the exception of the first four places.

Alabama remained No. 1, with 59 first-place votes, and Georgia, No. 2. The No. 3 states of Ohio and 4 of Clemson each received a first-place vote in the United States. panel of the media.

Notre Dame finished fifth of the season after beating Virginia Tech on Saturday night. Texas won 10 places at No. 9 after beating Oklahoma. The Longhorns are in the top 10 for the first time since September 19, 2010, when they reached seventh place.

The 10th UCF has never been better ranked in the regular season. The Knights, who have the longest winning streak in 18 games, were undefeated last season and placed sixth.

The SEC's eight teams are the most numerous per conference since the SEC had eight on October 16, 2016. The record for most top 25 AP teams for a conference is 10, also by the SEC on September 8, 2015.

For the first time this season, every undefeated FBS team is ranked. After LSU, Oklahoma and Kentucky lost Saturday, there remain 11 unbeaten teams. The new unbeaten to join the rankings were both from the American Athletic Conference: No. 23 South Florida (5-0) and No. 25 Cincinnati (6-0).

The Bulls have completed each of the last two seasons in the standings, but for the Bearcats, 2018 has been a turnaround season for sophomore coach Luke Fickell. Cincinnati is eligible for the cup for the first time since 2015 and ranked for the first time since October 14, 2012.

Including UCF, the American has three ranked teams, as well as the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12 and Pac-12.

Number 22 and 22 of the Texas A & M and 24 Mississippi State SEC reinstated.

Stanford lost for the second week in a row and gave up for the first time this season, and the second Michigan State defeat made him out of the standings for the first time.

Virginia Tech and Oklahoma State both lost for the second time and gave up after coming home last week.