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The top six college football teams in the AP Top 25 remained unchanged this week, but not all was quiet in the rankings: The Big 12 has five teams in the poll for the first time this season, Vanderbiltearned its highest ranking in 88 years and LSU dropped out.
BYU leads the Big 12 at No. 10, followed by No. 13 Texas Tech, No. 17 Cincinnati, No. 22 Houston and No. 24 Utah.
No. 9 Vanderbilt and No. 10 Miami — which is tied with BYU — swapped spots, thanks to Vanderbilt’s 17-10 win over then-No. 15 Missouri, its third regular-season win over a ranked opponent.
LSU’s defeat at the hands of Texas A&M dropped the Tigers out of the rankings despite once polling as high as No. 3 and most recently No. 20.
No. 1 Ohio State is again followed by Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia and Oregon, though the Hoosiers got six more first-place votes than last week. No. 7 Mississippi and No. 8 Georgia Tech swapped spots.
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Here are the top games to watch next week:
- No. 5 Georgia (6-1) vs. Florida (3-4): The World’s Largest Cocktail Party often features great games between these two rivals.
- No. 9 Vanderbilt (7-1) at No. 20 Texas (6-2): All eyes are on the health of Texas QB Arch Manning. But even if he doesn’t play, the Longhorns’ defense is a rugged test for Diego Pavia and the Commodores.
- No. 14 Tennessee (6-2) vs. No. 18 Oklahoma (6-2): The high-scoring Volunteers host a Sooners team licking its wounds after losing to Ole Miss. Neither team can afford a third loss if they hope for an SEC title run, much less a playoff berth.
- No. 17 Cincinnati (7-1) at No. 24 Utah (6-2): Big one here in the crowded Big 12 race. The Bearcats are rolling, but Utah has unveiled a freshman star QB named Byrd Ficklin, who looks fine if he has to start again for the injured Devon Dampier.