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Ohio State rises, Clemson falls in college football rankings
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Ohio State rises, Clemson falls in college football rankings

As we pick up pieces from Saturday’s big statement across the country, let’s take a look at where things stand in the new AP college football Week 11 top 25 rankings.

Seven teams in last week’s poll lost over the weekend, leaving AP voters’ top 25 with some big decisions to make, especially in the middle of the pack, as potential contenders laid an egg just days before the selection committee reveals its first ranking.

Clemson and Texas A&M were big losers in the new rankings after surprising losses that opened up a bit more room at the top of the ACC and SEC standings, respectively.

Ohio State moved up to No. 3 this week after knocking off Penn State, which despite the loss remains firmly in the top 10 of the national poll heading into November football.

And while Georgia eventually beat Florida, its slow start and shaky performance cost the Bulldogs their only first-place vote this week.

Where do we rank in the updated college football top 25 this week? Let’s take a look at which teams are moving up and down and who’s staying put in Week 11, according to AP voters.

First place votes in brackets

  1. Oregon (62)
  2. Georgia
  3. Ohio State
  4. Miami
  5. Texas
  6. Penn State
  7. Tennessee
  8. Indian
  9. BYU
  10. Notre Dame
  11. Alabama
  12. Boise State
  13. SMU
  14. LSU
  15. Texas A&M
  16. Oh miss
  17. Iowa State
  18. Army
  19. Clemson
  20. Washington State
  21. COLORADO
  22. Kansas State
  23. Pittsburgh
  24. Vanderbilt
  25. Louisville

How did we do? Our top 25 AP prediction

And… Coaches’ Poll Top 25 Rankings for Week 11

These teams received votes in the top 25 AP polls, but not enough to make the official rankings this week

Missouri 81, South Carolina 58, Tulane 41, UNLV 9, UL Lafayette 9, Washington 4, Arizona State 3, Iowa 2, Texas Tech 2.

Penn State (Down 3). As expected, the Nittany Lions fell after another loss to Ohio State, but remained in the top 10 and still very much in the extended playoff conversation.

Indiana (Up 5). The Hoosiers move to 9-0 for the first time since beating Michigan State and are tied for the top of the Big Ten standings with Oregon.

SMU (Up 7). A pair of shutouts against then-undefeated Pittsburgh makes the Mustangs a team to watch in the ACC title picture.

Clemson (Low 8). AP voters punished the Tigers for falling short against Louisville at home and ending a six-game winning streak that puts a pause on this team’s nascent playoff ambitions.

Pittsburgh (Low 5). There was some concern that the AP top 25 voters would bump Pitt out of the rankings given the margin of its loss against SMU, but it is clinging to the No. 23.

Texas A&M (Low 5). There are no more undefeated teams in SEC play after the Aggies responded to their win over LSU last week by getting swept by South Carolina.

And then there were five.

Amid the upsets in this weekend’s games, three of the eight teams remaining undefeated suffered their first loss of the season, all from the Power Four ranks.

This week, we say goodbye to Penn State, Pittsburgh and Iowa State.

ACC: Miami

Big Ten: Oregon, Indiana

big 12: BYU

AAC: Army

More… ESPN’s top 25 college football rankings for Week 11

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