Bama jumps Georgia for #1 in AP Poll; #Clemson remains #5

Clemson QB DJ Uiagalelei scores one of his two rushing touchdowns vs NC State (Travis Bell/SIDELINE CAROLINA)

Voters in the AP poll were swept away by Alabama’s performance in their win at Arkansas Saturday and elevated the Crimson Tide to #1 in their poll this week. The Crimson Tide received 25 first place votes to 28 for the Bulldogs, but totaled 1523 points to 1521 for Georgia who had to rally to win at Missouri Saturday night. The other 10 first place votes went to Ohio State which remains third. Michigan is fourth and Clemson fifth.

The Tigers won their 11th straight game Saturday night over NC State and their 37th straight win in Death Valley. They did see their points total increase to 1345, up 34 points from a week ago. The Tigers are three points behind Michigan.

Following Clemson in the top ten are Southern Cal, Oklahoma State, Tennessee, Ole Miss and Penn State. Kentucky, USC’s opponent this Saturday, fell from 7th to 13th with their loss at Ole Miss Saturday.

AP Top 25 Poll

RankTeamRecordPoints (No. 1 votes)
1Alabama5-01,523 (25)
2Georgia5-01,521 (28)
3Ohio State5-01,488 (10)
4Michigan5-01,348
5Clemson5-01,345
6USC5-01,233
7Oklahoma State4-01,182
8Tennessee4-01,129
9Ole Miss5-01,068
10Penn State5-0959
11Utah4-1884
12Oregon4-1872
13Kentucky4-1832
14N.C. State4-1691
15Wake Forest4-1627
16BYU4-1604
17TCU4-0514
18UCLA5-0510
19Kansas5-0476
20Kansas State4-1417
21Washington4-1180
22Syracuse5-0173
23Mississippi State4-1164
24Cincinnati4-1134
25LSU4-1108

Coaches Top 25 Poll

RankTeamRecordPoints (No. 1 votes)
1Alabama5-01,568 (34)
2Georgia5-01,545 (23)
3Ohio State5-01,492 (7)
4Michigan5-01,374
5Clemson5-01,352
6USC5-01,247
7Oklahoma State4-01,225
8Tennessee4-01,142
9Ole Miss5-01,082
10Penn State5-0990
11Utah4-1919
12Oregon4-1823
13Kentucky4-1811
14N.C. State4-1732
15Wake Forest4-1668
16BYU4-1594
17Kansas5-0433
18TCU4-0425
19UCLA5-0421
20Kansas State4-1324
21Syracuse5-0306
22Baylor3-2230
23Mississippi State4-1194
24Washington4-1161
25Arkansas3-2141

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