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The Week 4 AP Top 25 poll is out, and the SEC has increased its number of ranked teams from 5 to 6. Three other SEC teams received votes.
Florida has joined the AP Top 25 after its 29-16 upset win over a Tennessee team that was ranked No. 11. The Volunteers, meanwhile, plummeted all the way down to No. 23 with the road loss.
Georgia was not punished for a closer-than-expected win over South Carolina. The two-time defending national champion stayed at No. 1, picking up 57 first-place votes, after defeating the Gamecocks 24-14.
Alabama, meanwhile, has dropped after beating USF just 17-3. The Crimson Tide’s narrow win is one of the bigger national stories of Week 3. UA slid 3 spots down to No. 13.
LSU and Ole Miss moved up with wins in Week 3. Malik Nabers put up monster numbers as LSU thumped Mississippi State 41-14 in Starkville. The Rebels moved further up the polls as Jaxson Dart led Ole Miss to a 48-23 victory.
Here’s the updated poll:
- Georgia
- Michigan
- Texas
- Florida State
- USC
- Ohio State
- Penn State
- Washington
- Notre Dame
- Oregon
- Utah
- LSU
- Alabama
- Oregon State
- Ole Miss
- Oklahoma
- North Carolina
- Duke
- Colorado
- Miami
- Washington State
- UCLA
- Tennessee
- Iowa
- Florida
Others receiving votes:
Clemson 76, Missouri 72, Kansas St. 54, TCU 21, Fresno St. 17, Kansas 15, Tulane 13, Kentucky 10, Maryland 4, BYU 3, Wisconsin 2, Syracuse 2, Louisville 1, Auburn 1.
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