AP Top 25: Alabama, Texas drop; Oklahoma moves into top 10 as 9 SEC teams make post-Week 12 poll

The AP Top 25 was projected to see several changes after losses by both Alabama and Texas in Week 12.

Indeed, the Longhorns, after a 35-10 blowout loss to Georgia, plunged seven spots from No. 10 to No. 17 — the biggest drop of any team in the updated poll released on Sunday. The Crimson Tide, which fell to Oklahoma, is now at No. 10 after a No. 4 ranking the previous week.

Outside of that, the top 3 remained the same: Ohio State, Indiana, and Texas A&M. Georgia moved from No. 5 to No. 4 after beating Texas, while Ole Miss went up a spot to No. 5 after a win over Florida. Meanwhile, Oklahoma jumped into the top 10 after its victory over Alabama, moving up three spots to No. 8.

All told, three of the top five teams in the country, and six of the top 10, are from the SEC. Nine total teams from the conference are among the full Top 25.

Elsewhere, Vanderbilt (No. 12), which was idle in Week 12, went up a spot. Tennessee (No. 20), which had no trouble with New Mexico State, also climbed a spot. Mizzou (No. 23) saw no change in its ranking after a rout of Mississippi State.

Here’s the full AP Top 25 going into Week 13:

1. Ohio State

2. Indiana

3. Texas A&M

4. Georgia

5. Ole Miss

6t. Texas Tech (tie)

6t. Oregon (tie)

8. Oklahoma

9. Notre Dame

10. Alabama

11. BYU

12. Vanderbilt

13. Utah

14. Miami

15. Georgia Tech

16. USC

17. Texas

18. Michigan

19. Virginia

20. Tennessee

21. James Madison

22. North Texas

23. Mizzou

24. Tulane

25. Houston

Sydney Hunte

Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.