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College football rankings: AP Poll Top 25 prediction in Week 12
By Andrew Olson
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In Week 11, here’s how the Associated Press Top 25 fared: 18 teams won, six teams lost and one team had a late bye week (Washington).
While the favorites mostly took care of business (look for AP voters to keep the top 11 the same), there were some scared upsets. Kentucky went into Tennessee ranked No. 12, but leaves with a surprise loss. Voters went easy on the Wildcats after they fell to Georgia. That won’t be the case after losing to the unranked, rebuilding Volunteers.
Losses by Mississippi State, NC State and Michigan State are almost certain to open up some new spots in the poll (No. 16 Fresno State taking a second loss could also create a new spot). Mississippi State was No. 18 and teams don’t always get punished for losing to Alabama, but this is the fourth loss for the Bulldogs, simply too many to be ranked.
Utah led the “others receiving votes” category. With a Week 11 win over Oregon, look for the Utes to get ranked. Other unranked teams that received votes to watch for in Week 12 would be Army and UAB.
- Alabama (10-0) def. No. 18 Mississippi State
- Clemson (10-0) def. No. 17 Boston College
- Notre Dame (10-0) def. FSU
- Michigan (9-1) def. Rutgers
- Georgia (9-1) def. Auburn
- Oklahoma (9-1) def. Oklahoma State
- West Virginia (8-1) def. TCU
- Ohio State (9-1) def. Michigan State
- LSU (8-2) def. Arkansas
- Washington State (9-1) def. Colorado
- UCF (9-0) def. Navy
- Syracuse (8-2) def. Louisville
- Utah State (9-1) def. San Jose State
- Texas (7-3) def. Texas Tech
- Florida (7-3) def. South Carolina
- Washington (7-3) OFF
- Penn State (7-3) def. Wisconsin
- Iowa State (6-3) def. Baylor
- Cincinnati (9-1) def. USF
- Utah (7-3) def. Oregon
- Kentucky (7-3) lost to Tennessee
- Boise State (8-2) def. No. 16 Fresno State
- Boston College (7-2) lost to No. 2 Clemson
- UAB (9-1) def. Southern Miss
- Army (8-2) def. Lafayette
Predicted to fall out of AP Top 25: No. 16 Fresno State (8-2) lost to Boise State; No. 18 Mississippi State (6-4) lost to No. 1 Alabama; No. 22 NC State (6-3) lost to Wake Forest; No. 24 Michigan State (6-4) lost to Ohio State
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