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Indiana is the No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time after going 13–0 in the regular season and the Big Ten Championship Game, ending Ohio State’s 14-week run at the top of the rankings.
Hoosiers win 13-10 over Buckeyes indianapolis They were the unanimous No. 1 pick on Saturday night as they look to clinch the top seed for their second consecutive appearance in the 12-team College Football Playoff.
Georgiawhich green Alabama Three touchdowns in the Southeastern Conference title game, moving up one spot to No. 2, his highest ranking of the season. Ohio StateThe defending national champions slipped two places to No. 3.
Texas Tech, a 27-point winner over BYU in the Big 12 Championship Game, also has its highest ranking of the season after moving up one spot to No. 4.
oregon was No. 5 followed by Mississippi, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Miami.
Miami moved up two places and returned to the top 10 for the first time since mid-October. Alabama and BYU each dropped one spot to Nos. 11 and 12.
In the five-team group, American Conference champion Tulane jumped four spots to No. 17, its highest ranking in two years. Sun Belt Conference champion James Madison finished 19th.
The final AP Top 25 will be released on January 20, the day after the national championship game.
polling point
– Indiana, which had the most losing seasons in major college football history before Curt Cignetti’s arrival two years ago, had never been ranked higher than No. 2 before Sunday. The Hoosiers remained in this position for seven consecutive weeks before rising to the top. They were 100 ballots ahead of Georgia. The Bulldogs were only 12 points ahead of Ohio State.
– Due to the limited schedule of games, all teams ranked in the top 25 remained in the poll.
– Virginia suffered its biggest drop from No. 16 to No. 20 after losing in overtime to Duke in the ACC Championship Game.
conference call
SEC (8 ranked teams): No. 2 Georgia, 6 Mississippi, 7 Texas A&M, 8 Oklahoma, 11 Alabama, 13 Vanderbilt, 14 Texas, 25 Missouri.
Big Ten (5): No. 1 Indiana, 3 Ohio State, 5 Oregon, 16 Southern California, 18 Michigan.
Big 12 (4): No. 4 Texas Tech, 12 BYU, 15 Utah, 20 Arizona.
ACC (3): No. 10 Miami, 21 Virginia, 24 Georgia Tech.
Americans (3): No. 17 Tulane, 22 Navy, 23 North Texas.
Independent (1): No. 9 Notre Dame.
Sun Belt (1): No. 19 James Madison.
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