AP Top 25: UCF moves up to No. 12, Florida to No. 22

BY Associated Press FL

PUBLISHED 10:22 PM ET Sep. 30, 2018 PUBLISHED September 30, 2018 @10:22 PM

After winning top-10 matchups, Ohio State moved up to No. 3 and Notre Dame rose to No. 6 in The Associated Press college football poll. For the second straight week, there was major turnover at the bottom of the Top 25.

No. 1 Alabama and Georgia still hold the top two spots in the media ranking. The Crimson Tide received 58 first-place votes on Sunday. Ohio State moved past Clemson after rallying in the fourth quarter at Penn State. Clemson slipped to No. 4 after a close victory at home against Syracuse. The Buckeyes and Tigers each received a first-place vote.

LSU held steady at No. 5 and Notre Dame moved up two spots after beating Stanford. Oklahoma fell to No. 7 and No. 9 West Virginia is in the top 10 for the first time since 2012, when it reached No. 5 early in the season. Washington also moved into the top 10 after routing BYU.

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 29, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Alabama (58) 5-0 1497 1

2. Georgia 5-0 1405 2

3. Ohio St. (1) 5-0 1395 4

4. Clemson (1) 5-0 1278 3

5. LSU 5-0 1233 5

6. Notre Dame 5-0 1216 8

7. Oklahoma 5-0 1193 6

8. Auburn 4-1 1002 10

9. West Virginia 4-0 998 12

10. Washington 4-1 978 11

11. Penn St. 4-1 920 9

12. UCF 4-0 759 13

13. Kentucky 5-0 707 17

14. Stanford 4-1 700 7

15. Michigan 4-1 687 14

16. Wisconsin 3-1 642 15

17. Miami 4-1 600 16

18. Oregon 4-1 462 19

19. Texas 4-1 403 18

20. Michigan St. 3-1 281 21

21. Colorado 4-0 225 NR

22. Florida 4-1 210 NR

23. NC State 4-0 118 NR

24. Virginia Tech 3-1 89 NR

25. Oklahoma St. 4-1 88 NR

Others receiving votes: Boise St. 86, South Florida 83, Syracuse 74, Cincinnati 35, Iowa 34, Texas A&M 31, Washington St. 14, TCU 13, California 10, Maryland 10, Missouri 8, Mississippi St. 3, Boston College 3, BYU 3, Arizona St. 2, Appalachian St. 2, Duke 1, Hawaii 1, San Diego St. 1.

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