Big Ten Places 3 in AP Top 5 for 1st Time in 56 years
The Big Ten placed three teams in the top five of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in 56 years, setting up a No. 2 vs. No. 3 matchup for Ohio State and Michigan.
Alabama was a unanimous No. 1 in the poll released Sunday. The Buckeyes were No. 2 and Wolverines No. 3. They meet in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday in a game with Big Ten and national championship implications.
Clemson is No. 4, and No. 5 Wisconsin gives the Big Ten three of the first five for the first time since Nov. 7, 1960, when Minnesota was No. 1, Ohio State was No. 3 and Iowa was No. 5.
Louisville dropped eight spots to No. 11 after getting trounced by Houston, which jumped in at No. 18.
Here are the Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 19, 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 (61) | 11-0 | 1525 | 1 |
2. Ohio St. | 10-1 | 1455 | 2 |
3. Michigan | 10-1 | 1370 | 4 |
4. Clemson | 10-1 | 1347 | 5 |
5. Wisconsin | 9-2 | 1255 | 6 |
6. Washington | 10-1 | 1220 | 7 |
7. Oklahoma | 9-2 | 1169 | 8 |
8. Penn St. | 9-2 | 1091 | 9 |
9. Colorado | 9-2 | 997 | 12 |
10. Oklahoma St. | 9-2 | 868 | 13 |
11. Louisville | 9-2 | 830 | 3 |
12. Southern Cal | 8-3 | 811 | 15 |
13. Florida | 8-2 | 703 | 21 |
14. W. Michigan | 11-0 | 701 | 14 |
15. Florida St. | 8-3 | 661 | 17 |
16. Auburn | 8-3 | 613 | 18 |
17. Nebraska | 9-2 | 593 | 19 |
18. Houston | 9-2 | 490 | NR |
19. West Virginia | 8-2 | 448 | 10 |
20. Boise St. | 10-1 | 389 | 22 |
21. Utah | 8-3 | 280 | 11 |
22. Texas A&M | 8-3 | 253 | 23 |
23. Washington St. | 8-3 | 186 | 20 |
24. Tennessee | 8-3 | 133 | NR |
25. LSU | 6-4 | 84 | 16 |
Others receiving votes: Stanford 81, Virginia Tech 77, Navy 62, North Carolina 55, Pittsburgh 24, South Florida 24, Arkansas 10, Iowa 7, Troy 6, Minnesota 5, Temple 1, Wyoming 1.
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