Alabama overtakes Texas for No. 1; Huskers four spots from Top 25

NEW YORK (AP) — Alabama is back in a familiar place atop the AP Top 25 college football poll, vaulting from No. 4 to No. 1 in the rankings after its 41-34 win against Georgia on Saturday. The Bulldogs fell from No. 2 to No. 5.

With the best win of the season so far, Alabama ended Texas’ two-week stay atop the poll and received 40 first-place votes. The Longhorns (19 votes) are No. 2, followed by Ohio State (four votes). Tennessee and Georgia round out the top five.

This week’s Top 25 actually includes 26 teams, as Texas A&M and newcomer UNLV are tied at No. 25. It’s the first appearance in the AP poll for UNLV in program history. UNLV, which dominated Fresno State after the departure of quarterback Matthew Sluka, had been ranked the past two weeks in the coaches poll, where Texas passed Georgia for No. 1 and Alabama is No. 2 this week.

The SEC continues to dominate the AP poll, with four of the top five, seven of the top 13 and nine ranked teams overall.

AP Top 25 after Week 5

1

Alabama (40)

4-0

4

2

Texas (19)

5-0

1

3

Ohio State (4)

4-0

3

4

Tennessee

4-0

5

5

Georgia

3-1

2

6

Oregon

4-0

8

7

Penn State

4-0

9

8

Miami

5-0

7

9

Missouri

4-0

11

10

Michigan

4-1

12

11

USC

3-1

13

12

Ole Miss

4-1

6

13

LSU

4-1

14

14

Notre Dame

4-1

16

15

Clemson

3-1

17

16

Iowa State

4-0

18

17

BYU

5-0

22

18

Utah

4-1

10

19

Oklahoma

4-1

21

20

Kansas State

4-1

23

21

Boise State

3-1

25

22

Louisville

3-1

15

23

Indiana

5-0

NR

24

Illinois

4-1

19

t-25

UNLV

4-0

NR

t-25

Texas A&M

4-1

24

Others receiving votes: Arizona 106, Pittsburgh 42, Nebraska 30, Boston College 18, Iowa 17, James Madison 13, Oklahoma State 8, South Carolina 8, Rutgers 7, Kentucky 6, Navy 6, SMU 4, Army 2, Colorado 1