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AP Top 25: Alabama, Mississippi out of the top 10 and Miami is in there
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AP Top 25: Alabama, Mississippi out of the top 10 and Miami is in there

Alabama and Mississippi dropped out of the top 10 The Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday and Miami and SMU moved in after a chaotic weekend in the SEC and college football in general.

Oregon is ranked No. 1 for the sixth week in a row and Ohio State, Texas and Penn State maintained their places behind the Ducks, the last undefeated team.

The shuffling begins at No. 5, where Notre Dame returns next for the first time since Week 2 Defeating Army for ninth straight victory.

No. No. 6 Georgia and No. 7 Tennessee each moved up two spots, No. 8 Miami earned a three-sport promotion and No. 9 SMU moved up four spots for its first top-10 ranking since 1985. SMU clinched a spot in the Title Game of the Atlantic Coast Conference and would play Miami, if the Hurricanes win at Syracuse this week, or No. 12 Clemson.

Indiana dropped from No. 5 to No. 10 after its first loss, 38-15 loss at Ohio State. The Buckeyes were scheduled to play Oregon in the Big Ten championship game if they beat Michigan for the first time in four years this Saturday.

The Southeastern Conference’s hopes of securing four spots in the College Football Playoff took a hit, with two of their teams losing as double-digit favorites. Texas, Georgia and Tennessee are the only SEC teams with fewer than three losses after that Alabama lost 24-3 at Oklahoma And Mississippi lost 24-17 at Florida.

Alabama and Mississippi each fell six spots in the AP poll, with the Crimson Tide dropping to No. 13 and the Rebels dropping to No. 15.

Texas A&M was the third SEC team to lose, 43-41 at Auburn in four overtimes. The Aggies fell five spots to No. 20, but would play Georgia in the SEC championship game if they beat Texas this week.

Losses by BYU and Colorado left the team in a four-way tie for first place in the Big 12.

No. 14 Arizona State, picked to finish last in the conference, gave BYU its second loss in a row and is the highest-ranked Big 12 team. No. 17. Iowa State earned a five-sport promotion victory in Utah. BYU is No. 19 and Colorado, which lost to Kansasis No. 23.

If the four teams each finish 7-2 in conference play, it will be Iowa State vs. Arizona State in the Big 12 championship game.

No. 11 Boise State is ranked first among the four ranked teams in the Group of Five. The Broncos got a one-spot bump despite it struggling to beat a two-win team from Wyoming. Tulane is No. 18, UNLV is No. 21 and Army is No. 25.

Poll points

Oregon, which was inactive, was the consensus No. 1 team for the fourth straight week. The Ducks are undefeated in the regular season for the first time since 2010 when they beat Washington at home on Saturday.

Boise State’s ranking is the highest since it was No. 8 in the final poll of the 2011 season. Arizona State’s ranking is the highest since it was No. 12 in the final poll of the 2014 season.

Indiana-Ohio State was the final top-five matchup of the regular season. The five were the most in a regular competition since 1996. There were also five in 1936 and 1943.

In and out

No. 24 Missouri, a 39-20 winner at Mississippi Statereturned to the Top 25 after a week’s absence.

Washington State’s four-week run in the rankings ended with its second straight loss, 41-38 loss at Oregon State.

Conference call

SEC — 8 (Nos. 3, 6, 7, 13, 15, 16, 20, 24).

Big Ten – 5 (Nos. 1, 2, 4, 10, 22).

Big 12 — 4 (Nos. 14, 17, 19, 23).

ACC — 3 (Nos. 8, 9, 12).

AAC – 2 (Nos. 18, 25).

Berg West – 2 (nos. 11, 21).

Independent – 1 (No. 5).

Ranked vs Ranked

– No. 16 South Carolina at No. 12 Clemson: It’s a Top 25 matchup for the first time since 2013. Clemson’s 16-7 win at Columbia last year was the fourth of five straight victories to end the Tigers’ season.

– No. 3 Texas at No. 20 Texas A&M: The stakes are high for the first meeting of old rivals since both joined the Big 12 in 2011. The winner will advance to the SEC title game.

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