Ole Miss soars to No. 4 in poll; Ducks new No. 2

Oregon moved up to No. 2 successful The Associated Press assemblage shot canvass connected Sunday, portion Ole Miss jumped 9 rungs to No. 4 for its highest ranking since 2015 successful the aftermath of a volatile play successful which 4 top-10 teams lost.

Alabama besides jumped backmost into the apical 10, and Virginia Cavaliers entered the apical 25 for the archetypal clip successful six years

Ohio State, which won astatine Washington, remains No. 1 for the 5th consecutive week. The Buckeyes received 46 first-place votes, six less than a week ago, and their 37-point pb implicit Oregon is the closest borderline betwixt the apical 2 teams since the preseason canvass successful mid-August.

Oregon's two-overtime triumph astatine Penn State earned 16 first-place votes -- 15 much than past week -- and gave the Ducks their highest ranking since they were No. 1 for 2 months past year.

Miami, which had an unfastened date, slipped 1 spot to No. 3 and was followed by Mississippi and idle Oklahoma. The No. 4 Rebels were rewarded by voters for beating LSU and person their highest ranking since they were No. 3 successful precocious September 2015.

Mississippi's nine-spot emergence into the apical 5 was the biggest by immoderate squad since the Rebels jumped 12 spots to No. 3 for beating Alabama successful 2015.

LSU fell to No. 13, swapping places with Mississippi.

Texas A&M, Penn State, Indiana, Texas and Alabama circular retired the apical 10.

Indiana has been the fastest riser implicit the past month, moving up 15 rungs since Week 1. Over that span, Oklahoma and Texas A&M person each risen 13 spots.

Alabama, which had been retired of the apical 10 since losing its opener against Florida State by 2 touchdowns, has won 3 consecutive aft beating Georgia for the 10th clip successful 11 meetings and ending the Bulldogs' 33-game location triumph streak. No. 12 Georgia has its lowest ranking since it was No. 12 connected Dec. 6, 2020. It's conscionable the 2nd canvass the Bulldogs person been retired of the apical 10 since 2021.

The losses by Penn State, LSU and Georgia marked the archetypal clip since 2016 that 3 top-five teams mislaid the aforesaid week successful the regular season.

Week 5 marked the 2nd clip this play that 4 top-10 teams lost. It besides happened successful Week 1, but 3 of the 4 top-10 teams had to suffer that week due to the fact that determination were 3 top-10 matchups.

Florida State's nonaccomplishment astatine Virginia was the latest improvement successful an up-and-down play for the Seminoles. They went from unranked to No. 14 for beating 'Bama, were successful the apical 10 for 3 weeks and plunged 10 spots to No. 18 this week.

No. 24 Virginia, not listed connected immoderate ballots successful the erstwhile poll, was rewarded for beating its highest-ranked hostile since then-No. 4 Florida State successful 2005. The Cavaliers are 4-1 for a 2nd consecutive play for the archetypal time...