Unbeaten Indiana rises to No. 5 in AP Top 25 college football poll.

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Oregon was the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the fourth straight week Sunday as Penn State and Indiana climbed into the top five, Georgia and Miami dropped out of the top 10, and losses by four other ranked teams shuffled the rankings with a month left in the regular season.
No team this season has held the top spot for more consecutive weeks than Oregon, which pulled away from Maryland to improve to 10-0 over the weekend and is a unanimous No. 1 for the second straight week.
Ohio State moved up one spot to No. 2 and Texas got a two-rung bump to No. 3. Penn State was No. 4, one point ahead of No. 5 Indiana with Tennessee just three points behind at No. 6.
Penn State, No. 6 last week, returned to the top five after its comfortable win over Washington. The Hoosiers, who beat Michigan 20-15 for their school-record 10th win and first win by fewer than 14 points, moved up from No. 8 and have their highest ranking since they were No. 4 in the final poll of the 1967 season.
Following Tennessee in the top 10 were BYU, Notre Dame, Alabama and Ole Miss. The SEC has four teams in the top 10 and nine overall in the Top 25 while the Big Ten's four ranked teams are all in the top five.
Georgia and Miami plummeted. The Bulldogs lost 28-10 at Mississippi and went from No. 2 to No. 11, marking the first time they've been out of the top 10 since late in the 2020 season. The Hurricanes' 28-23 loss at Georgia Tech sent them from No. 4 to No. 12.
How those losses impact their bids for a College Football Playoff spot will be known when the selection committee releases its second rankings Tuesday night. Georgia is the fifth-highest ranked Southeastern Conference team in the AP poll, and Miami remains the highest-ranked Atlantic Coast Conference team.
POLL POINTS
Ole Miss earned the biggest promotion, from No. 16 to No. 10. The Rebels turned in a dominant defensive performance against Carson Beck and the Bulldogs a week after Jaxson Dart set school passing records in a blowout of Arkansas.
LSU had its playoff hopes snuffed with its 42-13 home loss to Alabama. The Tigers dropped from No. 14 to No. 21.
No. 18 Colorado controls its own destiny in the playoff chase. The Buffaloes are alone in second place in the Big 12, one game behind unbeaten BYU, and the conference's second-highest ranked team in the AP poll. They don't meet in the regular season. If both run the table, they would play in the conference championship game.
Boise State slipped one spot to No. 13 and remains the highest-ranked Group of Five team following its 28-21 win over a three-win Nevada.
WHO'S IN; WHO'S OUT
No. 23 South Carolina, which has beaten ranked Texas A&M and Vanderbilt teams in consecutive weeks, is in the Top 25 for the first time since the end of the 2022 season.
No. 24 Missouri beat Oklahoma on a late fumble return for a touchdown and is back after a one-week absence.
No. 25 Tulane, winner of seven straight, made its Top 25 debut under first-year coach Jon Sumrall.
Iowa State, Pittsburgh and Vanderbilt dropped out.
The Cyclones' second straight loss came against a Kansas team that entered with two wins. Pittsburgh, beaten soundly by SMU a week earlier, lost at home to Virginia. Vanderbilt has lost two of its last three.
CONFERENCE CALL
SEC: 9 (Nos. 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 15, 21, 23, 24).
ACC: 4 (Nos. 12, 14, 17, 22).
Big Ten: 4 (Nos. 1, 2, 4, 4)
Big 12: 3 (Nos. 7, 18, 20).
AAC: 2 (Nos. 16, 25).
Mountain West: 1 (No. 13).
Pac-12: 1 (No. 19).
Independent: 1 (No. 8).
RANKED VS. RANKED
No. 6 Tennessee at No. 11 Georgia:
Volunteers QB Nico Iamaleava is expected to be back after not playing the second half against Mississippi State. Vols haven't scored more than 21 points during their seven-game losing streak against the Bulldogs.
No. 24 Missouri at No. 23 South Carolina: Tigers have won five straight in the series. Gamecocks have a chance to beat a third straight ranked opponent.

Associated Press Top 25​

First-place votes in parentheses

TeamRec.
1. Oregon (62)10-0
2. Ohio State8-1
3. Texas8-1
4. Penn State8-1
5. Indiana10-0
6. Tennessee8-1
7. BYU9-0
8. Notre Dame8-1
9. Alabama7-2
10. Ole Miss8-2
11. Georgia7-2
12. Miami9-1
13. Boise State8-1
14. SMU8-1
15. Texas A&M7-2
16. Army9-0
17. Clemson7-2
18. Colorado7-2
19. Washington State8-1
20. Kansas State7-2
21. LSU6-3
22. Louisville6-3
23. South Carolina6-3
24. Missouri7-2
25. Tulane8-2
 

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Primetime this weekend with another BYU loss I rooting for to happen Even a Colorado W on the road put them on collision course with the Cougars and a spot in the playoffs 🤞 🤷‍♂️ 🚬
 

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Go Indiana
I root against all teams that avocado roots for.
 

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OSU is not that good
Would not be surprised if IU wins

+12 is a gift
 

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OSU is not that good
Would not be surprised if IU wins

+12 is a gift
Ohio State QB has a limited ceiling, but he seems to be improving as the year goes on

They should be able to win this game semi-comfortably at least

Line is about right at 13. That's not a ton of points @ Ohio State. Oregon would probably be getting 4 or 5
 

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Ohio State QB has a limited ceiling, but he seems to be improving as the year goes on

They should be able to win this game semi-comfortably at least

Line is about right at 13. That's not a ton of points @ Ohio State. Oregon would probably be getting 4 or 5
Circa sportsbook Mgr said Buckeyes -2 to 2 1/2
 

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I thought you were referring to the potential Ducks/ Buckeye matchup
Ah

I’m saying Ohio State -13 against Indiana is a solid line

Saying they’d be like -4 to -5 if it was Oregon instead of Indiana

But could’ve been clearer
 

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Ah

I’m saying Ohio State -13 against Indiana is a solid line

Saying they’d be like -4 to -5 if it was Oregon instead of Indiana

But could’ve been clearer
day drinking is fun....you gotta try in the middle of his blackout episodes.
 

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