Oregon became the fourth team this season to hold the No. 1 ranking.
Vanderbilt is making its first appearance since the 2013 season, at No.
Unbeaten Oregon followed a one-point home victory at Ohio State with its first road shutout in 32 years, a 35-0 win over Purdue, and received 59 of the 61 first-place votes.
Georgia, which has won three straight games since the loss to Alabama, made a three-point jump to No. 2 on the strength of a 30-15 win over previously No. 1 Texas. The Bulldogs got the other two first-place votes.
No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Penn State were silent on Saturday and held their places. Texas dropped to No. 5 after Georgia held the Longhorns to 28 points in scoring average.
Miami won a wild game at Louisville and remained No. 6, and Tennessee rose four spots to No. 7 after a win over Alabama. LSU, Clemson and Iowa State round out the top 10.
No team this season has held the No. 1 spot for more than three weeks in a row. Georgia was polled in the preseason but a one-point win at unranked Kentucky in Week 3 bumped the Bulldogs out. Texas took over in two weeks, then gave way to Alabama after the Crimson Tide’s win over Georgia.
Alabama lasted one week at No. 1, getting upset at Vanderbilt after a win over Georgia. This allowed Texas to return to the top in two weeks.
Chip Kelly is the only other Oregon coach to reach No. Stanford. The 2010 team, which lost to Auburn in the BCS title game, spent six weeks at No. 1.
POLL POINTS
This is the first time since 2012 that four teams will play a game as the No. 1 team in the same season. Oregon was among those four years. The others are USC, Alabama and Notre Dame. The other seasons since 2000 with four or more No. 1 teams were 2007 (4), 2008 (6) and 2010 (4).
Tennessee’s 24-17 win over Alabama produced the biggest move in the polls. The Volunteers jumped from No. 11 to No. 7. The Crimson Tide dropped eight spots to become No. 15, the lowest ranking since 2010.
Texas’ loss to Georgia was the first by a No.
WHO IS IT? WHO is out
Vanderbilt’s previous ranking was No. 24 in the poll at the end of the 2013 season. The Commodores, who beat Ball State to improve to 5-2, are off to their best start since going 5-0 in 2008. It was also the last time Vandy was ranked in the regular season.
Michigan, which scored its fewest points in a game since 2014 in a 21-7 loss at Illinois, has been ranked in 54 consecutive polls since 2021.
CONFERENCE CALL
SEC: 9 (No. 2, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15, 18, 21, 25).
The big ten: 5 (No. 1, 3, 4, 13, 20).
ACC: 4 (No. 6, 9, 19, 22).
the big 12: 3 (No. 10, 11, 16).
American: 2 (No. 23, 24).
West Mountain: 1 (No. 17).
Independent: 1 (No. 12).
RANK VS. RANK
No. 20 Illinois at No. 1 Oregon: The Illini are playing a top-ranked team for the first time since 2007. They won 28-21 at Ohio State that year.
No. 5 Texas at No. 25 Vanderbilt: The first match since these teams met 12 times between 1899-1928. The Commodores haven’t beaten two Top 25 opponents in the same season since 2008.
No. 8 LSU at No. 14 Texas A&M: This has been one of the better SEC series of late. The teams have split the last three meetings.
No. 12 Notre Dame at No. 24 Navy: It will be the 11th time in 97 meetings, and the first time since 2019, that the two teams are ranked when they meet.
No. 21 Missouri at No. 15 Alabama: Nothing has been easy for the team this season. The two-loss Crimson Tide haven’t dropped three games before November since 2006.
