(AP) Ole Miss sits in the No. 3 spot alone in the new The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll after being tied with TCU last week. Mississippi State lands at No. 21 after a 17-9 road win over SEC-foe Auburn.
Oregon is out of the poll for the first time since 2009, snapping its streak of consecutive Top 25 appearances at 98.
The Ducks were blasted at home 62-20 by Utah on Saturday night. It was the most points ever allowed by the Ducks at Autzen Stadium and gave them two September losses for the first time since 2004.
The top six teams in the AP media poll were the same as last week with Ohio State No. 1, Michigan State No. 2 and Mississippi No. 3.
One small difference, TCU was tied with Ole Miss last week. The Horned Frogs are now fourth after escaping from Texas Tech with a victory. Baylor is fifth and Notre Dame sixth.
Utah surged eight spots to No. 10 after beating the Ducks and received one first-place vote.
The Magnolia State’s Rebels and Bulldogs are both on the road this week against conference teams. Ole Miss travels to Florida to take on the Gators. Mississippi State hits College State to face No. 14 Texas A&M.
Top 25
1. Ohio State (1)*
2. Michigan State (2)
3. Ole Miss (3)
4. TCU (3)
5. Baylor (5)
6. Notre Dame (6)
7. UCLA (9)
8. Georgia (7)
9. LSU (8)
10. Utah (18)
11. Florida State (10)
12. Clemson (11)
13. Alabama (12)
14. Texas A&M (14)
15. Oklahoma (15)
16. Northwestern (17)
17. USC (19)
18. Stanford (21)
19. Wisconsin (22)
20. Oklahoma State (24)
21. Mississippi State (NR)
22. Michigan (NR)
23. West Virginia (NR)
24. California (NR)
25. Florida (NR)
*(#) = Last week’s ranking in Top 25
