Miami, Texas A&M rise in AP Top 25 poll, Ohio State stays No. 1

Five teams received first-place votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released Sunday as Ohio State remained the No. 1 team in advance of Saturday’s Big Ten opener at Washington.Ohio State, Penn State and LSU were 1-2-3 for the second week in a row, while Miami swiped two of Ohio State’s first-place votes to climb over Oregon for the No. 4 spot. The Hurricanes moved up after a 49-12 victory over then-No. 18 USF, which had knocked off Top 25 teams in each of its first two games.Georgia moved up to fifth after rallying to win 44-41 in overtime at Tennessee. Oregon fell two spots despite a 34-14 win Saturday at Northwestern. The Ducks dropped to No. 6 but kept the singular first-place vote they have held all season.Florida State, Texas, Illinois and Texas A&M round out the top 10.Texas A&M zoomed up six spots after rallying to defeat then-No. 8 Notre Dame 41-40 on Saturday night in South Bend, Ind. The Aggies climbed as high as No. 10 once last season — rewarded for a 38-23 win on Oct. 26 over No. 8 LSU — but the Aggies lost four of their last five and finished outside the Top 25.Notre Dame, which has started 0-2 for the first time since 2022, dropped 16 spots remained in the poll at No. 24. Both Fighting Irish losses have come against nationally ranked foes. Clemson, which absorbed a 24-21 ACC loss to Georgia Tech, dropped out of the poll for the first time since Dec. 3, 2023.

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