It was a week of unrest The Associated Press College Football Pollwith Texas returning to No. 1 on Sunday after a weeklong absence Vanderbilt’s huge upset of Alabama.

The Commodores’ victory, when the underdogs by more than three touchdowns dropped the Crimson Tide from No. 1 to No. 7. The last top-ranked team to fall to date was Ohio State, which fell to No. 11 in 2010 dropped after an October loss to Wisconsin.

Texas, which had an open date, received 52 of 61 first-place votes and became the first team in two years to bounce up and down the top spot in the span of three polls. The Longhorns also became just the third team since 2008 to be voted No. 1 after not playing the day before.

Ohio State defeated Iowa for the fourth straight easy win, receiving nine first-place votes and moving up one spot to No. 2.

Oregon and Penn State each moved up three spots, with the Ducks at No. 3 and the Nittany Lions in fourth. Georgia remained number 5.

Miami, which came back from a Down 25 points in the second half to beat California 39-38, rose two places to number 6.

The chaos wasn’t limited to Alabama.

Six of the 18 AP Top 25 teams that played lost to unranked opponents (33%), the highest figure since six of 16 (38%) lost in the first week of October 2020.

The Tide were among four teams in the top 11 to lose to unranked opponents – the first time that has happened since Nov. 12, 2016, when five teams did so, according to Sportradar.

Tennessee lost to Arkansas and went from No. 4 to No. 8. Michigan lost at Washington and went from No. 10 to No. 24. Southern California lost in Minnesota and went from No. 11 to out of the Top 25. The Trojans were the first of the teams to also receive votes.

Texas A&M defeated Missouri convincingly at home in the only Top 25 matchup. That earned the Aggies a promotion from No. 25 to No. 15 and the Tigers a demotion from No. 9 to No. 21.

Poll points

The Big Ten dominates the top five, but the Southeastern Conference maintains its hold on the top ten. No. No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Oregon and No. 4 Penn State are booked by the SEC’s Texas and Georgia. The SEC also has Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi in the top 10.

Double-digit drops by Missouri, Michigan and USC mark the first time since Nov. 13, 2016, that three teams have fallen 10 or more spots in the same poll. That week it happened to Auburn (8 to 18), Texas A&M (10 to 23) and North Carolina (15 against).

The biggest increases were Texas A&M (25 to 15), Clemson (15 to 10) and Iowa State (16 to 11).

In-and-out

SMU (5-1) was rewarded Turn off Louisville on the road and ends up at number 25 on the rankings. The Mustangs have been in the Top 25 all but one season since 2019 (2022). Louisville (3-2) has lost two of three and bowed out.

Pittsburgh won at North Carolina started 5-0 for the first time since 1991 and enters the rankings at number 22 for the first time in two years.

USC (3-2) has lost two of its first three Big Ten games and is out, as is UNLV, whose first-ever Top 25 appearance was spoiled by a home overtime loss for Syracuse.

Conference call

SEC – 9 (Nos. 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13, 15, T-18, 21).

Big Ten – 6 (Nos. 2, 3, 4, T-18, 23, 24).

Big 12-4 (Nos. T-11, 14, 16, T-18).

ACC — 4 (Nos. 6, 10, 22, 25).

Berg West – 1 (no. 17).

Independent – 1 (No. 11).

Ranked vs Ranked

– No. 1 Texas vs. No. 18 Oklahoma, in Dallas. It’s their first SEC meeting between them and it’s a Top 25 matchup for the sixth time in eight games. Sooners scored with 15 seconds left last year hands Texas its only loss of the regular season. Both teams come from open data.

– No. 2 Ohio State at No. 3 Oregon. Going into the season, this was announced as a midseason preview of the Big Ten championship game. That could still be possible. The Buckeyes have won nine of the 10 previous meetings, with the only loss coming in the most recent (2021).

– No. 9 Mississippi at No. 13 LSU. Huge implications for the College Football Playoff here. Jaxson Dart of the Rebels prevailed 55-49 last year in a dazzling match with Heisman winner Jayden Daniels.

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This version corrects the last time four top-11 teams lost to unranked opponents. It was November 12, 2016, not October 2017.

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