Oregon was voted unanimously No. 1 in the Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, solidifying the College Football Playoff selection committee’s goal of solidifying its top spot in the season’s first rankings.

The Ducks are ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the third straight week and are unanimous for the first time after a 21-point road win over Michigan.

Georgia, which received one No. 1 vote last week, remained No. 2 after overcoming three interceptions from Carson Beck and pulling away late to beat Florida.

Ohio State moved up one spot to No. 3 with a win over Penn State, the Buckeyes’ eighth in a row in the series. No. 4 Miami, which beat Duke, and idle No. 5 Texas each moved up one spot. Penn State, which was in the top five in the previous four polls, dropped to No. 6.

The CFP’s expansion to 12 teams this season means top teams losing to other top teams isn’t a definitive disqualifier in the national title race. The CFP’s first rankings of the season will be released on Tuesday and will be updated weekly until the rankings are released on December 8.

Tennessee retained its No. 7 spot despite struggling with three leads against Kentucky in the fourth quarter and prevailing 28-18.

Indiana jumped five spots to No. 8; It was his highest ranking since a No. 7 ranking in 2020 and his best in a non-pandemic season since the Hoosiers were ranked No. 4 in the 1967 Rose Bowl season. The Hoosiers beat Michigan State 47-10 on the road to reach 9-0 for the first time in program history; All wins this season have been by double digits.

No. 9 BYU and No. 10 Notre Dame were idle.

SMU’s 48-25 win over Pittsburgh allowed the Mustangs to move from 20th to 13th; This week’s biggest rise. They haven’t been ranked this high since they were ranked No. 3 on Oct. 1, 1985, two years before the NCAA imposed the “death penalty” that shut down the program in 1987 for gross infractions. The school also chose not to field a team in 1988.

Survey points

Clemson and Iowa State, ranked 11th last week, suffered the biggest drops after losing at home. The Tigers lost 33-21 to Louisville, dropping eight spots to 19th. The Cyclones lost 23-22 to Texas Tech, dropping six spots to 17th. Texas A&M, Kansas State and Pittsburgh each dropped five spots.

Army’s ranking of 18th is its highest ranking since 1960 when it was ranked 10th at midseason.

At No. 12, Boise State has its best ranking since it was No. 8 in the last poll in 2011.

Indiana is ranked ahead of Notre Dame for the first time since the last poll in 1979, when the Hoosiers were ranked 19th and the Irish unranked. In Indiana, schools are 200 miles apart.

Entry and exit

Vanderbilt’s 17-7 win at Auburn allowed the Commodores to return to the polls at No. 24 after a weeklong layoff.

Louisville, which was ranked every week in September, fell back to 25th place after losing to Clemson.

Illinois, which ranked 24th last week, lost to Minnesota 25-17 at home and has been in the top 25 for seven weeks.

Missouri, which was in the poll every week and rose to No. 6, withdrew from the poll after an open date. The Tigers remained in 25th place last week despite losing 34-0 to Alabama.

conference call

SEC — 8 (Nos. 2, 5, 7, 11, 14, 15, 16, 24).

ACC — 5 (Nos. 4, 13, 19, 23, 25).

Big Ten — 4 (Nos. 1, 3, 6, 8).

Big 12 — 4 (Nos. 9, 17, 21, 22).

AAC — 1 (No. 18).

Mountain West — 1 (No. 12).

Pac-12 — 1 (No. 20).

Independent — 1 (No. 10).

Sorted and Sorted

— No. 2 Georgia at No. 16 Mississippi: The Bulldogs haven’t been to Oxford since losing 45-14 in 2016. Georgia defeated Ole Miss 52-17 at home last year.

– No. 11 Alabama at No. 14 LSU: LSU’s 32-31 overtime victory over ‘Bama caused an on-field storm two years ago, the last time the Crimson Tide visited Death Valley. Both teams are coming off open dates.