Michigan Wolverines fall in Associated Press college football poll

Eric Olson
| Associated Press

Michigan has taken a tumble in the Associated Press Top 25 College Football Poll.

The Wolverines (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) fell 14 spots to No. 24 in Sunday’s updated rankings after losing 27-17 to Washington on Saturday night in a rematch of last season’s national title game.

It’s been a week of upheaval in the polls, with Texas returning to No. 1 on Sunday after a week-long absence following Vanderbilt’s monumental upset over Alabama.

The Commodores’ victory as underdogs by more than three touchdowns resulted in the Crimson Tide falling from No. 1 to No. 7. The last top team to fall so far was Ohio State, which plummeted to No. 11 in 2010 after an October loss to Wisconsin.

Texas, which still had an open date, received 52 of 61 first-place votes and became the first team in two years to consistently finish first in three polls. The Longhorns also became just the third team since 2008 to be picked No. 1 after not playing the previous day.

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Ohio State defeated Iowa for its 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 moving up to No. 3 and the Nittany Lions moving up to No. 4. Georgia remained No. 5.

Miami, which erased a 25-point second-half deficit to beat California 39-38, moved up two spots to No. 6.

The chaos wasn’t just limited to Alabama.

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

The Tide was among four teams in the top 11 to lose to unranked opponents, the first time since October 2017.

Tennessee lost to Arkansas and moved from No. 4 to No. 8. Michigan lost at Washington and rose from No. 10 to No. 24. Southern California lost at Minnesota and rose from No. 11 in the top 25. The Trojans were first among the teams that also received votes.

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

Survey points

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

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

The biggest upticks 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 for beating Louisville on the road and enters the rankings at No. 25. The Mustangs have been ranked in the top 25 for all but one season (2022) since 2019. Louisville (3-2) lost two of three and was eliminated.

Pittsburgh went 5-0 in North Carolina for the first time since 1991 and climbs to No. 22 in the rankings for the first time in two years.

USC (3-2) lost two of its first three Big Ten games and was eliminated, as was UNLV, whose first-ever Top 25 appearance was spoiled by an overtime home loss to 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 (No. 6, 10, 22, 25).

Mountain West ― 1 (No. 17).

Independent – 1 (No. 11).

The Detroit News staff contributed.

Associated Press Top 25

Record	Pt	Prv
1. Texas (52)	5:0	1516	2
2. Ohio State (9)	5:0	1473	3
3.Oregon	5:0	1348	6
4. Penn State	5:0	1305	7
5. Georgia	4-1	1299	5
6.Miami	6-0	1187	8
7.Alabama	4-1	1182	1
8. Tennessee	4-1	1001	4
9. Mississippi	5-1	978	12
10. Clemson	4-1	861	15
11. Iowa State	5:0	853	16
11. Notre Dame	4-1	853	14
13. LSU	4-1	827	13
14.BYU	5:0	753	17
15. Texas A&M	5-1	702	25
16.Utah	4-1	473	18
17. Boise State	4-1	463	21
18. Kansas State	4-1	459	20
18.Indiana	6-0	459	23
18.Oklahoma	4-1	459	19
21. Missouri	4-1	352	9
22. Pittsburgh	5:0	196	–
23. Illinois	4-1	182	24
24.Michigan	4-2	170	10
25. SMU	5-1	165	–

Others receiving votes: Southern Cal 98, Nebraska 51, Navy 43, Army 33, Vanderbilt 26, Arkansas 17, Washington St. 8, Iowa 8, Texas Tech 7, Syracuse 6, Washington 4, Louisville 4, Colorado 3, Kentucky 1.

Survey points

In and out

Conference call

Associated Press Top 25

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