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Georgia takes over at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 after beating Alabama on the road

Georgia moved to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 after a 20-17 win at Alabama while Texas slid to No. 7 and Oregon fell out of the poll.

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Packed red stands surround the green field and large G logo at Sanford Stadium in Athens

Georgia is No. 1 again.

The Bulldogs moved to the top of The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday after a 20-17 road win at Alabama. They received 66 of 70 first-place votes. It is Georgia's first week at No. 1 since Sept. 8 2024.

Georgia had been No. 2 for five straight polls. The win in Tuscaloosa was the program's first there since 2014.

The new top 10

No. 2 Notre Dame moved up one spot after a 58-7 win over Stanford and got one first-place vote. No. 3 Miami received two first-place votes. Ohio State and Indiana complete the top five. Indiana got the remaining first-place vote after a narrow win at Nebraska.

Alabama stayed at No. 6. Texas dropped six spots to No. 7 after losing to Oklahoma. BYU, Ole Miss and Texas Tech rounded out the top 10.

Big movers

Oregon fell out of the poll for the first time in four years after a 17-15 home loss to UCLA. The Ducks are 3-2. UCLA jumped nine spots to No. 12. Kentucky rose from unranked to No. 15 after a 35-34 overtime win over LSU.

Wake Forest entered at No. 21 and Northwestern at No. 25. Florida and Pittsburgh dropped out.

Ranked matchups ahead

No. 4 Ohio State visits No. 5 Indiana. No. 2 Notre Dame goes to No. 8 BYU. No. 6 Alabama plays at No. 14 Tennessee. No. 13 Missouri visits No. 9 Ole Miss with former Rebels quarterback Austin Simmons facing his old team.

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