College Football

AP Top 25 college football rankings: Georgia rises after big win over LSU

Another top-ten SEC clash sees the two teams head in opposite directions in the AP Poll.

By Pete Volk@Pete_Volk Sep 29, 2013, 11:50am EDT

The top of the Associated Press Top 25 poll remains mostly the same, with LSU falling to No. 10 and Georgia climbing to No. 6 after the Bulldogs beat the Tigers in Athens. Oklahoma State also takes a big drop, from No. 11 to No. 21, after losing to a West Virginia team that had been blown out of the water by Maryland the week before.

Alabama holds on to the top spot after a convincing win over Ole Miss, with Oregon and Clemson right behind after similarly dominating wins in conference play.

Arizona State is back in the rankings after a thrashing of USC, while Ole Miss, Notre Dame and Wisconsin fall after losses. Maryland also makes their first appearance in the Top 25 since 2010, gearing up for a big showdown with Florida State on Saturday.

Rank	Team	Record	Votes	Previous
1	Alabama (55)	4-0	1,495	1
2	Oregon (5)	4-0	1,422	2
3	Clemson	4-0	1,354	3
4	Ohio State	5-0	1,305	4
5	Stanford	4-0	1,280	5
6	Georgia	3-1	1,171	9
7	Louisville	4-0	1,091	7
8	Florida State	4-0	1,069	8
9	Texas A&M	4-1	1,012	10
10	LSU	4-1	979	6
11	Oklahoma	4-0	838	14
12	UCLA	3-0	834	13
13	South Carolina	3-1	812	12
14	Miami (FL)	4-0	753	15
15	Washington	4-0	665	16
16	Northwestern	4-0	550	17
17	Baylor	3-0	536	19
18	Florida	3-1	481	20
19	Michigan	4-0	471	18
20	Texas Tech	4-0	264	24
21	Oklahoma State	3-1	230	11
22	Arizona State	3-1	192	NR
23	Fresno State	4-0	187	25
24	Mississippi	3-1	132	21
25	Maryland	4-0	119	NR

Others Receiving Votes: Northern Illinois 104, Virginia Tech 49, Wisconsin 46, Nebraska 20, Missouri 14, Notre Dame 12, UCF 6, Michigan State 5, Rutgers 2

The AP Poll is simultaneously meaningful and not. Voted on by people whose job it is to watch the games, the poll does not count in the BCS rankings, meaning it is useful only for estimation.