Oregon turned the fourth group this season to carry the No. 1 rating within the Related Press faculty soccer ballot, transferring into the highest spot Sunday for the primary time in 12 years after Texas misplaced at house to Georgia.
Vanderbilt made its first look for the reason that 2013 season, at No. 25, and defending nationwide champion Michigan fell out after a second straight loss dropped it to 4-3.
Unbeaten Oregon adopted its one-point house win over Ohio State with its first street shutout in 32 years, a 35-0 rout of Purdue, and obtained 59 of 61 first-place votes.
Georgia, which has received three straight video games since its loss to Alabama, made a three-spot soar to No. 2 on the power of its 30-15 win at beforehand No. 1 Texas. The Bulldogs acquired the opposite two first-place votes.
No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Penn State had been idle Saturday and held their spots. Texas dropped to No. 5 after Georgia held the Longhorns to 28 points under their scoring average.
Miami prevailed in a wild sport at Louisville and remained No. 6, and Tennessee rose 4 spots to No. 7 following its win over Alabama. LSU, Clemson and Iowa State rounded out the highest 10.
No group this season has held the No. 1 spot for greater than three straight weeks. Georgia topped the ballot within the preseason, however a one-point win at unranked Kentucky in Week 3 bumped the Bulldogs out. Texas took over for 2 weeks then gave approach to Alabama following the Crimson Tide’s win over Georgia.
Alabama lasted one week at No. 1, getting upset at Vanderbilt after its win over Georgia. That allowed Texas to return to the highest for 2 weeks.
Chip Kelly coached the one different Oregon groups to succeed in No. 1. The 2012 Geese, led by Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota, had been within the high spot for one week in November after following a 10-0 begin with a loss to Stanford. The 2010 group, which misplaced to Auburn within the BCS title sport, spent six weeks at No. 1.
POLL POINTS
This marks the primary time since 2012 that 4 groups will play a sport because the No. 1 group in the identical season. Along with Oregon, the others had been USC, Alabama and Notre Dame. The opposite seasons since 2000 with 4 or extra No. 1 groups had been 2007 (4), 2008 (6) and 2010 (4).
Tennessee’s 24-17 win over Alabama produced the largest strikes within the ballot. The Volunteers jumped from No. 11 to No. 7. The Crimson Tide dropped eight spots to No. 15, their lowest rating since 2010.
Texas’ loss to Georgia was the primary by a No. 1 group at house towards a top-five opponent since Miami beat Florida State 17-16 in 1991.
WHO’S IN; WHO’S OUT
Vanderbilt’s earlier rating was No. 24 within the remaining ballot of the 2013 season. The Commodores, who beat Ball State to enhance to 5-2, are off to their greatest begin since opening 5-0 in 2008. That additionally was the final time Vanderbilt was ranked within the common season.
Michigan, which scored its fewest factors in a sport since 2014 in its 21-7 loss at Illinois, had been ranked in 54 consecutive polls since 2021.
CONFERENCE CALL
SEC: 9 (Nos. 2, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15, 18, 21, 25)
Massive Ten: 5 (Nos. 1, 3, 4, 13, 20)
ACC: 4 (Nos. 6, 9, 19, 22)
Massive 12: 3 (Nos. 10, 11, 16)
American: 2 (Nos. 23, 24)
Mountain West: 1 (No. 17)
Unbiased: 1 (No. 12)
RANKED VS. RANKED
No. 20 Illinois at No. 1 Oregon: The Illini play the top-ranked group for the primary time since 2007. They received 28-21 at Ohio State that 12 months.
No. 5 Texas at No. 25 Vanderbilt: First matchup since these groups met 12 instances from 1899 to 1928. The Commodores have not crushed two High 25 opponents in the identical season since 2008.
No. 8 LSU at No. 14 Texas A&M: This has turn out to be one of many SEC’s higher collection currently. The groups have break up their previous six conferences.
No. 12 Notre Dame at No. 24 Navy: This would be the eleventh time in 97 conferences, and first since 2019, that each groups are ranked once they meet.
No. 21 Missouri at No. 15 Alabama: Nothing comes simply for both group this season. The 2-loss Crimson Tide have not dropped three video games earlier than November since 2006.
