Georgia moved up one spot to No. 4 in The Related Press school soccer ballot Sunday, Oklahoma returned to the highest 10, and North Texas, ranked for the primary time since 1959, is amongst three Group of 5 groups within the Prime 25.
Ohio State, Indiana and Texas A&M have been the highest three groups for the fifth straight week. Georgia earned its highest rating because the first week of September and Ole Miss was again within the high 5 after spending three weeks there at midseason.
Oregon and Texas Tech have been tied for No. 6, and Oklahoma rose three spots to No. 8 following its win at Alabama. The final time the Sooners have been within the high 10 was the second week of October (after they have been No. 6).
Notre Dame remained No. 9 after a 22-point win at Pittsburgh, and Alabama dropped six spots to No. 10 after the Sooners ended its eight-game win streak.
Ohio State, which rolled past UCLA to enhance to 10-0 for the fourth time in seven seasons, obtained 57 of 66 first-place votes. Indiana, which beat Wisconsin to go 11-0 for the primary time, acquired eight first-place votes. Texas A&M, whose comeback from a 27-point deficit to beat South Carolina was its largest ever, acquired one first-place vote, three fewer than final week.
Georgia’s 35-10 win over Texas was its sixth straight and second over a top-10 opponent. Mississippi, which misplaced at Georgia final month, defeated Florida and is greater than 100 factors behind the Bulldogs at No. 5.
No. 13 Utah has outscored three opponents by a mixed 153-49 since dropping at BYU and has its highest rating of the season.
Miami easily beat NC State and moved up two spots to No. 14. Georgia Tech, which wanted a field goal in the final seconds to edge one-win Boston College, slipped a spot to No. 15. Voters did what the CFP choice committee did final week, leaping Miami over Georgia Tech to make the Hurricanes the highest-ranked Atlantic Coast Convention staff.
No. 17 Texas took the largest plunge of the week, dropping seven spots.
The Group of 5 hadn’t had three groups within the Prime 25 since 4 appeared in final season’s remaining ballot.
The Solar Belt Convention’s James Madison blew out Appalachian State and moved up three spots to No. 21. North Texas is subsequent at No. 22. The Imply Inexperienced of the American Convention clobbered UAB 53-24 on the highway and have matched their greatest begin in program historical past.
The final time UNT was 9-1 was in 1959, when the staff then often called the Eagles was ranked two straight weeks in November, reaching No. 16. That staff misplaced to New Mexico State within the Solar Bowl to complete 9-2. This 12 months’s UNT staff already is eligible for a second straight bowl recreation and is within the thick of the race for the Group of 5’s computerized CFP bid.
North Texas’ first ballot look in 66 years ends the longest drought by a Bowl Subdivision staff.
No. 23 Missouri returned after a one-week absence following a win over Mississippi State wherein Ahmad Hardy grew to become the primary participant since 2022 to rush for 300 yards.
No. 24 Tulane has received two straight since dropping to UTSA and is ranked for the primary time this season.
No. 25 Houston, fifth amongst groups additionally receiving votes final week and idle, was beforehand ranked for one week in October.
Louisville (19), Cincinnati (22), Pittsburgh (23) and South Florida (25) dropped out.
CONFERENCE CALL
SEC (9): Nos. 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 17, 20, 23.
Massive Ten (5): Nos. 1, 2, T-6, 16, 18.
Massive 12 (4): Nos. T-6, 11, 13, 25.
ACC (3): Nos. 14, 15, 19.
American (2): Nos. 22, 24.
Solar Belt (1): No. 21.
Unbiased (1): No. 9.
RANKED VS. RANKED
No. 16 USC (8-2, 6-1 Massive Ten, No. 17 CFP) at No. 6 Oregon (9-1, 6-1, No. 8 CFP): The winner strengthens its place for a CFP at-large bid and retains alive its slim hopes of sneaking into the Massive Ten championship recreation.
No. 23 Missouri (7-3, 3-3 SEC) at No. 8 Oklahoma (8-2, 4-2, No. 11 CFP): The Sooners did wonders for his or her playoff résumé by knocking off Alabama on the highway and now go for a fifth win over a Prime 25 opponent.

















































