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The 2021 college football season rolled on this weekend, and the Associated Press is giving us a look at how the competition stacks up. This weekend, the Week 10 AP Top 25 poll was officially released.
The top four teams in the nation remain unchanged, with Georgia, CIncinnati, Alabama, and Oklahoma topping the poll.
Moving to No. 5 is the Michigan State Spartans, who knocked off rival Michigan. The Wolverines dropped from No. 6 to No. 9 as a result.
Where does your favorite team stand entering the upcoming season in the eyes of the Associated Press voters?
The Week 10 AP Top 25 poll can be seen below.
- Georgia (63)
- Cincinnati
- Alabama
- Oklahoma
- Michigan State
- Ohio State
- Oregon
- Notre Dame
- Michigan
- Wake Forest
- Oklahoma State
- Auburn
- Texas A&M
- Baylor
- Ole Miss
- UTSA
- BYU
- Kentucky
- Iowa
- Houston
- Coastal Carolina
- Penn State
- SMU
- Louisiana-Lafayette
- Fresno State
Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 117, North Carolina State 104, Wisconsin 91, Mississippi State 79, Arkansas 72, Minnesota 51, San Diego State 50, Appalachian State 23, Utah 11, Iowa State 9, Nevada 2
The Associated Press rankings carry more weight than polls like the Coaches Poll and FWAA Poll, as they are part of the deciding factor on which teams reach the College Football Playoff. The Coaches Poll, which is not part of the College Football Playoff selection committee’s formula to determine the four teams that will compete for the College Football Playoff National Championship, is voted on by 65 FBS head coaches.
Longtime college football writers who vote in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll include Ben Jones, Bill Landis, Brett McMurphy, Brian Howell, Rece Davis, Rob Long, Robert Gagliardi, Steve Layman, Steve Virgen, Tom Murphy, and Tony Parks.
The Associated Press began its college football poll on Oct. 19, 1936, and it is now the longest-running poll of those that award national titles at the end of the season. The preseason poll was started in 1950. A panel of 62 sports writers and broadcasters from around the country votes on the poll weekly.
