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The 2021 college football season is winding down with championship weekend just around the corner, and the Associated Press is giving us a look at how the competition stacks up. This weekend, the Week 14 AP Top 25 poll was officially released.
Following losses to Ohio State and Oklahoma on Saturday, there were plenty of shakeups near the top of the poll. Top 20 teams Texas A&M, UTSA, and Wisconsin also suffered losses on the day.
Despite all of the chaos, the Georgia Bulldogs predictably continued their stranglehold on the No. 1 spot.
Where does your favorite team stand entering the upcoming week in the eyes of the Associated Press voters?
The Week 14 AP Top 25 poll can be seen below.
- Georgia (62)
- Michigan
- Cincinnati
- Alabama
- Oklahoma State
- Notre Dame
- Ohio State
- Ole Miss
- Baylor
- Oregon
- Michigan State
- BYU
- Oklahoma
- Utah
- Iowa
- Houston
- Pittsburgh
- Wake Forest
- San Diego State
- Louisiana-Lafayette
- North Carolina State
- Clemson
- Arkansas
- Texas A&M
- Kentucky
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 68, UTSA 58, Appalachian State 50, Minnesota 37, Purdue 21, Mississippi State 7, Penn State 5, Army 5, Fresno State 1
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.
