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The 2022 college football season is officially in full swing with Week 10 in the books, and the Associated Press is giving us a look at how the competition stacks up.
This week, the Week 11 AP Top 25 poll was officially released.
For yet another week, the reigning national champion Georgia Bulldogs hold on to the top stop with 62 first-place votes followed by the Ohio State Buckeyes who received the lone remaining first-place nod. Michigan sits at No. 3, with the TCU Horned Frogs jumping three spots to enter the top five at No. 4 and the Tennessee Volunteers rounding out the top five.
The biggest leap belongs to the LSU Tigers, who moved up eight spots to No. 7 after an upset win over the Alabama Crimson Tide, who dropped to No. 10.
The Clemson Tigers also crashed out of the top five and landed at No. 12.
Where does your favorite team stand entering the upcoming week in the eyes of the Associated Press voters?
The Week 11 AP Top 25 poll can be seen below.
- Georgia (62)
- Ohio State (1)
- Michigan
- TCU
- Tennessee
- Oregon
- LSU
- USC
- UCLA
- Alabama
- Ole Miss
- Clemson
- Utah
- Penn State
- North Carolina
- Tulane
- North Carolina State
- Texas
- Liberty
- Notre Dame
- Illinois
- UCF
- Kansas State
- Washington
- Florida State
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 74, Kentucky 61, Coastal Carolina 46, Wake Forest 34, Oklahoma State 21, Baylor 19, Kansas 10, Mississippi State 8, South Carolina 6, Troy 5, UTSA 5, Louisville 3, Oregon State 3, San Jose 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 63 sports writers and broadcasters from around the country votes on the poll weekly.
