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The 2023 college football season is officially in full swing, and following a wild and eventful Week 6 the Associated Press is giving us a look at how the competition stacks up as we near the end of the second month of the season.
On Sunday, October 8, the Week 7 AP Top 25 poll was officially announced.
Remaining atop the rankings are the two-time defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs, who picked up 50 first-place votes. Michigan remained at No. 2 with 11 first-place votes of their own.
Climbing to No. 3 was the Ohio State Buckeyes, followed by the Florida State Seminoles and Oklahoma Sooners, who climbed 7 spots after taking down Texas, to round out the top five.
The Longhorns, meanwhile, fell six spots to No. 9.
Where does your favorite team stand entering the upcoming weekend in the eyes of the Associated Press voters?
The latest AP Top 25 poll can be seen below.
AP Top 25 Poll – Week 7
POLL ALERT: Oklahoma jumps into top five, Miami slides to No. 25 after gaffe, basketball schools make AP Top 25 history.
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— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) October 8, 2023
- Georgia (50)
- Michigan (11)
- Ohio State (1)
- Florida State (1)
- Oklahoma
- Penn State
- Washington
- Oregon
- Texas
- USC
- Alabama
- North Carolina
- Ole Miss
- Louisville
- Oregon State
- Utah
- Duke
- UCLA
- Washington State
- Tennessee
- Notre Dame
- LSU
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Miami
Others Receiving Votes: Missouri 69, Wyoming 42, Air Force 41, Wisconsin 41, Tulane 27, West Virginia 26, Clemson 17, Maryland 9, Iowa 7, James Madison 7, Texas A&M 5.
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.
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.
