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The 2023 college football season is officially in full swing, and following a wild and eventful Week 11 the Associated Press is giving us a look at how the competition stacks up as we enter the final stretch of the regular season.
On Sunday, November 12, the Week 12 AP Top 25 poll was officially announced.
The Georgia Bulldogs continue to hold the top spot in the rankings for a 22nd consecutive week, marking the second-best streak of all time.
Louisville and Oregon, meanwhile, entered the top 10.
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 12
- Georgia (54)
- Michigan (7)
- Ohio State (1)
- Florida State
- Washington
- Oregon
- Texas
- Alabama
- Louisville
- Oregon State
- Missouri
- Penn State
- Ole Miss
- Oklahoma
- LSU
- Utah
- Tulane
- James Madison
- Arizona
- Notre Dame
- Tennessee
- North Carolina
- Kansas State
- Oklahoma State
- Liberty
Others Receiving Votes: Iowa 111, Kansas 83, Toledo 51, Fresno St. 13, Southern Cal 5, UNLV 4, SMU 4, NC State 2, Miami (Ohio) 1, Texas A&M 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.
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.
