Reigning Big Ten champion Oregon returned to the top five of The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, when five Atlantic Coast Conference teams were ranked for the second time this season but ACC member Georgia Tech took the biggest fall after its second loss in three games.
Ohio State, fellow Big Ten program Indiana and Southeastern Conference member Texas A&M remained the top three teams in the AP Top 25 for a sixth straight week, and reigning SEC champion Georgia was No. 4 for the second week in a row.
Oregon jumped over idle Ole Miss of the SEC to No. 5, its highest ranking since it was No. 3 in the Oct. 5 poll. The Ducks strengthened their College Football Playoff resumé with a 15-point victory over the University of Southern California on Saturday, when the Trojans were ranked 16th, extending Oregon’s winning streak to five games.
Ole Miss was followed by Texas Tech of the Big 12, Oklahoma of the SEC, independent Notre Dame and Alabama of the SEC.
Ohio State is No. 1 for a 13th straight week going into its Big Ten rivalry game at No. 15 Michigan. The Buckeyes received 58 first-place votes and were 53 points ahead of Indiana, which was listed first on seven voters’ ballots. Texas A&M got the remaining first-place vote.