AP Poll: A Twist at the Top

October 10, 2022

By: Carlos Alvarez

All Top-10 Teams Win, But 1-2-3 Get Shuffled After Another Alabama Escape

We’re nearing the halfway point of the college football season and the playoff picture is still anyone’s guess. Every top-10 team won again on Saturday, which should mean the rankings look the same, right? Guess again. Teams 1-8 got a shakeup despite all being winners. Namely, the top-3 teams shuffled to bring another surprise. Alabama’s narrow win over Texas A&M caused them to drop two spots while Georgia retook the top spot once again. Ohio State — now No. 2 — dominated their fifth straight game by 25-or-more points. Clemson and Michigan swapped spots at #4 and #5, and a handful of teams in the teens got upset to create chaos at the back of the top 25. As for the playoff picture, 13 teams still look like legitimate playoff contenders. This could be the toughest CFB Playoff yet.

Top-10 Highlights

#1 Alabama def. Texas A&M (24-20)

#2 Georgia def. Auburn (42-10)

#3 Ohio State def. Michigan State (49-20)

#4 Michigan def. Indiana (31-10)

#5 Clemson def. Boston College (31-3)

#6 USC def. Washington State (30-14)

#7 Oklahoma State def. Texas Tech (41-31)

#8 Tennessee def. #25 LSU (40-13)

#9 Ole Miss def. Vanderbilt (52-28)

Other Top-25 Notable Highlights

#18 UCLA def. #11 Utah (42-32)