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Projecting Sunday’s AP Top 25: Georgia tumbles after loss to South Carolina
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Another exciting Saturday of college football including a seismic shake up in the SEC East and a Pac-12 elite going down, here’s our best guess at Sunday’s new Top 25 Poll. We’ve included last week’s rankings as a guide:
Week 3 AP Top 25 Poll
1. Florida State
2. Oregon
3. Alabama
4. Oklahoma
5. Auburn
6. Georgia
7. Texas A&M
8. Baylor
9. Southern Cal
10. LSU
11. Notre Dame
12. UCLA
13. Michigan State
14. Ole Miss
15. Stanford
16. Arizona State
17. Virginia Tech
18. Wisconsin
19. Kansas State
20. Missouri
21. Louisville
22. Ohio State
23. Clemson
24. South Carolina
25. BYU
Editor’s note: Several West Coast games — and Texas A&M — are still being played, but here’s how the Top 25 should look if those ranked teams prevail.
PROJECTING SUNDAY’S WEEK 4 AP TOP 25
1. Florida State (2-0) BYE. Next: vs. Clemson, Saturday
2. Oregon (3-0) beat Wyoming 48-14. Next: at Washington State, Saturday
3. Alabama (3-0) beat Southern Miss 52-12. Next: vs. Florida, Saturday — The Crimson Tide bruised, battered and baked Southern Miss and went over the 500-yard mark for the third straight game. Surprisingly, star tight end O.J. Howard still hasn’t caught a pass.
4. Oklahoma (3-0) beat Tennessee 34-10. Next: at West Virginia, Saturday
5. Auburn (2-0) BYE Next: at Kansas State, Thursday
6. Texas A&M (2-0) leads Rice. Next: at SMU, Saturday
7. Baylor (3-0) beat Buffalo 63-21, Friday. Next: at Iowa State, Sept. 27
8. LSU (3-0) beat Louisiana Monroe 31-0. Next: vs. Mississippi State, Saturday — Another shutout for one of the SEC’s most underrated teams.
9. Notre Dame (3-0) beat Purdue 30-14. Next vs. Syracuse, Sept. 27
10. Ole Miss (3-0) beat Louisiana Lafayette 56-15. Next: vs. Memphis, Sept. 27 — Bo Wallace was terrific during the Rebels’ third consecutive convincing win.
11. UCLA (3-0) beat Texas 20-17. Next: at Arizona State, Sept. 25
12. Arizona State (2-0) leads Colorado
13. South Carolina (2-1) beat Georgia 38-35. Next: at Vanderbilt, Saturday — Steve Spurrier’s squad kept their streak inside the Top 25 alive with an emotional three-point over Georgia. The Gamecocks move 10 spots from No. 24 into the Top 15.
14. Stanford (2-1) beat Army 35-0. Next: at Washington, Sept. 27
15. Georgia (1-1) loss at South Carolina 38-35. Next: vs. Troy, Saturday — The Bulldogs plummet out of the Top 10 after their third consecutive road loss at South Carolina.
16. Michigan State (1-1) BYE. Next: vs. Eastern Michigan, Saturday
17. Missouri (3-0) beat UCF 38-10. Next: vs. Indiana, Saturday — Another impressive performance from the Tigers and elite quarterback Maty Mauk against the toughest opponent thus far this season.
18. Kansas State (2-0) BYE. Next: vs. Auburn, Thursday
19. Wisconsin (1-1) BYE. Next: vs. Bowling Green, Saturday
20. Clemson (1-1) BYE. Next: at Florida State, Saturday
21. Ohio State (2-1) beat Kent State 66-0. Next: vs. Cincinnati, Sept. 27
22. USC (2-1) lost to Boston College 37-31. Next: vs. Oregon State, Sept. 27
23. BYU (3-0) beat Houston 33-25, Thursday. Next: vs. Virginia, Saturday
24. Nebraska (2-0) leads Fresno State
25. Mississippi State (3-0) def. South Alabama 35-3. Next: at LSU, Saturday
Just missed the cut: Florida (2-0), Louisville (2-1), East Carolina (2-1), Virginia Tech (2-1), Oklahoma State (2-1)
