Who says AP voters don’t watch West Coast night games?
After a 34-18 win over Arizona State, Utah jumped a spot from fourth to third in the latest AP top 25, released Sunday afternoon. The Utes were joined in their climb by LSU, who were bumped from sixth to fifth as a reward for knocking off previously undefeated Florida, 35-28. LSU’s appearance in the top five ends the SEC’s first top five shutout streak since the 2010 season.
Elsewhere in the poll, Memphis leaped from outside the rankings to 18th after toppling Ole Miss, 37-24, while the Rebels tumbled from 13th to 24th. Fellow AAC member Temple also joined the poll for the first time since the year-end poll way back in 1979, and Pittsburgh crept in for the first time at No. 25.
The full poll:
1. Ohio State (7-0) - 1,428 total points (28 first-place votes)
2. Baylor (6-0) - 1,416 (12)
3. Utah (6-0) - 1,362 (16)
4. TCU (7-0) - 1,338 (3)
5. LSU (6-0) - 1,306 (1)
6. Clemson (6-0) - 1,252 (1)
7. Michigan State (7-0) - 1,202
8. Alabama (6-1) - 1,133
9. Florida State (6-0) - 1,041
10. Stanford (5-1) - 917
11. Notre Dame (6-1) - 898
12. Iowa (7-0) - 820
13. Florida (6-1) - 785
14. Oklahoma State (6-0) - 735
15. Texas A&M (5-1) - 614
15. Michigan (5-2) - 614
17. Oklahoma (5-1) - 565
18. Memphis (6-0) - 553
19. Toledo (6-0) - 345
20. California (5-1) - 336
21. Houston (6-0) - 317
22. Temple (6-0) - 216
23. Duke (5-1) - 210
24. Ole Miss (5-2) - 157
25. Pittsburgh (5-1) - 73