Alabama-LSU in two weeks will indeed be a top two matchup but according to the AP Poll, the order isn’t what some fans in crimson were expecting going into the meeting.
The Tigers assumed the top spot in the latest AP Top 25 on Sunday, moving past the Crimson Tide after netting another impressive win over Auburn this past Saturday. Ed Orgeron’s team became the new No. 1 team in the country by virtue of just two points over Nick Saban’s crew, which is a razor-thin margin that will no doubt be used as a motivating factor for the latter going into the massive game with huge SEC and national implications.
Elsewhere, Oklahoma dropped five spots but remained in the top 10 after their loss at No. 22 Kansas State while Notre Dame was the biggest faller in going from No. 8 to No. 16 after getting throttled at the Big House by new No. 14 Michigan. That’s a spot behind No. 13 Minnesota, which remains undefeated and sets up a huge matchup of their own in two weeks when they host No. 5 Penn State.
SMU remains the highest ranked Group of Five team at No. 15 and are joined in the ranks by No. 17 Cincinnati, No. 20 Appalachian State, No. 21 Boise State, No. 24 Memphis and the latest addition to the poll in the form of No. 25 San Diego State. For what it’s worth, the Aztecs took the place of no-longer-ranked Texas.
Here’s the full AP Poll heading into Week 10:
- LSU
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- Clemson
- Penn State
- Florida
- Oregon
- Georgia
- Utah
- Oklahoma
- Auburn
- Baylor
- Minnesota
- Michigan
- SMU
- Notre Dame
- Cincinnati
- Wisconsin
- Iowa
- Appalachian State
- Boise State
- Kansas State
- Wake Forest
- Memphis
- San Diego State