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Highlights from the ballot …
— No changes astatine the apical with Alabama, followed by Georgia, Penn State, Iowa and Oregon.
— Notre Dame climbed 7 spots aft trouncing Wisconsin astatine Soldier Field to amended to 4-0.
(For escaped discourse connected an upcoming matchup, consider: The Irish bushed Purdue soundly; Purdue bushed Oregon State; and Oregon State conscionable smashed USC. Could beryllium a lopsided matter erstwhile the Trojans sojourn South Bend adjacent month.)
— Arkansas was the large mover of the week, jumping to No. 9 (from No. 25) aft beating Texas A&M and completing a expanse of the apical Lone Star State programs. (Two weeks ago, the Razorbacks hammered Texas.)
Admittedly, we undervalued the Hogs until present but are endeavoring to rectify the concern with the 16-position jump.
The opening period is each astir ridding AP ballots of inevitable preseason bias; large moves are the champion mode to make a ballot that accurately reflects the results.
— Fresno State entered the ballot pursuing yet different triumph … but not wholly due to the fact that of the triumph implicit UNLV.
Rather, LSU was the cardinal to configuring the bottommost of the ballot.
We aren’t wholly sold connected the Tigers. But their triumph astatine Mississippi State added immoderate credibility to UCLA’s head-to-head triumph implicit LSU. And that, successful turn, accrued the legitimacy of Fresno State’s head-to-head triumph astatine the Rose Bowl.
As a result, each 3 teams are included connected the ballot.
1. Alabama
2. Georgia
3. Penn State
4. Iowa
5. Oregon
6. Notre Dame
7. Florida
8. Ohio State
9. Arkansas
10. Oklahoma
11. Michigan State
12. Oklahoma State
13. Texas A&M
14. Cincinnati
15. Auburn
16. Brigham Young
17. Michigan
18. Mississippi
19. Coastal Carolina
20. Wisconsin
21. Baylor
22. Fresno State
23. UCLA
24. Kansas State
25. LSU
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