Notre Dame still ranked after 0-2 start
NEW YORK – Texas A&M made a big jump in the Top 10 of the Associated Press College football survey on Sunday after its dramatic victory at Notre Dame, and the Irish have become the first team since 1988 to stay in the Top 25 with a 0-2 file.
The Ohio State, Penn State and LSU remained the best three teams, Miami going to No. 4 and in Georgia at n ° 5, even after a call near Tennessee n ° 15.
Oregon slipped two places in n ° 6 despite a 20 -point road victory against Northwestern and was followed by Florida State, Texas, Illinois and the Aggies.
Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and USC made their debut in the Top 25.
The Ohio State fought with Ohio in the middle of the third quarter of a 37-9 victory and received 55 votes in first place, two less than last week. Penn State obtained five votes in first place, LSU obtained two, Miami obtained three and the Oregon obtained one. The first -place Votes of Hurricanes have been the first since their November three, 2017.
The Alabama was awarded for his 24 -point home victory against Wisconsin and increased by five places in n ° 14. Voters did not punish Tennessee for his home defeat against Georgia and kept volunteers No. 15.
The Texas A&M was promoted six places after overcoming a frightening security injury Bryce Anderson, a blocked clearance with a touchdown and 13 penalties to win 41-40 on the fourth and no pass from Marcel Reed to Nate Boerkircher with 11 seconds to the left.
The Aggies, which opened with solid victories on the UTSA and the state of UTAH, are 3-0 for the first time since 2021 and have the highest ranking since their entry in November last season.
Notre Dame lost her first two games, both against the classified opponents, by a total of four points. The Irish lost 27-24 in Miami and had an open date before the Texas A&M visit. They fell from n ° 8 to n ° 24.
The 1988 Michigan team, the last to start 0-2 and remains classified, also had an extremely difficult first match. They entered season No. 9 and lost against n ° 13 Notre Dame 19-17, fell to No. 15 and lost 31-30 at N ° 1 Miami. Michigan was n ° 19 the following week and went 9-0-1 the rest of the path.
The other teams that started 0-2 and stayed in the ranking were in 1984 Auburn, 1958 SMU, 1949 Missouri and 1948 Purdue.
Outside
- Georgia Tech, who comes out of his victory against Clemson, has been 3-0 for the first time since 2016, and its ranking No. 18 has been the highest since 2015.
- Vanderbilt victory No. 20 in 24 points in South Carolina won their highest rankings since they started 5-0 in 2008.
- N ° 25 USC has its first ranking since the first week of last October.
South Carolina (n ° 11 last week), Clemson (12) and southern Florida (18) are absent.
- The Gamecocks fell 14-7 at the end of the first half when the quarter-Arrière Lanorris Sellers was eliminated from the match with a concussion.
- Clemson, classified n ° 4 in pre-season, has not been 1-2 since 2014.
- The stay of a week in southern Florida in the Top 25 ended with its 49-12 defeat in Miami.
Voting points
- Texas and Texas A&M are in the top 10 together for the first time since September 20, 2020. Excluding the pandemic season, it is the first time since October 2, 1978.
- The USC was classified at least once in 24 consecutive seasons, the sixth longest sequence in the country.
- The classification n ° 17 of Texas Tech is the highest because it was n ° 15 in November 2013.
Call conference
- Sec (11) – N ° 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 20, 22, 23
- Big ten (7) – n ° 1, 2, 6, 9, 19, 21, 25
- ACC (3) – n ° 4, 7, 18
- Big 12 (3) – n ° 12, 16, 17
- Independent (1) – N ° 24
Classified vs classified
- Texas Tech n ° 17 at No. 16 Utah: The 58 points per match of the Red Raiders have led the nation, but now the 600 yards offensive led by Behr Morton obtained its first real test on the road. Utah has limited each of its first three opponents to less than 250 meters.
- N ° 22 Auburn at n ° 11 Oklahoma: Tigers QB Jackson Arnold started 10 games for Sooners in the previous two seasons. His replacement at Oklahoma, John Mateer, is one of the main candidates for the Heisman trophy.
- N ° 9 Illinois at N ° 19 of Indiana: a confrontation of the first 10 offenses and defenses. Indiana scored 156 points against three weak opponents. The Illini played a light program, but better, and only granted 22 points in three games.
Tim Reynolds of AP contributed from Miami.
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