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Polls and Bowls
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November 24th
Buffs fall to No. 23 in latest AP poll; fall out of the Coaches poll
… In the Coaches poll, Kansas State is No. 26; Colorado is No. 27 …
From ESPN … Alabama and Ole Miss tumbled out of the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 poll on Sunday, while Miami and SMU moved into the top 10 following a chaotic weekend in the SEC and across college football in general.
Oregon is No. 1 for the sixth straight week and Ohio State, Texas and Penn State held their places behind the Ducks, who are the last unbeaten team.
The shuffling begins at No. 5, where Notre Dame returned for the first time since Week 2 after beating Army for its ninth straight win.
No. 6 Georgia and No. 7 Tennessee each moved up two spots, No. 8 Miami got a three-rung promotion and No. 9 SMU jumped four places for its first top-10 ranking since 1985. SMU has clinched a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game and will play either at Miami if the Hurricanes win at Syracuse this week or No. 12 Clemson.
Indiana dropped from No. 5 to No. 10 following its first loss, 38-15 loss at Ohio State. The Buckeyes would play Oregon in the Big Ten championship game if they beat Michigan for the first time in four years this Saturday.
The Southeastern Conference’s hopes for landing four spots in the College Football Playoff took a hit with two of their teams losing as double-digit favorites. Texas, Georgia and Tennessee are the only SEC teams with fewer than three losses after Alabama lost 24-3 at Oklahoma and Mississippi lost 24-17 at Florida.
Alabama and Ole Miss each dropped six spots in the AP poll, the Crimson Tide to No. 13 and the Rebels to No. 15.
Texas A&M was the third SEC team to lose, 43-41 at Auburn in four overtimes. The Aggies tumbled five places to No. 20 but would play Georgia in the SEC championship game if they knock off Texas this week.
Losses by BYU and Colorado created a four-way tie for first in the Big 12.
No. 14 Arizona State, picked to finish last in the conference, handed BYU its second straight loss and is the highest-ranked Big 12 team. No. 17. Iowa State earned a five-rung promotion with its win at Utah. BYU is No. 19 and Colorado, which lost to Kansas, is No. 23.
If the four teams each finish 7-2 in conference play, it’s Iowa State vs. Arizona State in the Big 12 championship game.
| 1. Oregon (61) | 11-0 |
| 2. Ohio State | 10-1 |
| 3. Texas | 10-1 |
| 4. Penn State | 10-1 |
| 5. Notre Dame | 10-1 |
| 6. Georgia | 9-2 |
| 7. Tennessee | 9-2 |
| 8. Miami | 10-1 |
| 9. SMU | 10-1 |
| 10. Indiana | 10-1 |
| 11. Boise State | 10-1 |
| 12. Clemson | 9-2 |
| 13. Alabama | 8-3 |
| 14. Arizona State | 9-2 |
| 15. Ole Miss | 8-3 |
| 16. South Carolina | 8-3 |
| 17. Iowa State | 9-2 |
| 18. Tulane | 9-2 |
| 19. BYU | 9-2 |
| 20. Texas A&M | 8-3 |
| 21. UNLV | 9-2 |
| 22. Illinois | 8-3 |
| 23. Colorado | 8-3 |
| 24. Missouri | 8-3 |
| 25. Army | 9-1 |
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ESPN Bowl Projections: ASU the Big 12 CFP representative; CU to Alamo or Holiday Bowl
From ESPN …
Bonagura: No. 12 Arizona State at No. 5 Ohio State
Schlabach: No. 12 SMU at No. 5 Ohio State
Bonagura: No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Notre Dame
Schlabach: No. 11 Indiana at No. 6 Notre Dame
Bonagura: No. 10 Tennessee at No. 7 Penn State
Schlabach: No. 10 Arizona State at No. 7 Penn State
Bonagura: No. 9 Indiana at No. 8 Georgia
Schlabach: No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Texas
DirecTV Holiday Bowl
Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego)
8 p.m.
Bonagura: Clemson vs. Colorado
Schlabach: Duke vs. Washington State
Valero Alamo Bowl
Alamodome (San Antonio)
7:30 p.m., ABC
Bonagura: BYU vs. Washington State
Schlabach: BYU vs. Colorado
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