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The Colorado Buffaloes (3-0, 0-0 Pac-12) received votes in the AP Top 25 poll after a 45-14 defeat of New Hampshire on Saturday. It marks the closet Colorado has been to being ranked since appearing No. 17 in the final poll of the 2016 season.
Alabama reigns supreme as the nation’s top team by beating Ole’ Miss 62-7 at Oxford. The defending national champions are followed by runner-up Georgia at No. 2 and Clemson to round out the top three.
Stanford moved up 2 spots to No. 7 as the Pac-12’s highest-ranked team. The Cardinal is three spots ahead of Washington at No. 10, who’s the nation’s second-highest ranked one-loss team after the season-opening loss to No. 9 Auburn. Oregon stays put to No. 20 with a 35-22 victory over San Jose State as the only other Pac-12 team in the polls. USC and Arizona State are bounced out of the rankings with losses on Saturday night.
Here’s the AP Top 25 Poll prior to Week 4.
1. Alabama (3-0) Win at Mississippi, 62-7
2. Georgia (3-0) Win over Middle Tennessee, 49-7
3. Clemson (3-0) Win over Georgia Southern, 38-7
4. Ohio State (3-0) Win over No. 15 TCU, 40-28
5. Oklahoma (2-0) Win at Iowa State, 37-27
6. LSU (2-0) Win at No. 7 Auburn, 22-21
7. Stanford (3-0) Win over UC Davis, 30-10
8. Notre Dame (3-0) Win over Vanderbilt, 22-17
9. Auburn (2-1) Loss to No. 12 LSU, 22-21
10. Washington (2-1) Win at Utah, 21-7
11. Penn State (3-0) Win over Kent State, 63-10
12. West Virginia (2-0) Game vs. NC State canceled (Hurricane Florence)
13. Virginia Tech (2-0) Game vs. East Carolina canceled (Hurricane Florence)
14. Mississippi State (3-0) Win over Louisiana, 56-10
15. Oklahoma State (2-0) Win over No. 17 Boise State, 44-21
16. UCF (2-0) Game vs. North Carolina canceled (Hurricane Florence)
17. TCU (2-1) Loss to No. 4 Ohio State, 40-28
18. Wisconsin (2-1) Loss to BYU, 24-21
19. Michigan (2-1) Win over SMU, 45-20
20. Oregon (3-0) Win over San Jose State, 35-22
21. Miami (2-1) Win at Toledo, 49-24
22. Texas A&M (2-1) Win over UL Monroe, 48-10
23. Boston College (3-0) Win at Wake Forest, 41-34
24. Michigan State (1-1) Idle
25. BYU (2-1) Win at Wisconsin, 24-21
Others receiving votes: Iowa 64, Boise St. 62, Duke 61, Colorado 49, California 40, Kentucky 38, South Florida 14, Texas 12, NC State 10, Arizona St. 9, Missouri 8, Utah 6, San Diego St. 5, North Texas 4, South Carolina 4, Washington St. 2, Syracuse 2.