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Here are how the first CFP rankings look compared to the AP polls.
Chaos is inevitable in the college football, and that was the case again in Week 10. With a number of College Football Playoff hopefuls going down this week, that has shaken up the Week 11 AP Top 25 poll.
Also of note in the Group of 5 race, North Texas knocked off previously undefeated Navy, 31-17. The Mean Green might make their first-ever appearance in the AP Top 25 this week, and their remaining schedule in the American is quite forgiving. Here’s how Athlon Sports projects how the AP Top 25 will look with Week 10 in the rearview.
The No. 6 Oregon Ducks enjoyed a bye during week 10 of the regular season as another chaotic weekend of college football shuffled the AP Top 25 Poll. Then-No. 8
The Wolverines also dropped out of the AP Top 25 poll for the first time this season, as they are now 1-2 against Power Four conference opponents with a record above .500. Sherrone Moore is also just 11-7 in his 18 games as Michigan's coach.
Six of the 20 active teams lost, with three such defeats coming to unranked teams. Both top 10 ACC teams were among that group.
Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama and Georgia remain atop the AP Top 25 college football poll ahead of the first Playoff rankings.
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AP Top 25 poll preview: Top 10 is set to get shuffled after Georgia Tech, Vandy and Miami go down
Three top-10 teams in The Associated Press college football poll lost. No. 9 Vanderbilt fell short in a 34-31 loss to No. 20 Texas, while No. 10 Miami lost 26-20 in overtime at SMU.
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