The Crimson Tide held off Arkansas’ valiant upset attempt in a 42-35 win, and the Associated Press has voted to move the Crimson Tide down a spot, to No. 3.
Ohio State has taken the No. 2 spot after demolishing Michigan State.
While the AP Poll isn’t the one we should be focusing on at this point in the season, it definitely deserves to be mentioned.
Rather or not the Crimson Tide remains No. 2 in the CFP Rankings remains to be seen. You’ll get an update as soon as we know!
Here are the updated AP Poll rankings.
| Rank | Team | Record | Points (No. 1 votes) |
| 1 | Georgia | 11-0 | 1,550 (62) |
| 2 | Ohio State | 10-1 | 1,434 |
| 3 | Alabama | 10-1 | 1,423 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 11-0 | 1,416 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 10-1 | 1,262 |
| 6 | Michigan | 10-1 | 1,246 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 10-1 | 1,209 |
| 8 | Ole Miss | 9-2 | 1,060 |
| 9 | Baylor | 9-2 | 1,046 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 10-1 | 1,001 |
| 11 | Oregon | 9-2 | 849 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 9-2 | 778 |
| 13 | BYU | 9-2 | 771 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 8-3 | 628 |
| 15 | UTSA | 11-0 | 583 |
| 16 | Utah | 8-3 | 561 |
| 17 | Iowa | 9-2 | 538 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 8-3 | 517 |
| 19 | Houston | 10-1 | 516 |
| 20 | Pitt | 9-2 | 445 |
| 21 | Wake Forest | 9-2 | 344 |
| 22 | San Diego State | 10-1 | 273 |
| 23 | Louisiana | 10-1 | 246 |
| 24 | N.C. State | 8-3 | 141 |
| 25 | Arkansas | 7-4 | 105 |
Others receiving votes: Clemson 101; Mississippi State 44; Penn State 26; App State 24; Kentucky 10; Purdue 3.
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