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Where is Texas A&M ranked in the newest AP Top 25 Poll?

Did Texas A&M rise in the AP Top 25 Poll after defeating Arkansas?

Texas A&M (4-1, 2-0 SEC) defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks (3-2, 1-1 SEC) 21-17 in a game that featured an Aggie defense holding the Razorback’s running game to just 100 yards. At the same time, the pass rush harassed quarterback Taylen Green throughout the afternoon.

Offensively, Texas A&M’s run game struggled in the first half before junior running back Le’Veon Moss picked things up late, rushing for 90 of his 117 yards in the second half. Quarterback Marcel Reed, who started his third consecutive game this season, completed 11/22 for 163 yards and two touchdowns through the air while rushing for another score.

However, Reed’s accuracy issues downfield continued to be an issue, though his accuracy increased between the numbers, completing 71% of his passes for 384 yards and three touchdowns this season. How will the offensive game plan change next Saturday before facing Missouri? We shall see, but leaning on the offense’s strengths is key.

With the win, Texas A&M’s positioning in the newest AP Top 25 Poll was very confusing, as the Aggies looked to have dropped out of the rankings after an SEC victory. However, Texas A&M is tied with UNLV at No. 25, as the site is fixing the glitch.

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Oklahoma Sooners drop five spots in latest AP Top 25 after loss to Tennessee

After their loss to the Tennessee Volunteers, the Oklahoma Sooners dropped five spots in the updated AP Top 25 after week four.

The Oklahoma Sooners are now outside the top 20 in the AP Top 25 after their 25-15 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers. It was a disappointing result, given the build-up to the primetime affair.

The Sooners loss dropped them six spots to No. 21 in the AP Top 25. Oklahoma was No. 18 in the US LBM Coaches Poll following the loss.

The Volunteers moved up to No. 5 with the win, swapping spots with Ole Miss.

The rest of the top five remained the same, with Texas still at No. 1, followed by Georgia, Ohio State, and Alabama.

Of the top six teams in the nation, the Sooners still have to play three of them. And after Saturday night’s game against the Vols, it looks like it could be a long year for the Sooners.

The defense was the lone bright spot until Michael Hawkins helped orchestrate a couple of late touchdown drives.

Heading to Auburn to face the Tigers in week five, the Sooners have a chance to right the ship. A loss could see them drop out of the top 25 in both major polls.

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Wisconsin still unranked in latest AP Poll after Week 4

Wisconsin still unranked in latest AP Poll after Week 4

The Wisconsin Badgers (2-1) are still unranked in the latest AP Poll after they were idle in Week 4 following their 42-10 loss to Alabama on Sept. 14.

The Badgers being left out of the top 25 comes as no surprise after they weren’t included after any of the first three weeks of the season.

The Badgers were also not included in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll as well on Sunday, falling out of the ‘receiving votes’ section.

In regards to the AP Poll as a whole, Tennessee snuck its way into the top five, unseating Ole Miss for the No. 5 overall slot after defeating Oklahoma 25-15 on the road.

The Big Ten teams in the AP Poll top 25 include Ohio State at No. 3, Oregon at No. 8, Penn State at No. 9, Michigan at No. 12, USC at No. 13 and Illinois at No. 19.

The Badgers will return to action Saturday, traveling to face No. 13 USC on the road at 2:30 p.m. CT.

Notre Dame picks up one spot in AP Top 25 poll after beating Miami of Ohio

Notre Dame moves just one spot in the AP Top 25 poll after beating Miami of Ohio.

Notre Dame has moved up one spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll to No. 16 after beating Miami of Ohio 28-3 on Saturday.

The top five sees very little movement — the first four of Texas, Georgia, Ohio State, and Alabama remains the same. Tennessee moves up one spot to replace Ole Miss.

Notre Dame’s next opponent, Louisville, jumps four spots after beating Georgia Tech 31-19 and is now No. 15. The Fighting Irish will host the Cardinals in South Bend.

Another big mover was Michigan, jumping six spots to No. 12 after coming back against USC. The Trojans dropped two spots to No. 13.

Illinois jumped 5 spots to No. 19 after beating Nebraska 31-24 in overtime while Clemson picked up four spots after beating N.C. State. Big movers in the wrong direction were Oklahoma and Oklahoma State — both dropped six spots after losses.

Boise State enters for the first time, and is now ranked 25. Northern Illinois dropped out of the rankings after losing to Buffalo in overtime at home.

 

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Texas A&M is back in the rankings in the newest AP Top 25 poll

Texas A&M’s has made it back into the AP top 25 rankings

Texas A&M (2-1, 1-0 SEC) defeated the Florida Gators (1-2, 0-1 SEC) on the road on Saturday afternoon, ending the Aggies’ 10-game SEC road losing streak, while earning head coach Mike Elko his first conference win of the season.

Making his first career start due to starting quarterback Conner Weigman’s shoulder injury, redshirt freshman signal caller Marcel Reed was lights out from start to finish inside a raucous environment, throwing for 117 yards and two touchdowns while producing 84 rushing yards and a score.

While a quarterback controversy could be upon us this week, the rest of the college football slate saw several teams have statement wins, as the newest AP Top 25 poll revealed a new No. 1-ranked team.

After defeating UTSA 56-7, the Texas Longhorns, who remain a perfect 3-0 on the year, have jumped over Georgia after Kentucky nearly upset the Bulldogs in a close 13-12 loss.

For Texas A&M, the Aggies moved up to No. 25 after being left out of the rankings last week.

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All in all, the SEC has once again dominated the Top 10 rankings, as six conference teams head into week 4 with plenty of momentum.

Texas A&M will host Bowling Green on Saturday, Sept. 21. The game will be available to stream on ESPN+ and SEC Network+.

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Wisconsin unranked in latest AP Poll after blowout loss to No. 4 Alabama

Wisconsin not included in latest AP Poll prior to Week 4

The Wisconsin Badgers (2-1) are unranked in the latest AP Poll, which comes as no surprise following their 42-10 loss to No. 4 Alabama in Week 3.

The Badgers were also unranked after the first two weeks of the season despite starting 2-0. With the loss on Saturday, the team fell out of the ‘receiving votes’ section.

Luke Fickell’s team received nine total votes last week after beating South Dakota 27-13 to improve to 2-0 on the year. They received zero votes after the lopsided defeat to the Crimson Tide.

The Badgers were also not included in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll on Sunday, falling out of the ‘receiving votes’ section of that poll as well.

In regards to the AP Poll as a whole, Texas unseated Georgia for the No. 1 overall spot following the Longhorns’ 56-7 win over UTSA on Saturday.

The Big Ten teams in the AP Poll top 25 include Ohio State at No. 3, Oregon at No. 9, Penn State at No. 10, USC at No. 11, Michigan at No. 18, Nebraska at No. 22 and Illinois at No. 24.

The Badgers have a bye in Week 4 before they will travel to face No. 11 USC on Sept. 28. The team needs a string of statement performances if it is to return to top-25 consideration.

Despite big win at Purdue, Notre Dame doesn’t move much in AP Top 25 poll

Notre Dame’s big win doesn’t do much for the AP voters.

Notre Dame gained just one spot, moving from No. 18 to No. 17, in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, despite blowing out the Purdue Boilermakers 66-7 on the road.

There appear to be a few reasons for this. There is the ongoing fallout from the Week 2 loss to Northern Illinois — despite being idle Saturday, the Huskies gained two spots to No. 23 — as well as the perception that the Fighting Irish were supposed to take care of business against a down-and-out Purdue squad that isn’t expected to contend for much.

It’s also a week in which there just wasn’t much movement in general. There weren’t really any upsets involving Top 25 teams, though there were scares. LSU stays one spot ahead of the Irish at No. 16 after nearly losing to South Carolina, and Georgia drops out of the top spot and falls to No. 2 after hanging on against Kentucky in a low-scoring nail-biter.

Missouri dropped a spot to No. 7 with a one-score win over Boston College. We should note that the Irish did pass Michigan, which is now No. 18.

Back to the Irish — the poll continues to reflect that Notre Dame shouldn’t have lost to Northern Illinois, although the longer NIU stays ranked the less bad that loss looks. Voters are likely expecting the Irish to take care of business right now. Things will get a bit more interesting two weeks from now when Notre Dame hosts No. 19 Louisville in South Bend — a bad loss to the Cardinals last season derailed the Irish’s playoff bid.

Should Notre Dame win that game, the polls will get quite interesting. Until then, it appears the voters aren’t going to reward Notre Dame for doing what was expected against Purdue, and that will probably hold true next week against Miami of Ohio, too.

 

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Texas A&M is still outside of the latest AP Top 25 rankings

Texas A&M still on the outside of the AP Top 25 poll. Here are some of the notable risers.

Texas A&M (1-1) made some strides this weekend after defeating McNeese State 52-10 on Saturday afternoon, led by starting quarterback Conner Weigman’s efficient day in the pocket.

Earning his first win as the Aggie’s newest head coach, Mike Elko knows that plenty of work is ahead of his team, starting with a road trip to Gainsville to face a Florida team that has a big decision to make at quarterback after freshman DJ Lagway’s dazzling performance on Saturday night.

On offense, Texas A&M’s running game found every hole that the offensive line provided, rushing for 333 yards and five touchdowns in one of the better performances in quite some time. Junior backs Le’Veon Moss and Amari Daniels continued to impress.

While fans were hoping to see Weigman in the pocket for more than two quarters, five consecutive scoring drives with two passing touchdowns was enough to rest him for Florida.

Defensively, A&M’s D-line has shown flashes but needs to do a much better job stopping the run, while the pass rush has recorded only one sack in two games. Thankfully, ten games remain to get things right.

Unkrankd in the newest US LBM Coaches Poll, the Aggies are still unranked in the newest AP Top 25 Poll but did receive 68 votes, the third most behind Boise State (77) and Illinois (101).

Texas A&M will travel to Gainsville to take on the Florida Gators on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 2:30 p.m. CT. The game will air on ABC.

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Wisconsin still unranked in AP Poll top 25 prior to Week 3

Wisconsin not included in latest AP Poll prior to Week 3

The Wisconsin Badgers are again unranked in the latest AP Poll ahead of their Week 3 matchup with No. 4 Alabama.

Wisconsin defeated South Dakota 27-13 on Saturday, producing 385 total yards to the Coyotes’ 239 in the contest. The Badgers were unranked to open the year for the first time since 2016 and they’ve yet to earn a spot in the AP Poll top 25.

The team was again ‘receiving votes’ section, garnering nine total votes, which is the No. 37-highest total.

The Badgers were also on the outside looking in again of the US LBM Coaches Poll on Sunday, accruing the 31st-highest total amount of votes.

Notable Big Ten teams in the AP Poll’s top 25 include Ohio State at No. 3, Penn State at No. 8, Oregon at No. 9, USC at No. 11, Michigan at No. 17 and Nebraska at No. 23.

Notre Dame drops in AP Top 25 poll after shocking loss

Notre Dame falls in the Ap Top 25 poll, but perhaps not as much as expected.

It’s obvious that Notre Dame was going to drop from No. 5 after being upset 16-14 by Northern Illinois in its home opener on Saturday.

Here’s how bad the damage is.

The good news is that the Fighting Irish remain in the top 20 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. The bad news is that the Irish fall to 18th.

It may be of some consolation to Irish fans who are fighting off charges of “overrated” to know that Northern Illinois is now ranked at 25th.

It may also be some consolation to see Michigan drop to 17th.

The top five are Georgia, Texas, Ohio State, Alabama, and Ole Miss.

Notre Dame could’ve dropped further given how bad the loss to a four-touchdown underdog was. The Irish have work to do, but it could’ve been so much worse.

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Northern Illinois celebrates after wining a NCAA college football game 16-14 against Notre Dame at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in South Bend.

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