It may be the only one at the top, but this weekend it was also alone in the Associated Press Top-5, the only team to watch action with No. 2 Notre Dame.
While No. 4 Clemson – a 47-40 double-overtime loser to the Fighting Irish a week ago – was undrafted, the No. 1 Alabama, No. 3 Ohio State and No. 5 Texas A&M games were canceled at LSU, Maryland and Tennessee Was. Respectively, due to coronovirus concerns.
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head coach Brian Kelly’s The Irish (8–0, 7–0 in the ACC) secured their No. 2 spot with a 45–31 win at Irish College (5-4).
The top eight remained unchanged from last week, while the Indiana Hoziers 4-0 continued their surprising serial number 9 after Michigan State closed out 24-0. The Hosiers play Ohio State next.
Fellow Big Ten member Wisconsin (2–0) made it to the top 10 with 49–11, rebounding Michigan 1-3 in Ann Arbor.
Falling from No. 9 to 12 was Miami after a 25–24 win at Virginia Tech.
Notre Dame, Clemson and Miami remain three ACC representatives in the top 25. North Carolina (6-2), who toured Notre Dame for their next competition on November 27, had 101 points “not on first team out”. 26. Both Irish and Tar Heels have players from Notre Dame in the final exam of the first semester, next weekend. 16–20 November.
Alabama received 60 first place finishes, while Ohio State and Notre Dame each had a niece.
Full AP Top 25:
1. Alabama (6-0) – 1,548
2. Notre Dame (8-0) – 1,467
3. Ohio State (3-0) -1,445
4. Clemson (7-1) – 1,355
5. Texas A&M (5-1) – 1,240
6. Florida (5-1) – 1,222
7. Cincinnati (7-0) – 1,198
8. BYU (8-0) – 1,094
9. Indiana (4-0) – 997
10. Wisconsin (2-0) – 950
11. Oregon (2-0) – 949
12. Miami (7-1) – 940
13. Georgia (4-2) – 824
14. Oklahoma State (5-1) – 750
15T. Coastal Carolina (7-0) – 557
15T. Marshall (7-0) – 557
17. Iowa State (5-2) – 498
18. Oklahoma (5-2) – 497
19. Northwest (4-0) – 378
20. USC (2-0) – 377
21. Liberty (8-0) – 307
22. Texas (5-2) – 296
23. Auburn (4-2) – 187
24. Louisiana (7-1) – 177
25. Tulsa (4-1) – 155
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