Texas was No. 1 for the second straight week, receiving 44 of 62 first-place votes as the top four teams remained the same.
Ohio State receiver Emeka Egbuka, left, tries to stiff arm Marshall defensive back J.J. Roberts during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. Sunday as the Volunteers continued to surge up the rankings, and No. 25 Boise State returned to the AP Top 25 for the first time in four years.
The Bulldogs and Crimson Tide were each off this past weekend as they prepare to meet next Saturday in Tuscaloosa for a top-five matchup. Boise State is making its first poll appearance since a two-week stay in early November 2020. The Broncos, two weeks removed from losing at Oregon on a last-second field goal, improved to 2-1 with a blowout of Portland State on Saturday.The SEC's stranglehold on the top of the rankings loosened a little, with Missouri's overtime victory against Vanderbilt dropping the Tigers four spots to No. 11. The conference still reached another milestone.
The only other time in the 88-year history of the poll that a conference had four of the top five ranked teams was the SEC on Oct. 19, 2014 . That lasted a week.Boise State's absence from the AP rankings had been notable after the Broncos became a poll fixture for nearly two decades.
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