Georgia retakes No. 1 spot in AP Top 25; Illinois joins rankings

Georgia took again the No. 1 spot in The Related Press faculty soccer ballot from Alabama on Sunday after being bumped out final week by the Crimson Tide, who slid to No. 3.

The Bulldogs obtained 32 first-place votes and 1,535 factors within the Prime 25, introduced by Areas Financial institution, to simply reclaim No. 1. They have been simply two factors behind Alabama at No. 2 final week.

Georgia thumped Auburn 42-10 on Saturday. The Tide, whose Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Bryce Younger was sidelined by harm, escaped an upset bid at residence by Texas A&M.

Ohio State moved up a spot to No. 2, receiving 20 first-place votes and 1,507 factors.

No. 3 is a season-low for Alabama, which was preseason No. 1 however fell to No. 2 after Week 2. The Tide obtained 11 first-place votes.

There have been two notable season debuts within the Prime 25: No. 24 Illinois is ranked for the primary time since 2011 and James Madison is within the AP Prime 25 for the primary time in its program historical past. The Dukes are enjoying their first season as a member of the Solar Belt Convention in Division I faculty soccer’s highest degree.

Clemson overtook Michigan and moved as much as No. 4 and the Wolverines fell one spot to No. 5.

Tennessee moved as much as No. 6, which is one of the best rating for the at present undefeated Volunteers since No. 5 early within the 2005 season. Tennessee stumbled to a 5-6 and unranked end that 12 months.

Southern California fell one spot to No. 7, and Oklahoma State, Mississippi and Penn State held their locations to spherical out the highest 10.

POLL POINTS

The shuffle that Georgia’s constructed from No. 1 to 2 and again No. 1 over three polls hadn’t occurred in additional than a decade.

Florida went forwards and backwards between Nos. 1 and a pair of in 2009, flip-flopping with Alabama as each groups gained in late October.

The Tide is the primary group to drop from No. 1 to No. 3 off a victory in 25 years, when Nebraska beat Missouri in time beyond regulation on the well-known “Flea Kicker.” Michigan jumped from No. 4 to No. 1 on Nov. 10, 1997, after it gained 34-8 at No. 2 Penn State.

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The week after Kansas handed the ignominious title of Energy 5 convention group with the longest streak of being unranked to Illinois, the Illini at the moment are off the schneid of their second 12 months underneath coach Bret Bielema.

Illinois improved to 5-1 by beating Iowa and landed within the ballot for the primary time since Oct. 16, 2011 — 178 polls.

Subsequent up on the checklist of longest rating droughts for Energy 5 faculties are: Rutgers (2012), Oregon State (preseason 2013) and Vanderbilt (remaining 2013).

— James Madison has been a powerhouse within the the Soccer Championship Subdivision for years, successful a nationwide title in 2016 and dropping to North Dakota State within the NCAA championship recreation in 2017 and ‘19. The Dukes have had no challenge transferring up to date, going 5-0 and averaging 44 factors per recreation.

— No. 22 Texas is ranked once more after blowing out rival Oklahoma and tied with Kentucky within the Prime 25.

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— BYU is unranked for the primary time this season after dropping to Notre Dame.

— Washington dropped out of the rankings after a second straight loss.

— LSU’s return to the Prime 25 was transient after getting thumped at residence by Tennessee.

CONFERENCE CALL

The Solar Belt went from its inception in 2001 to 2015 with out having a ranked group. The convention has now had at the very least one group ranked for at the very least one week every of the final 5 seasons and 6 of the final seven.

James Madison is the second Solar Belt group to achieve the Prime 25 this season, together with Appalachian State.

SEC — 6 (Nos. 1, 3, 6, 9, 16, 22).

Large 12 — 5 (8, 13, 17, 19, 22).

ACC — 4 (Nos. 4, 14, 15, 18).

Large Ten — 4 (Nos. 2, 5, 10, 24).

Pac-12 — 4 (Nos. 7, 11, 12, 20).

American — 1 (No. 21).

Solar Belt — 1 (No. 25).

RANKED vs. RANKED

A season-high six video games matching ranked groups:

No. 10 Penn State at No. 5 Michigan.

No. 3 Alabama at No. 6 Tennessee.

No. 8 Oklahoma State at No. 13 TCU.

No. 15 North Carolina State at No. 18 Syracuse.

No. 16 Mississippi State at No. 22 Kentucky.

No. 7 USC at No. 20 Utah.

The Prime 25

1. Georgia (32 first-place votes) 6-0

2. Ohio St. (20) 6-0

3. Alabama (11) 6-0

4. Clemson 6-0

5. Michigan 6-0

6. Tennessee 5-0

7. Southern Cal 6-0

8. Oklahoma St. 5-0

9. Mississippi 6-0

10. Penn St. 5-0

11. UCLA 6-0

12. Oregon 5-1

13. TCU 5-0

14. Wake Forest 5-1

15. NC State 5-1

16. Mississippi St. 5-1

17. Kansas St. 5-1

18. Syracuse 5-0

19. Kansas 5-1

20. Utah 4-2

21. Cincinnati 5-1

22. Texas 4-2

22. Kentucky 4-2

24. Illinois 5-1

25. James Madison 5-0