Illinois drops 7 spots to No. 21 in the AP poll after its 2nd loss, while Georgia is a nearly unanimous No. 1

Georgia tightened its maintain on No. 1 in The Related Press faculty soccer ballot Sunday, with TCU climbing to No. 4 and Alabama dropping to No. 10.

Illinois (7-2) fell seven spots to No. 21 after a 23-15 house loss to Michigan State that ended the Illini’s six-game profitable streak. Notre Dame (6-3) reentered the rankings at No. 20 after upsetting Clemson 35-14.

The Bulldogs had their strongest help of the season after manhandling Tennessee in a 1-2 matchup Saturday. Georgia acquired 62 of 63 first-place votes from the AP High 25 media panel.

No. 2 Ohio State bought the opposite first-place vote. Michigan moved up a spot to No. 3 and TCU jumped three spots to its highest rating since late within the 2017 season.

No. 5 Tennessee fell three spots after dropping on the street to the defending nationwide champion Bulldogs.

For the primary time within the Faculty Soccer Playoff period, Alabama and Clemson misplaced on the identical day, and each tumbled within the rankings. The Crimson Tide (7-2) fell to LSU by a degree in additional time and dropped to No. 10 — their worst rating since 2015.

LSU jumped eight spots to No. 7, the Tigers’ greatest rating since they began No. 6 in 2020. That was once they stumbled out of the gate a season after profitable the nationwide title.

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Oregon reached a season-high No. 6, and Pac-12 rivals USC (No. 8) and UCLA (No. 9) completed out the highest 10.

Clemson fell seven spots to a season-low No. 12 after dropping to Notre Dame. Final yr the Tigers fell all the way in which out of the High 25 for the primary time since 2011.

Alabama held on to its streak of weeks ranked within the prime 10, now as much as 120 straight polls. That’s the second-longest streak within the historical past of the AP ballot behind Miami (1985-93).

• No. 18 Texas yo-yoed again into the rankings this week and nonetheless has an opportunity to win the Large 12.
• No. 20 Notre Dame went from preseason No. 5 to unranked by Week 3. After taking a circuitous street, the Irish are again to being ranked.
• No. 24 Washington had a second in September, then found the street. The Huskies are actual powerful at house, and that has been ok.
• No. 25 Florida State was ranked for every week in October earlier than a three-game dropping streak. The Seminoles may stick round this time.

• ACC rivals Syracuse and Wake Forest departed the rankings after absorbing second straight losses. The Demon Deacons are unranked for the primary time this season.
• Oklahoma State can also be out of the High 25 for the primary time this season.
• Oregon State had a one-week keep after breaking a nine-season High 25 drought.

• SEC — 5 (Nos. 1, 5, 7, 10, 11).
• Pac-12 — 5 (Nos. 6, 8, 9, 13, 24).
• ACC — 4 (Nos. 12, 15, 17, 25).
• Large Ten — 4 (Nos. 2, 3, 14, 21).
• Large 12 — 3 (Nos. 4, 18, 23).
• American — 2 (Nos. 16, 22).
• Independents — 2 (Nos. 19, 20).

• No. 10 Alabama at No. 11 Mississippi.
• No. 24 Washington at No. 6 Oregon.
• No. 4 TCU at No. 18 Texas.
• No. 22 UCF at No. 16 Tulane.