AP Top 25 Poll: Ohio State Jumps Alabama to Take No. 2 Spot

Despite beating then-No. 21 Arkansas, Alabama has dropped from No. 2 to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 College Football Poll for November 21, 2021.

Ohio State is the new No. 2 after routing then-No. 7 Michigan State, jumping three spots past Alabama and No. 4 Cincinnati in a close vote. Oregon, which had been No. 4, plunged to No. 11 after its loss at Utah.

Georgia is the unanimous No. 1 for the seventh consecutive week. Besides Georgia and Alabama, other SEC teams in this week’s poll are: No. 8 Ole Miss, No. 14 Texas A&M and No. 25 Arkansas.

Alabama remains No. 2 in the Coaches Poll. The updated College Football Playoff rankings will be released Tuesday night.

AP Top 25 College Football Poll:

1. Georgia (62 first-place votes)
2. Ohio State
3. Alabama
4. Cincinnati
5. Notre Dame
6. Michigan
7. Oklahoma State
8. Ole Miss
9. Baylor
10. Oklahoma
11. Oregon
12. Michigan State
13. BYU
14. Texas A&M
15. UTSA
16. Utah
17. Iowa
18. Wisconsin
19. Houston
20. Pittsburgh
21. Wake Forest
22. San Diego State
23. Louisiana
24. NC State
25. Arkansas

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