AP Top 25 College Football Poll: Alabama Remains No. 5; Troy No. 19
The final AP College Football Poll of the 2022 season has Alabama holding steady despite its Sugar Bowl victory and Troy moving up after winning the Cure Bowl.
The final AP College Football Poll of the 2022 season has Alabama holding steady despite its Sugar Bowl victory and Troy moving up after winning the Cure Bowl.
Troy closes out the 2022 football season with a 12-2 record following the Trojans’ 18-12 victory over Texas-San Antonio in the Cure Bowl.
No. 23 Troy and No. 22 Texas-San Antonio help kick off the college bowl season, meeting in the Cure Bowl Friday afternoon in Orlando.
The Troy Trojans, ranked No. 23 in the latest AP Top 25 College Football Poll, have accepted a bid to play in the Cure Bowl against Texas-San Antonio.
Alabama is No. 5 in the next-to-last AP College Football Poll, while Troy has entered the poll at No. 23.
Troy wins its first league title since 2017 under first-year coach Jon Sumrall.
The Troy Trojans take a 10-2 record and nine-game winning streak into Saturday’s Sun Belt Conference championship game.
Kimani Vidal ran for 208 yards and four touchdowns and Troy beat Arkansas State 48-19 to advance to the Sun Belt Conference championship game.
Kimani Vidal rushed for a career-high 242 yards, Antonio Showers returned a fumble 13 yards for a touchdown, and Troy defeated Louisiana-Monroe 34-16 on Saturday.
Carlton Martial became the NCAA all-time leader in tackles when the sixth-year senior notched the 546th of his career and Troy went on to beat Army 10-9 on Saturday.