Oregon, Ole Miss rewarded for Top-4 wins with Top-4 rankings

Oregon and Ole Miss parlayed Top-4 victories into Top-4 rankings in the latest AP Top 25 poll, released Sunday afternoon.

Oregon supplanted Miami at No. 2 just behind top-ranked Ohio State - a 24-6 winner over Washington - while Miami is now third, and Ole Miss is fourth.

The Ducks defeated previous No. 3 Penn State in Happy Valley 30-24 in overtime on Saturday to get to 5-0 this year. The Rebels likewise stayed undefeated (5-0), upending previous No. 4 LSU, 24-19.

No. 4 is Ole Miss' highest ranking since 2015.

Penn State fell to seventh, while the Tigers are now 13th.

Texas A&M climbed to sixth after its 16-10 win over Auburn, while Indiana moved up to eighth after defeating Iowa 20-15.

Oklahoma rose to fifth and Texas rose to ninth during bye weeks.

Georgia's 24-21 loss to Alabama knocked the Bulldogs down to 12th, two spots below the aforementioned Crimson Tide, and their lowest ranking since 2020.

Florida State, despite its dominant Week 1 win over Alabama, was the week's biggest dropper after its 46-38 overtime loss to Virginia. The Seminoles are now 18th after dropping 10 spots, while Virginia made its first poll debut in six years at No. 24.

Arizona State also reentered the poll at No. 25 after beating TCU Friday night.

TCU and Southern Cal fell out of the rankings.

The full top 25 is as follows:

1. Ohio State (4-0)

2. Oregon (5-0)

3. Miami (4-0)

4. Ole Miss (5-0)

5. Oklahoma (4-0)

6. Texas A&M (4-0)

7. Penn State (3-1)

8. Indiana (5-0)

9. Texas (3-1)

10. Alabama (3-1)

11. Texas Tech (5-0)

12. Georgia (3-1)

13. LSU (4-1)

14. Iowa State (5-0)

15. Tennessee (4-1)

16. Vanderbilt (5-0)

17. Georgia Tech (5-0)

18. Florida State (3-1)

19. Missouri (5-0)

20. Michigan (3-1)

21. Notre Dame (2-2)

22. Illinois (4-1)

23. BYU (4-0)

24. Virginia (4-1)

25. Arizona State (4-1)

--Field Level Media