AP Poll Week 7: A huge shakeup
After a weekend full of upsets, there was a huge shakeup in the AP Poll but the Florida State Seminoles remained No. 1.
Unlike the coaches (check out their poll here), the AP Poll voters weren’t afraid to shake things up.
More from College Football Rankings
- College Football Rankings 2023: Projected AP Top 25 for Week 4
- College Football Rankings 2023: Projected AP Top 25 for Week 3
- College Football Rankings 2023: Projected AP Top 25 for Week 2
- Let’s not buy into the Sam Hartman hype just yet
- College football: Preseason AP Top 25 projections for 2023
They left Florida State remain No.2 but the Seminoles only got 35 first place votes after a 43-3 victory over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. The Auburn Tigers, who destroyed the LSU Tigers 41-7, received 23 votes and are the new No. 2.
The Mississippi State Bulldogs destroyed the previously sixth-ranked Texas A&M Aggies 48-31, moved from 12 to 3 while the Aggies are no 14. The Ole Miss Rebels went from 11 to a tie for 3 with the rival Bulldogs after their win over the third-ranked (now seventh-ranked) Alabama Crimson Tide. The Baylor Bears, who defeated the Texas Longhorns 28-7 and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who took down the Stanford Cardinal 17-14 in the final seconds, round out the top 6.
The TCU Horned Frogs and Arizona Wildcats, who defeat the previously fourth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners (11) and the Oregon Ducks (12), are No. 9 and No. 10.
| 1 | Florida State (35) ACC Record: 5-0 | PV Rank 1 |
Points
1,461
2
Auburn (23)
SEC
Record: 5-0
5
1,459
3
Mississippi State (2)
SEC
Record: 5-0
12
1,320
3
Mississippi
SEC
Record: 5-0
11
1,320
5
Baylor
Big 12
Record: 5-0
7
1,258
6
Notre Dame
Division I FBS Independents
Record: 5-0
9
1,186
7
Alabama
SEC
Record: 4-1
3
1,060
8
Michigan State
Big Ten
Record: 4-1
10
981
9
TCU
Big 12
Record: 4-0
25
979
10
Arizona
Pac-12
Record: 5-0
29
951
11
Oklahoma
Big 12
Record: 4-1
4
904
12
Oregon
Pac-12
Record: 4-1
2
888
13
Georgia
SEC
Record: 4-1
13
854
14
Texas A&M
SEC
Record: 5-1
6
731
15
Ohio State
Big Ten
Record: 4-1
20
534
16
Oklahoma State
Big 12
Record: 4-1
21
527
17
Kansas State
Big 12
Record: 4-1
23
486
18
UCLA
Pac-12
Record: 4-1
8
460
19
East Carolina
The American
Record: 4-1
22
344
20
Arizona State
Pac-12
Record: 4-1
26
325
21
Nebraska
Big Ten
Record: 5-1
19
283
22
Georgia Tech
ACC
Record: 5-0
31
235
23
Missouri
SEC
Record: 4-1
24
212
24
Utah
Pac-12
Record: 4-1
–
206
25
Stanford
Record: 3-2
14
143
Others Receiving Votes: Clemson (3-2) 92; Marshall (5-0) 78; Southern California (3-2) 61; Louisville (5-1) 36; LSU (4-2) 35; Brigham Young (4-1) 26; West Virginia (3-2) 18; Arkansas (3-2) 14; Wisconsin (3-2) 7; California (4-1) 6; Penn State (4-1) 5; Rutgers (5-1) 4; Kentucky (4-1) 4; North Dakota State (5-0) 3; Minnesota (4-1) 2; Virginia (4-2) 1; South Carolina (3-3) 1
Stay tuned to Saturday Blitz as we keep you up to date with the latest news in the world of college football, throughout the season. Need more College Football news? Be sure to bookmark FanSided’s NCAA Football News & Rumors page to stay up to date on the latest action from the world of football.
More From FanSided
BYU loses Taysom Hill to a a lower leg fracture
Charlie Strong has full support of Texas regents
Ranking the College Football Upsets Over the Weekend by Shock Value
Jim Harbaugh reportedly holds a grudge against Michigan
USA Today Coaches Poll, Week 7: Florida State back on top