We have a new No. 1 team in the AP Poll after the voters fell way too much in love over a win over a meh UTSA team.
There aren't too many other wacky changes as the Northern Illinois win over Notre Dame two weeks ago continues to be ignored, Texas A&M is given credit for beating Florida, and a slew of Group of Five teams are ignored in the latest AP Top 25 Poll.
AP Top 25 Poll: College Football Week 4
Others Receiving Votes: Memphis 77, Boise St. 62, Syracuse 62, UNLV 54, Boston College 47, Washington St. 30, Arizona 15, Iowa 15, Indiana 13, California 11, Liberty 10, Toledo 9, UCF 6, South Carolina 3, North Carolina 3, Arizona St. 3, BYU 2, Pitt 1
25 Texas A&M
82 points Last Week Ranking: NR Record: 1-1 Last Week: Texas A&M 33, Florida 20 Up Next: Bowling Green
24 Illinois
137 points Last Week Ranking: NR Record: 3-0 Last Week: Illinois 30, Central Michigan 9 Up Next: Nebraska
23 Northern Illinois
151 points Last Week Ranking: 25 Record: 2-0 Last Week: OPEN DATE Up Next: Buffalo
22 Nebraska
266 points Last Week Ranking: 23 Record: 3-0 Last Week: Nebraska 34, Northern Iowa 3 Up Next: Illinois (Fri)
21 Clemson
291 points Last Week Ranking: 22 Record: 1-1 Last Week: OPEN DATE Up Next: NC State
20 Iowa State
354 points Last Week Ranking: 21 Record: 2-0 Last Week: OPEN DATE Up Next: Arkansas State
19 Louisville
418 points Last Week Ranking: 19 Record: 2-0 Last Week: OPEN DATE Up Next: Georgia Tech
18 Michigan
447 points Last Week Ranking: 17 Record: 2-1 Last Week: Michigan 28, Arkansas State 18 Up Next: USC
17 Notre Dame
477 points Last Week Ranking: 18 Record: 2-1 Last Week: Notre Dame 66, Purdue 7 Up Next: Miami Univ.
16 LSU
537 points Last Week Ranking: 16 Record: 2-1 Last Week: LSU 36, South Carolina 33 Up Next: UCLA
15 Oklahoma
649 points Last Week Ranking: 15 Record: 3-0 Last Week: Oklahoma 34, Tulane 19 Up Next: Tennessee
14 Oklahoma State
742 points Last Week Ranking: 13 Record: 3-0 Last Week: Oklahoma State 45, Tulsa 10 Up Next: Utah
13 Kansas State
836 points Last Week Ranking: 14 Record: 3-0 Last Week: Kansas State 31, Arizona 7 Up Next: at BYU
12 Utah
912 points Last Week Ranking: 12 Record: 3-0 Last Week: Utah 38, Utah State 21 Up Next: at Oklahoma State
11 USC
1008 points Last Week Ranking: 11 Record: 2-0 Last Week: OPEN DATE Up Next: at Michigan
10 Penn State
1127 points Last Week Ranking: 8 Record: 3-0 Last Week: OPEN DATE Up Next: Kent State
9 Oregon
1093 points Last Week Ranking: 9 Record: 3-0 Last Week: Oregon 49, Oregon State 14 Up Next: OPEN DATE
8 Miami
1094 points Last Week Ranking: 10 Record: 3-0 Last Week: Miami 62, Ball State 0 Up Next: at USF
7 Missouri
1127 points Last Week Ranking: 6 Record: 3-0 Last Week: Missouri 27, Boston College 21 Up Next: Vanderbilt
6 Tennessee
1188 points Last Week Ranking: 7 Record: 3-0 Last Week: Tennessee 71, Kent State 0 Up Next: at Oklahoma
5 Ole Miss
1316 points Last Week Ranking: 5 Record: 3-0 Last Week: Ole Miss 40, Wake Forest 6 Up Next: Georgia Southern
4 Alabama
1358 points Last Week Ranking: 4 Record: 3-0 Last Week: Alabama 42, Wisconsin 10 Up Next: OPEN DATE
3 Ohio State
1461 points (5) Last Week Ranking: 3 Record: 3-0 Last Week: OPEN DATE Up Next: Marshall
2 Georgia
1518 points (23) Last Week Ranking: 1 Record: 3-0 Last Week: Georgia 13, Kentucky 12 Up Next: OPEN DATE
1 Texas
1540 points (35) Last Week Ranking: 2 Record: 3-0 Last Week: Texas 56, UTSA 7 Up Next: ULM
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Pamela Humphrey
09-15
when some of top teams quit playing high school teams then let rankings begin
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