<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1Lwisq_0wEaYfYe00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1Lwisq_0wEaYfYe00" width="1320" height="743" >Nevada Sports Net columnist Chris Murray is one of 63 voters in the college football AP Top 25 poll. Here is a look at his ballot this week.<h2>On the rise</h2>* Oregon: The Ducks earned their first road shutout win since 1992 in a 35-0 victory at Purdue and moved to No. 1 after Texas’ tumble against Georgia. The undefeated Ducks, with wins over Ohio State and Boise State, should be the unanimous No. 1, but you never know if an errant first-place vote will go elsewhere. Texas fell from the top spot to No. 5 after a 30-15 home loss to Georgia, which moved up two to No. 3. There were minimal upsets – no ranked teams lost to unranked teams – so the only new school on the list is UNLV, which went from unranked to No. 25 on my ballot, taking Nebraska’s spot.<h2>On the fall</h2>* Alabama: After its big win over Georgia, the Crimson Tide are 1-2 with losses to Vanderbilt and Tennessee and a two-point win over South Carolina. Throw in a terrible second half against Georgia and Alabama hasn’t looked right for 14 quarters. Things don’t get easier for Kalen DeBoer’s team with contests against Top 25 Missouri and LSU up next. Alabama fell from No. 6 to No. 21 after this week’s loss to Tennessee, marking the school’s third two-loss regular season since 2011.<h2>Chris Murray’s AP Top 25</h2>1. Oregon (previously 2)2. Penn State (3)3. Georgia (5)4. Ohio State (4)5. Texas (1)6. BYU (7)7. Miami (8)8. Notre Dame (9)9. Tennessee (12)10. Iowa State (10)11. LSU (14)12. Texas A&amp;M (11)13. Kansas State (13)14. Indiana (15)15. Boise State (17)16. Clemson (16)17. Pitt (18)18. Missouri (19)19. SMU (20)20. Illinois (21)21. Alabama (6)22. Washington State (22)23. Navy (23)24. Ole Miss (25)25. UNLV (n/r)Dropped out: Nebraska (24)Columnist Chris Murray provides insight on Northern Nevada sports. Contact him at crmurray@sbgtv.com or follow him on Twitter @ByChrisMurray.</div></body>

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Murray's AP Top 25: A new No. 1 and Alabama making history (the bad kind)

Nevada Sports Net columnist Chris Murray is one of 63 voters in the college football AP Top 25 poll. Here is a look at his ballot this week. * Oregon: The Ducks earned their first road shutout win since 1992 in a 35-0 victory at Purdue and moved to No. 1 after Texas’ tumble against Georgia. The undefeated Ducks, with wins over Ohio State and Boise State, should be the unanimous No. 1, but you never know if an errant first-place vote will go elsewhere. Texas fell from the top spot to No. 5 after a 30-15 home loss to Georgia, which moved up two to No. 3. There were minimal upsets – no ranked teams lost to unranked teams – so the only new school on the list is UNLV, which went from unranked to No. 25 on my ballot, taking Nebraska’s spot.