AP Top 25 Poll: Ohio State rises to No. 3, Clemson falls in college football rankings

Week 10 of the 2024 college football season produced some of the most shocking results we've ever seen, meaning there's a lot of movement in Sunday's AP Top 25 poll. Five ranked teams lost to unranked opponents, including three that occupied the top 15 spots.

Few schools benefited from results elsewhere like SMU. The Mustangs continued their first-year ACC dominance by defeating No. 23 Pittsburgh 48-25. Reflecting its rise and 5-0 conference record, SMU climbed seven spots to No. 13, breaking into the Top 15 for the first time since Week 10 of the 2019 season.

Some of the Big Ten powerhouses, Oregon and Ohio State, solidified their position in the national rankings. The Ducks were unanimously ranked No. 1 in the country, while the Buckeyes rose to No. 3 after their win against Penn State.

Clemson remained in the ACC, slipping to No. 19 after its 33-21 loss to unranked Louisville, which then returned to No. 25 in the AP poll. Texas A&M and Iowa State also fell to South Carolina (by 24 points) and Texas Tech (one point) after their respective losses.

And a special nod to Indiana, which survived the sweep of the undefeated in Week 10 by picking up its ninth double-digit win of the year and went on to secure a top-10 finish for the first time since 2020. Here are the Week 11 rankings in their entirety, with first place votes in parentheses.

Week 11 AP Top 25

1. Oregon (62)
2. Georgia
3. Ohio State
4. Miami (FL)
5. Texas
6. Penn State
7. Tennessee
8. Indiana
9. BYU
10. Notre Dame
11. Alabama
12. Boise State
13. SMU
14. LSU
15. Texas A&M
16. Ole Miss
17. Iowa State
18. army
19. Clemson
20. Washington State
21. Colorado
22. Kansas State
23. Pittsburgh
24. Vanderbilt
25. Louisville

Dropped out: #24 Illinois, #25 Missouri

Others receiving votes: Missouri 81, South Carolina 58, Tulane 41, UNLV 9, Louisiana-Lafayette 9, Washington 4, Arizona St. 3, Iowa 2, Texas Tech 2