AP Top 25 College Football Poll Released with New Top Four

Sep 17, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) runs the ball agains the Florida State Seminoles during the second quarter at Papa John
Sep 17, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) runs the ball agains the Florida State Seminoles during the second quarter at Papa John /
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Another great week of college football is in the books, and that means some major changes in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll of college footballs best teams

A new top four is here, but Alabama hasn’t gone anywhere. The Tide remain at the number one spot after knocking off Ole Miss, while the Ohio State Buckeyes follow up at number two.

Louisville finally got some recognition at number three, and Michigan stays at number four after a win over Colorado.

The biggest falls for teams that stayed in the top 25 include Florida State, Texas, Oklahoma, and Ole Miss. Notre Dame fell completely out of the top 25 after being ranked 18th last week, as did Iowa and Oregon.

Major jumps were made by Louisville, Miami, and Texas A&M. Teams being ranked that were not in the top 25 last week include Nebraska, San Diego State, and Utah.

  1. Alabama
  2. Ohio State
  3. Louisville
  4. Michigan
  5. Clemson
  6. Houston
  7. Stanford
  8. Michigan State
  9. Washington
  10. Texas A&M
  11. Wisconsin
  12. Georgia
  13. Florida State
  14. Tennessee
  15. Miami
  16. Baylor
  17. Arkansas
  18. LSU
  19. Florida
  20. Nebraska
  21. Texas
  22. San Diego State
  23. Ole Miss
  24. Utah
  25. Oklahoma

Also receiving votes: TCU 132, UCLA 74, North Dakota St. 74, Boise St. 69, Iowa 47, California 44, Oklahoma St. 42, Notre Dame 32, Oregon 23, North Carolina 17, Georgia Tech 17, Cent. Michigan 16, South Florida 7, W. Michigan 6, Toledo 6, Maryland 3, Arizona St. 3, Virginia Tech 1.

TCU finished just seven votes shy of cracking the top 25 with Oklahoma.

North Dakota State, who have won five consecutive FCS National Championships and produced the second overall pick Carson Wentz, came in at 28.