UTSA stays at No. 15 in AP poll despite dramatic win
UTSA checked in at No. 15 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the third straight week when the new rankings were released Sunday afternoon.
The Roadrunners moved to an undefeated 11-0 with a dramatic 34-31 win against UAB on Saturday in the Alamodome after quarterback Frank Harris connected with tight end Oscar Cardenas for a 1-yard touchdown pass in the closing seconds.
The win guaranteed UTSA the top spot in Conference USA’S West Division and a berth in the league championship game against the top team from the East in two weeks at the Alamodome.
The Roadrunners, one of three remaining undefeated teams in the FBS, slipped behind No. 14 Texas A&M but moved ahead of No. 21 Wake Forest in the new AP rankings.
UTSA also dropped two places to No. 20 in the USA Today Sports AFCA Coaches poll, leapfrogged by No.
17 Pittsburgh, No. 18 Wisconsin and No. 19 Utah. The Roadrunners slipped two spots in last week’s coaches poll, moving from No. 16 to No. 18.
UTSA entered the weekend No. 22 in the College Football Playoff top 25, with new rankings set to be released Tuesday.
In the AP rankings, Ohio State is No. 2, surging three spots past No. 3 Alabama and No. 4 Cincinnati in a close vote.
Georgia is a unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the seventh consecutive week. But for the second week in a row, No. 2 has changed.
Alabama slipped past Cincinnati last week and then Ohio State leapfrogged them both after routing Michigan State 56-7 on Saturday. The Buckeyes received 1,434 points from the media panel. The Crimson Tide had 1,423 and the Bearcats got 1,416.
Notre Dame is up to a season-high No. 5 and Michigan will go into its game against Ohio State next Saturday ranked No. 6. The winner of Buck eyes wolverines will play in the Big Ten championship game.
Oklahoma State moved to a season-high No. 7 and is one of three teams from the Big 12 residing in the back half of the top 10, along with No. 9 Baylor and No. 10 Oklahoma.
The Cowboys host the Sooners next Saturday in a “Bedlam” game that will help decide the Big 12 championship participants. Oklahoma State has clinched a spot, and Baylor and Oklahoma are still alive.
Mississippi rounds out the top 10 at No. 8.