Baylor has best spot ever

Georgia out of Top 25 for the first time since 2013.

Baylor is No. 2 and Utah is up to fourth behind No. 1 Ohio State in The Associated Press college football poll.

The Bears (5-0) have their best ranking ever. They reached No. 3 three times previously, including once last season.

Georgia, meanwhile, dropped out following its 38-31 loss Saturday at Tennessee. The Bulldogs (4-2, 2-2 SEC) are out of the poll for the first time since the end of 2013.

Voters spread firstplace votes around to six teams in the Top 25 released Sunday. The Buckeyes (6-0) received 27, down 11 (38) from last week. Baylor has 13 and Utah (5-0) has 16. No. 3 TCU (6-0) received three first-place votes, and No. 5 Clemson (5-0) and No. 9 Texas A&M (5-0) each received one.

Now, there isn’t much separation in the top four. The Buckeyes have 1,411 poll points, 21 more than Baylor. TCU is four points ahead of Utah.

Poll points: Ohio State is No. 1 for the 102nd time in the history of the AP poll, breaking a tie with Oklahoma for the most times atop the rankings.

Teams that have been No. 1 in the AP poll more than 60 times: Ohio State (102); Oklahoma (101); Notre Dame (98); Southern California (91); Alabama (73); Florida State (72); Nebraska (70); and Miami (68).

Moving up: Utah has its best ranking since finishing No. 2 in final 2008 poll. The Utes previous best regular-season ranking was No. 5 in 2004. No. 8 Florida (6-0) has its best ranking since 2012 and No. 12 Michigan (5-1) has its best since 2013.

Going down: No. 7 Michigan State (6-0) slipped three spots from No. 4, the second straight week the undefeated Spartans fell after a close win against a losing team. No. 19 Oklahoma (4-1) dropped nine spots after losing to Texas. No. 20 Northwestern (5-1) fell seven places after being shut out by Michigan.

Joining the fun: No. 25 Duke (5-1) is back after making a brief appearance earlier this season; No. 24 Houston (5-0) is in for the first time since the final poll of 2011.

Ranked vs. ranked this week: No. 8 Florida at No. 6 LSU (5-0). The Gators could all but wrap up the SEC East but must contain Heisman front-runner Leonard Fournette.

No. 4 Michigan State at No. 12 Michigan. The Spartans have won six of the last seven but that was BH — Before Harbaugh.

No. 10 Alabama (5-1) at No. 9 Texas A&M. The Crimson Tide is tough when it has no room for error.

No. 18 UCLA (4-1) at No. 15 Stanford (4-1), Thursday night. The Cardinal have won seven straight against the Bruins.

No. 17 Iowa (6-0) at No. 20 Northwestern (5-1). Huge Big Ten West matchup.