Oregon drops out of Top 25

Utah moves up to No. 10 after pounding Ducks, earns first-place vote.

Oregon is out of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since 2009, snapping its streak of consecutive Top 25 appearances at 98.

The Ducks were blasted at home 62-20 by Utah on Saturday night. It was the most points ever allowed by the Ducks at Autzen Stadium and gave them two September losses for the first time since 2004.

The top six teams in the AP media poll were the same as last week with Ohio State No. 1, Michigan State No.2 and Mississippi No. 3.

One small difference, TCU was tied with Ole Miss last week. The Horned Frogs are now fourth after escaping from Texas Tech with a victory. Baylor is fifth and Notre Dame sixth.

Utah surged eight spots to No. 10 after beating the Ducks and got one first-place vote.

Oregon’s streak of consecutive AP Top 25 appearances was the second-best current streak in the nation. Here are the top three now that the Ducks’ streak is done: Alabama (120), Florida State (58), Ohio State (55).

There were five new teams in the rankings this week, including a couple of traditional powers that had been on an extended hiatus. Michigan enters at No. 22 and Florida is No. 25, with both in the poll for the first time since 2013. Florida plays No. 3 Ole Miss next.

No. 23 West Virginia is ranked for the first time this season. No. 24 California is back in the rankings for the first time since 2009.

Ohio State collected 45 votes, up three from last week. Ole Miss had 10, losing one. Michigan State earned five, down two from the previous poll. Utah’s single vote as the No. 1 team was the first the Utes have received in an AP regular-season poll.

Ohio State plays unbeaten but unranked Indiana next.

Like Oregon, Arizona fell from the rankings after getting routed at home on Saturday night. The Wildcats lost 56-30 to UCLA and had quarterback Anu Solomon leave with a possible head injury.

Georgia Tech, Missouri and BYU also fell out.