LSU jumps to No. 2; Georgia now No. 10

NEW YORK — LSU moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, giving the Southeastern Conference the top two teams in the country for the 29th time and putting the Tigers behind No. 1 Alabama less than a month before the rivals meet in Tuscaloosa.

The Tigers jumped from No. 5, past No. 3 Clemson and No. 4 Ohio State, after beating Florida in a matchup of unbeaten teams Saturday night. LSU received 12 firstplace votes Sunday in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank while Alabama received 30 firstplace votes and is No. 1 for the third consecutive week. The Crimson Tide host the Tigers on Nov. 9.

Clemson received 11 firstplace votes Sunday and Ohio State had nine. Oklahoma was No. 5 and Wisconsin became the first new team to crack the top six after Georgia suffered the biggest upset of the season so far. The Bulldogs dropped from No. 3 to No. 10 after losing at home to South Carolina in double overtime.

Georgia is the highestranked team to lose to an unranked team this season. The Bulldogs had been steady at No. 3 since the preseason. They were among a seasonhigh eight ranked teams to lose this weekend, including four to unranked teams.

Penn State moved up to No. 7. Florida’s loss at LSU cost the ninthranked Gators two spots. Notre Dame was No. 8, two spots ahead of Georgia, which won a close game at home against the Irish last month.

Texas slipped four spots to No. 15, the highest ranked team with two losses. The Longhorns lost to Oklahoma on Saturday.

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Three teams moved into the rankings for the first time this season and a fourth is back after a week out.

⏩ No. 20 Minnesota (60) is off to its best start since 2003. The Gophers are the only unbeaten team from a Power Five conference that had not yet been ranked.

⏩ No. 22 Missouri has won five straight since losing its opener at Wyoming.

⏩ No. 24 Appalachian State is in the Top 25 for the second time in school history.

⏩ No. 25 Washington (52) fell out last week after losing at Stanford, but it bounced back with a decisive road win against Arizona on Saturday.