Brett McMurphy’s College Football AP Top 25 Ballot for Week 13

It’s probably no surprise my top four teams remain the same from last week with No. 1 LSU, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Clemson and No. 4 Utah. However, the rest of my top 10 is drastically different because of three factors: losses by Minnesota and Baylor and the season-ending loss of Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa to a hip injury.

I jumped both Utah and Oregon over Alabama, because I believe both Pac-12 programs are currently better than the Tua-less Crimson Tide. Both Minnesota and Baylor dropped out of my top 10 after each suffered their first losses: Minnesota to Iowa and Baylor to Oklahoma.

On my ballot this week, Utah jumped up to No. 5, followed by No. 6 Oregon, No. 7 Alabama, No. 8 Oklahoma, No. 9 Penn State and No. 10 Florida.

Three teams dropped out of my Top 25 rankings this week (Navy, Indiana and Texas). They were replaced by Iowa, at No. 20; Virginia Tech, at No. 24; and Air Force, at No. 25.

My AP ballot (last week)

  1. LSU (1)
  2. Ohio State (2)
  3. Clemson (3)
  4. Georgia (4)
  5. Utah (9)
  6. Oregon (8)
  7. Alabama (6)
  8. Oklahoma (11)
  9. Penn State (10)
  10. Florida (12)
  11. Minnesota (5)
  12. Baylor (7)
  13. Wisconsin (15)
  14. Michigan (16)
  15. Auburn (13)
  16. Cincinnati (14)
  17. Boise State (17)
  18. Memphis (18)
  19. Notre Dame (19)
  20. Iowa (NR)
  21. SMU (20)
  22. Oklahoma State (24)
  23. Appalachian State (25)
  24. Virginia Tech (NR)
  25. Air Force (NR)

 

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