UW sticks at No. 4, WSU cracks top 25 in AP college football poll
Published 2:30 pm Sunday, October 30, 2016
Associated Press
Alabama, Michigan, Clemson and Washington are at the top of The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, Washington State cracked the top 25, and the Big 12 was left without a top-10 team after a weekend during which four unbeaten teams lost.
Two days before the College Football Playoff selection committee unveils its first rankings of the season, the AP Top 25 provided a likely preview.
Alabama is No. 1, receiving all but one of the 61 first-place votes from the media panel. Michigan received a first-place vote. Both No. 3 Clemson and No. 4 Washington won road games against ranked teams Saturday.
West Virginia and Baylor from the Big 12 were not so fortunate. The Mountaineers slipped to No. 14 after their first loss. The Bears dropped to 13th after losing to Texas.
No. 25 Washington State is ranked for the first time this season and did it after starting 0-2 with a loss to Eastern Washington of the FCS. The Cougars and rival Huskies were last ranked at the same time Sept. 28, 2003. Washington was 18th and Washington State was 14th.
AP Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 29, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Rank Team Record Pts Pv
1. Alabama (60) 8-0 1524 1
2. Michigan (1) 8-0 1435 2
3. Clemson 8-0 1401 3
4. Washington 8-0 1369 4
5. Louisville 7-1 1262 5
6. Ohio St. 7-1 1207 6
7. Texas A&M 7-1 1150 9
8. Wisconsin 6-2 1122 11
9. Nebraska 7-1 951 7
10. Florida 6-1 929 14
11. Auburn 6-2 927 15
12. Oklahoma 6-2 835 16
13. Baylor 6-1 693 8
14. West Virginia 6-1 620 10
15. LSU 5-2 586 19
16. Utah 7-2 506 17
17. W. Michigan 8-0 481 20
18. North Carolina 6-2 423 21
19. Florida St. 5-3 409 12
20. Penn St. 6-2 390 24
21. Colorado 6-2 375 23
22. Oklahoma St. 6-2 355 NR
23. Virginia Tech 6-2 345 25
24. Boise St. 7-1 203 13
25. Washington St. 6-2 139 NR
Others receiving votes: Houston 65, Southern Cal 40, San Diego St. 21, Troy 20, Tennessee 17, South Florida 10, Arkansas 7, Wyoming 5, Tulsa 3.
