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The AP Top 25 released its post-Week 10 poll Sunday, its first set of rankings since the College Football Playoff selection committee unveiled its first rankings of the season Tuesday.
The first AP poll after the playoff rankings come out is always intriguing because it’s interesting to see to how much the playoff rankings cause AP voters to reconsider their own ballot.
This year, for example, Penn State shot up from No. 20 in last week’s AP poll to No. 12 this week, exactly w the playoff ranked the Nittany Lions on Tuesday.
Ohio State remains No. 6, behind No. 5 Louisville, despite the Buckeyes ranking ahead of the Cardinals in the playoff top 25.
We’ll find out Tuesday if the playoff agrees or if it will have Ohio State leapfrog the Huskies on the strength of the Buckeyes’ 62-3 beatdown on Nebraska, which fell from No. 9 to No. 21 in the AP poll.
Speaking of Texas A&M, the Aggies fell just three spots in this week’s AP poll, dropping from No. 7 in last week’s rankings to No. 10 this week.
Oklahoma debuted in the playoff rankings at No. 14, one spot higher than the Sooners’ initial playoff ranking in 2015 despite their pair of losses to Houston and Ohio State this season.