OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
Kansas State (37), Notre Dame (23), Florida State (17), UCF (13), Utah State (6), Texas (5), Tulane (3), NC State (2), Mississippi State (1).
NOTES:
With an impressive road victory at Mississippi State, top-ranked Georgia secured a spot in the SEC title game and remained No.1 in the poll for a sixth straight week. In Atlanta's SEC title game, the Bulldogs will meet resurgent LSU, which wrapped up the SEC West Division title with a close victory at Arkansas.
The top five teams in the poll remained in place from a week ago, with Ohio State, Michigan, TCU and Tennessee following the Bulldogs who are seeking a second straight national title. LSU moved up to No. 6 after dispatching the Razorbacks.
Previously No. 6 Oregon dropped seven spots to No. 13 after falling to Washington in Eugene. The Huskies are back in the poll for the first time since early in the season at No. 16. UCLA fell six spots to No. 15 after losing a home game to Arizona. Tulane dropped out of the poll after losing to UCF,
The Pac-12 and SEC led all conferences with five teams each in the poll. The Big Ten had three teams, the ACC two and the Big 12 one.
SCHEDULE (NOV. 17):
No. 1 Georgia at Kentucky
No. 2 Ohio State at Maryland
Illinois at No. 3 Michigan
No. 4 TCU at Baylor
No. 5 Tennessee at South Carolina
UAB at No. 6 LSU
No. 7 USC at No. 15 UCLA
Austin Peay at No. 8 Alabama
Miami, Fla. at No. 9 Clemson
No. 10 Utah at No. 13 Oregon
No. 11 Penn State at Rutgers
Georgia Tech at No. 12 North Carolina
No. 14 Ole Miss at Arkansas
Colorado at No. 16 Washington
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