Moving on up.
After the 51-10 bludgeoning of former top-25 team NC State, Tennessee shot up seven spots in the AP Poll that was released Sunday afternoon.
The Vols certainly earned a bump, but I’m not sure a leap into the top 10 was necessarily expected. UT got some help with losses from Notre Dame, which was ranked fifth last week then absolutely nosedived in the rankings after a 16-14 loss to Northern Illinois, and from a previously-ranked No. 10 Michigan squad that got thoroughly handled by Texas.
Not to say the Vols didn’t earn the ranking, as hanging up 50 points and holding the 24th-ranked team in the country just 10 — without an offensive touchdown — will certainly turn some heads.
Tennessee going from 14th to 7th was the highest upward trend for any team in the top-25 this week.
Georgia remained at No. 1 after its win against Tennessee Tech, while Texas leapfrogged Ohio State into 2nd. Ole Miss moved up one slot into 5th, and then Missouri climbed three spots into just outside the top-5 with its 38-0 win against Buffalo.
Nebraska, Boston College and Northern Illinois all slid into the top-25 at No. 23, No. 24 and No. 25, respectively, with their wins yesterday.
The SEC now represents six of the top-seven teams in the country.
- Georgia
- Texas
- Ohio State
- Alabama
- Ole Miss
- Missouri
- Tennessee
- Penn State
- Oregon
- Miami
- USC
- Utah
- Oklahoma State
- Kansas State
- Oklahoma
- LSU
- Michigan
- Notre Dame
- Louisville
- Arizona
- Iowa State
- Clemson
- Nebraska
- Boston College
- Northern Illinois