UK falls to 22 in latest AP football poll; Georgia retakes top spot

After Saturday's loss to South Carolina, Kentucky fell 9 spots to No. 22 in Sunday's latest AP college football poll.

Georgia took back the No. 1 spot from Alabama after being bumped out last week by the Crimson Tide, who slid to No. 3.

Georgia thumped Auburn 42-10 on Saturday, while the Tide escaped an upset bid at home by Texas A&M.

Ohio State moved up a spot to No. 2, receiving 20 first-place votes and 1,507 points.

No. 3 is a season-low for Alabama, which was preseason No. 1 but fell to No. 2 after Week 2. The Tide received 11 first-place votes.

There were two notable season debuts in the Top 25: No. 24 Illinois is ranked for the first time since 2011, and James Madison is in the AP Top 25 for the first time in its program history. 

Clemson overtook Michigan and moved up to No. 4 and the Wolverines fell one spot to No. 5.

Tennessee moved up to No. 6, which is the best ranking for the currently undefeated Volunteers since No. 5 early in the 2005 season. Tennessee stumbled to a 5-6 and unranked finish that year.

Southern California fell one spot to No. 7, and Oklahoma State, Mississippi and Penn State held their places to round out the top 10.



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