AP Top 25 poll: Michigan State jumps Ohio State for No. 5 in new college football rankings - CBS Sports

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Michigan State's thrilling 37-33 win against Michigan was one of the best games of the week and the AP Top 25 poll voters took note of the Spartans' stock, moving them up to No. 5 in the new college football rankings. 

Georgia remains the unanimous No. 1 after rolling Florida in its rivalry game, followed by Cincinnati at No. 2, Alabama at No. 3 and Oklahoma at No. 4. Michigan State's move to No. 5 bumps Ohio State down one spot to No. 6 after its win against Penn State, while Michigan fell just three spots to No. 9. 

Wake Forest also moved up three spots to No. 10, its highest-ranking ever. Wake Forest had been the only team in a Power Five conference that had never been ranked in the top 10.

Losses by the likes of Iowa, Ole Miss and Kentucky -- ranked No. 9, No. 10 and No. 12, respectively, in last week's poll -- freed up plenty of room for upward momentum for teams who notched big wins in Week 9. Notre Dame moved up to No. 8 after beating North Carolina and Auburn moved up six spots to No. 12 after its impressive SEC West win against Ole Miss. 

Further down in the rankings there was a soft landing for Ole Miss at No. 15, Kentucky at No. 18 and Iowa at No. 19 after Week 9 losses while Pitt, San Diego State and Iowa State  fell all the way out of the top 25. Those results allowed Houston, Louisiana and Fresno State, which handed San Diego State its first loss of the season, to break into the rankings. 

Check out the full AP Top 25 below: 

1. Georgia (63 first-place votes)
2. Cincinnati
3. Alabama
4. Oklahoma
5. Michigan State 
6. Ohio State 
7. Oregon 
8. Notre Dame
9. Michigan 
10. Wake Forest 
11. Oklahoma State 
12. Auburn
13. Texas A&M
14. Baylor
15. Ole Miss
16. UTSA
17. BYU
18. Kentucky 
19. Iowa 
20. Houston
21. Coastal Carolina 
22. Penn State
23. SMU
24. Louisiana 
25. Fresno State 

Others Receiving Votes: Pittsburgh 117, North Carolina State 104, Wisconsin 91, Mississippi State 79, Arkansas 72, Minnesota 51, San Diego State 50, Appalachian State 23, Utah 11, Iowa State 9, Nevada 2

Dropped out: No. 17 Pitt, No. 21 San Diego State, No. 22 Iowa State

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