The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have moved to No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll following their 31-24 victory over Miami (FL) on Saturday night.
Miami, the previous No. 1, fell to No. 5. Georgia is the new No. 1.
Big movers included Tennessee, which moved up seven spots to No. 9 after beating Kentucky; Ohio State, which dropped 10 spots to No. 21 after falling to Oregon; and LSU, which dropped nine spots to No. 24 after falling to Alabama.
Ole Miss fell seven spots to No. 19 after falling to Georgia.
BYU and Kentucky each fell five spots, to Nos. 12 and 13, respectively, after losses. Iowa moved up five spots to No. 16 after beating Northwestern, which fell out of the top 25.
The top five is Georgia, Utah, Notre Dame, UCLA and Miami (FL). Indiana,
Alabama, Texas, Tennessee and Texas Tech round out the top 10.
Georgia is No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll following Miami's loss to Notre Dame while Ohio State's free fall continues. See where your team landed.https://t.co/T23NtgfCyw pic.twitter.com/j1Ggt4bfCY
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