Boise State’s surge in the AP Top 25 kept rolling Sunday, with the Broncos climbing three spots to No. 17 after their 64-38 road win over Colorado State.
That jump gives Boise State its highest ranking of the season and puts it right in the middle of a crowded stretch of the poll. The Broncos landed behind No.
16 Iowa, which also had 563 points, and ahead of No. 18 Oregon, which checked in with 517 points.
Boise State opened the season with a 34-27 loss to Oregon, but the Ducks had slipped out of the rankings before bouncing back into the mix after beating Ohio State on the road this past weekend.
Boise State remains the top-ranked Group of Six team in the AP poll, a spot it has held repeatedly this season. The next G6 team behind the Broncos is New Mexico at No.
- The Lobos moved down one spot despite a 31-3 win over Nevada and an 8-1 record.
That G6 race matters because the highest-ranked Group of Six team in the College Football Playoff committee rankings will earn an automatic bid into the 12-team playoff. The AP poll does not determine that field, but it has tracked closely enough to suggest Boise State is in position to be the highest-ranked G6 team when the CFP committee releases its rankings Tuesday. Boise State is currently No. 25 in the CFP committee’s rankings.
The Broncos also climbed three spots in USA Today’s coaches’ poll, where they landed at No. 18 with 474 points. Boise State sits behind Ole Miss, which also has 474 points, and ahead of Oregon with 438 points.
Georgia holds the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 after Miami’s loss to Notre Dame. Ohio State’s slide continued in the latest poll as well.
AP Top 25 Week 10 rankings, with point totals in parentheses:
Georgia (1,729, 53 first-place votes)
Utah (1,675, 12 first-place votes)
Notre Dame (1,597, 5 first-place votes)
UCLA (1,542)
Miami (1,430)
Indiana (1,376)
Alabama (1,334)
Texas (1,253)
Tennessee (1,177)
Texas Tech (1,082)
Wake Forest (1,067)
BYU (1,041)
Kentucky (897)
Houston (803)
USC (679)
Iowa (659)
Boise State (563)
Oregon (517)
Ole Miss (415)
South Carolina (399)
Ohio State (349)
Arizona (324)
New Mexico (301)
LSU (277)
SMU (118)
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