The AP Top 25 won’t arrive on its usual Sunday schedule this week after the FAA ground stop pushed part of the college football slate around, including one ranked team’s game all the way to Sunday.
The poll is normally released at 2 p.m. ET on Sundays, but the Associated Press said it will wait until Monday at 2 p.m.
ET this time. The delay gives voters a chance to see the full Week 12 picture before casting ballots, with Ole Miss still set to play Oklahoma on Sunday at 1 p.m.
ET.
“The change will allow our voters to take into account the full slate of games before making their decisions, especially with Ole Miss being a ranked team now playing a Sunday game in Oklahoma,” AP global sports editor Josh Hoffner said.
The biggest shift came with Oklahoma and Ole Miss. Once the flight grounding was lifted, Ole Miss still could not get a flight out on Friday night, and the SEC moved the game from Saturday to Sunday.
Several other Division I games also had kickoff changes because of the disruption:
Mississippi State vs. Auburn moved from Noon ET to 4:15 p.m. ET
UCF vs. Arizona State moved from 3:30 p.m.
ET to 5:30 p.m. ET
Baylor vs. BYU moved from 3:30 p.m.
ET to 7:00 p.m. ET
Tulsa vs. FAU moved from 3:30 p.m.
ET to 7:15 p.m. ET
West Virginia vs. Kansas moved from 5:30 p.m.
ET to 3:30 p.m. ET
Rice vs. Tulane moved from 2 p.m.
ET to 4:30 p.m. ET
Utah vs. Arizona moved from 7:30 p.m.
ET to 10:30 p.m. ET
Washington vs. Michigan State moved from 4:15 p.m.
ET to 5:30 p.m. ET
Oklahoma vs. Ole Miss moved from Saturday at 4:15 p.m.
ET to Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET
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