Big Wins and Dumb Plays Change AP Poll
09 Nov, 2014
Baylor, Arizona State and Ohio State all took big steps forward in The Associated Press college football poll after big wins, and Auburn dropped out of the top five after being upset.
For the fifth straight week, the top two are Mississippi State (9-0) and Florida State (9-0). The No. 1 Bulldogs received 49 first-place votes Sunday. The second-ranked Seminoles have 12.
Oregon jumped to No. 3 past Alabama, which remained No. 4. No. 5 TCU also moved up a spot.
Baylor climbed four places to sixth after romping at Oklahoma, 48-14. Arizona State is up four spots to seventh after a 55-31 victory against Notre Dame. Ohio State moved five spots to No. 13 after beating Michigan State 49-37.
Auburn fell 41-38 to Texas A&M, dropping the Tigers from third to ninth.
Oklahoma dropped out of the rankings for the first time since the final poll of the 2009.
During the Oregon, Utah game the ball was just lying there in the end zone at the feet of Oregon’s Erick Dargan. Utah’s Kaelin Clay was celebrating with his teammates what looked like a long touchdown catch to put the Utes up 14-0 in the second quarter against the fifth-ranked Ducks.
Joe Walker knew better. Clay had nonchalantly dropped the ball a yard before crossing the goal line.
Walker returned Clay’s careless goal line fumble 100 yards for a touchdown and Marcus Mariota threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score as Oregon turned back No. 20 Utah 51-27 on Saturday night.
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