Tide rolls by Texas into No. 1; UGA falls to No. 5

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64% : Georgia, whose only three losses since 2021 have come to Alabama, dropped to No. 5.Alabama, which is No. 1 for the first time under coach Kalen DeBoer, has posted back-to-back impressive wins with Heisman Trophy front-runner Jalen Milroe and freshman phenom receiver Ryan Williams leading the way.
61% : Alabama returned to No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in two years Sunday following its dizzying victory over Georgia, making this 16 of 17 seasons the Crimson Tide has held the top spot at some point.
60% : The Tide are No. 1 for the 141st time, most of any team since the AP rankings began in 1936, and for the 105th time since 2009 when Nick Saban won the first of his six national championships at 'Bama.
58% : The Rebels are tied for No. 25 with Texas A&M.Alabama received 40 of 63 first-place votes and leapfrogged three teams to take over No. 1 from Texas, which tussled with Mississippi State deep into the second half as a five-touchdown favorite and slipped to No. 2.
56% : The only other time in the 88-year history of the poll that a conference had four of the top five teams was the SEC on Oct. 19, 2014 (No. 1 Mississippi State, No. 3 Mississippi, No. 4 Alabama and No. 5 Auburn).
55% : Tennessee, which had an open date, moved up a spot to No. 4.
54% : Ohio State remained No. 3 with four first-place votes.
54% : Also entering the rankings is Indiana at No. 23.
53% : The Hoosiers, who are 5-0 for the first time since 1967, hadn't been ranked since they were No. 17 in the 2021 preseason poll.
51% : The Tide hadn't been No. 1 since Oct. 2, 2022.
39% : The Cowboys, who were No. 20, have lost two straight against ranked opponents, most recently getting blown out at Kansas State.

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