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Sun Devils drop out of AP Top 25 following Utah loss

Oct 17, 2021, 11:33 AM

Rachaad White #3  of the Arizona State Sun Devils congratulates teammate Jalin Conyers #12 after he...

Rachaad White #3 of the Arizona State Sun Devils congratulates teammate Jalin Conyers #12 after he scored a touchdown during their game against the Utah Utes October 13, 2021 at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)

(Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)

Following Arizona State’s 35-21 defeat Saturday on the road against Utah, the Sun Devils dropped out of the top 25 in the Associated Press college football poll.

After taking a 21-7 lead into the locker room at halftime, ASU failed to score a single second-half point en route to the loss.

The Sun Devils also allowed 28 unanswered points in the second half alone.

With ASU dropping from the rankings, the Pac-12 only features one team in the top 25, the No. 10 Oregon Ducks.

It was another week in college football that featured a major shakeup at the top of the rankings. Then-No.2 ranked Iowa was riding to coattails of a big win over No. 7 Penn State, but was upset at home against Purdue.

The Sun Devils will have a bye this upcoming week and will take the field next on Oct. 30 at home against Washington State.

AP Top 25

1
Georgia (63)
7-o 1,575
 –
2
Cincinnati
6-0 1,483
↑1
3
Oklahoma
7-0 1,434
↑1
4 Alabama 6-1 1,393
↑1
5 Ohio State 5-1 1,252
↑1
6 Michigan 6-0 1,214
↑2
7 Penn State 5-1 1,116  –
8 Oklahoma State 6-0 1,082
↑4
9 Michigan State 7-0 1,076
 ↑1
10
Oregon
5-1 1,054
 ↓1
11 Iowa 6-1 1,049
 ↓9
12 Ole Miss 5-1 879
↑1
13 Notre Dame 5-1 763
↑1
14 Coastal Carolina 6-0 736
↑1
15
Kentucky
6-1 723
↓4
16 Wake Forest 6-0 629
 –
17
Texas A&M
5-2 536
 ↑4
18 North Carolina State 5-1 485
↑4
19
Auburn
5-2 397
NR
20
Baylor
6-1 378
NR
21
SMU
6-0 358
↑2
22
San Diego State
6-0 284
↑2
23 Pittsburgh 5-1 177
NR
24
UTSA
7-0 1-4
NR
25
Purdue
4-2 68
NR

Others receiving votes: Clemson 64, Utah 43, Arkansas 29, Brigham Young 21, Air Force 19, Iowa State 14, Louisiana-Lafayette 13, Arizona State 7, Florida 7, Texas 5, UCLA 4, Houston 2, LSU 2, Virginia 1

Dropped from rankings: Arkansas 17, Arizona State 18, BYU 19, Florida 20, Texas 25

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