Arizona State football still on the outside of latest AP top-25 poll
Nov 1, 2020, 12:18 PM
TEMPE, AZ - NOVEMBER 30: A wide view of Sun Devil Stadium before the college football game between the Arizona Wildcats and the Arizona State Sun Devils on November 30, 2019 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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The Arizona State Sun Devils are still on the outside looking in when it comes to the Associated Press’ latest top-25 football poll.
The Sun Devils, who play USC in Los Angeles on Saturday in their season opener, are one of three Pac-12 teams in the ‘others receiving votes’ portion of this week’s poll.
The Oregon Ducks are still the top-ranked team in the conference, sitting at No. 14 overall in this week’s poll.
The Sun Devils’ opening week opponent slides in at No. 20 in this week’s rankings as the second and final Pac-12 team included in the top-25 this week.
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The Clemson Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide maintained their top-two spots in the poll, while Ohio State jumped up to number three this week, replacing Notre Dame.
The Fighting Irish fell one spot to No. 4 this week, followed by the Georgia Bulldogs and Cincinnati, who beat Memphis 49-10 on Saturday.
Kansas State and Penn State both fell from the top-25 this week after losing to West Virginia and Ohio State, respectively.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
AP top-25 poll:
1. Clemson (43) 7-0
2. Alabama (17) 6-0
3. Ohio State (2) 2-0
4. Notre Dame 6-0
5. Georgia 4-1
6. Cincinnati 5-0
7. Texas A&M 4-1
8. Florida 3-1
9. Brigham Young 7-0
10. Miami 5-1
11. Wisconsin 1-0
12. Oklahoma State 4-1
13. Indiana 2-0
14. Oregon 0-0
15. Marshall 5-0
16. Coastal Carolina 6-0
17. Iowa State 4-2
18. SMU 6-1
19. Oklahoma 4-2
20. Southern Cal 0-0
21. Auburn 4-2
22. Army 6-1
23. Boise State 2-0
24. North Carolina 4-2
25. Michigan 1-1
Dropped out: No. 16 Kansas State (4-2); No. 17 Penn State (0-2).
Others receiving votes: Texas (4-2); Northwestern (2-0); Liberty (6-0); Louisiana-Lafayette (5-1); Kansas State (4-2); Utah (0-0); Penn State (0-2); Purdue (2-0); West Virginia (4-2); Virginia Tech (4-2); Appalachian State (4-1); Tulsa (3-1); Missouri (2-3); Boston College (4-3); North Carolina State (4-2); Kentucky (2-4); Memphis (3-2); Wake Forest (4-2); Tennessee (2-3); Arizona State (0-0); Michigan State (1-1); California (0-0); South Carolina (2-3); Arkansas (2-3); Nevada (2-0); San Diego State (2-0); Central Florida (4-2)
