College football polls: Updated AP Top 25, Coaches Poll rankings for Week 13

Zac Al-Khateeb

College football polls: Updated AP Top 25, Coaches Poll rankings for Week 13 image

A weekend that was supposed to be a quiet precursor to Rivalry Week turned out to scare multiple teams in contention for the College Football Playoff — and deliver an impactful loss to a top-five team.

That team is Tennessee, which was run out of Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C., after the Gamecocks whipped them 63-38. The Volunteers needed only to beat South Carolina and Vanderbilt in Weeks 12 and 13 to make the Playoff. Now at two losses, Tennessee — which also lost Hendon Hooker to injury — will watch with the rest of college football.

Vols fans can take cold comfort in the fact several top teams struggled on Saturday, though No. 10 Utah — which lost to No. 12 Oregon — is the only other top-10 team to have lost in Week 12. Each of No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Michigan and No. 4 TCU had close victories against largely inferior competition.

Indeed, Michigan and TCU needed last-second go-ahead field goals to beat Illinois and Baylor, respectively. Those "struggle wins" opened up the possibility for a reshuffled top four — before Tennessee's loss, that is.

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Here's how those games and more affected the latest rankings from the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll:

College football rankings for Week 13

Coaches Poll

RankTeamRecordPoints (No. 1 votes)
1Georgia11-01,545 (59)
2Ohio State11-01,484 (1)
3Michigan11-01,420 (2)
4TCU11-01,372
5USC10-11,277
6LSU9-21,229
7Alabama9-21,147
8Clemson10-11,142
9Oregon9-21,004
10Penn State9-2990
11Tennessee9-2950
12Washington9-2855
13Kansas State8-3761
14Utah8-3703
15Notre Dame8-3657
16Florida State8-3562
17North Carolina9-2496
18UCLA8-3483
19Ole Miss8-3429
20Tulane9-2386
21Cincinnati9-2376
22Oregon State8-3257
23Coastal Carolina9-1222
24Texas7-4112
25UTSA9-270

Others receiving votes: UCF 41; Troy 39; South Carolina 38; Pitt 17; Wake Forest 16; Iowa 15; Louisville 9; Boise State 9; South Alabama 8; Illinois 8; Air Force 6; Purdue 5; Washington State 3; Liberty 3; Georgia Tech 2; Mississippi State 1.

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AP Top 25

RankTeamRecordPoints (No. 1 votes)
1Georgia11-01,574 (62)
2Ohio State11-01,507 (1)
3Michigan11-01,446
4TCU11-01,395
5USC10-11,293
6LSU9-21,241
7Clemson10-11,152
8Alabama9-21,131
9Tennessee9-21,058
10Oregon9-21,009
11Penn State9-2994
12Washington9-2879
13Notre Dame8-3710
14Utah8-3709
15Kansas State8-3697
16Florida State8-3589
17UCLA8-3562
18North Carolina9-2464
19Tulane9-2441
20Ole Miss8-3395
21Cincinnati9-2353
22Oregon State8-3271
23Coastal Carolina10-1186
24Texas7-4128
25UCF8-387

Others receiving votes: UTSA 85; South Carolina 44; Troy 34; Boise State 16; Illinois 12; Iowa 5; Louisville 5; South Alabama 3; Mississippi State 3; Oklahoma State 2; Arkansas 2; Purdue 2; Fresno State 1.

Zac Al-Khateeb

Zac Al-Khateeb has been part of The Sporting News team since 2015 after earning his Bachelor's (2013) and Master's (2014) degrees in journalism at the University of Alabama. Prior to joining TSN, he covered high school sports and general news in Alabama. A college sports specialist, Zac has been a voter for the Biletnikoff Award and Heisman Trophy since 2020.