Alabama is new chief in NCAA Re-Rank 1-130, adopted by Cincinnati

There is a new No. 1 within the remaining USA TODAY Sports activities NCAA Re-Rank 1-130 of the common season.

After being Georgia’s property for many of the previous few months, the highest spot now belongs to Alabama, which beat the Bulldogs 41-24 within the SEC championship recreation. That loss drops Georgia three spots to No. 4.

These two SEC powers sandwich No. 2 Cincinnati, the lone unbeaten crew within the Soccer Bowl Subdivision, and No. 3 Michigan, which beat Iowa to say the Large Ten.

A number of groups made notable jumps within the remaining Prime 25 earlier than the beginning of bowl play. Baylor is available in at No. 5 after beating Oklahoma State within the Large 12 championship recreation. Pittsburgh climbed to No. 10 after beating Wake Forest to win the ACC. Utah is up six to No. 12 after beating Oregon for the second time this season.

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Within the Group of 5, Louisiana-Lafayette lands at No. 15 after beating Appalachian State in coach Billy Napier’s remaining recreation earlier than formally leaving for Florida. Texas-San Antonio strikes again to No. 16 after topping Western Kentucky to take dwelling Convention USA

The ultimate Prime 25 of the common season contains 4 groups from the SEC, Large Ten and the ACC; three from the Large 12; two from the Pac-12, American, Mountain West and independents; and one from the Solar Belt and Convention USA.

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