Oregon St.'s 29-27 win at then ninth ranked Arizona moved the Beavers back into the AP top 25. The only team ranked with fewer than 4 wins, Oregon St. is in at #24, and only one point behind 5-1 Air Force. Arizona (4-1) dropped to #17
With top ranked Alabama falling 35-21 at South Carolina, the Crimson Tide (5-1) dropped all the way to #8, but still ahead of the Gamecocks (4-1), who climbed from #19 into the #10 spot.
Ohio St., Oregon, who defeated Washington St. 43-23 in Pullman, Boise St., and TCU all moved up one spot, and are now #1 thru #4. All four teams, plus Oklahoma, received first place votes.
Stanford's 37-35 win over USC on Nate Whitaker's field goal as time ran out helped the Cardinal (5-1) climb from #16 to #14.
Future Pac-12 member Utah (5-0) stayed unbeaten with a dominating 68-27 road win at Iowa St., but still fell out of the top 10, sliding from #10 to #11.
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