Oklahoma moved up two spots to No. 3 in Sunday’s AP Top 25 Poll rankings, after its 58-23 win over Oklahoma State to clinch the Big 12 title and essentially punch its ticket to the College Football Playoff.
The Sooners bumped Iowa down a spot to No. 4, with Michigan State looming at No. 5 after a win over Penn State. They’ll square off in the Big Ten Championship on Saturday Dec. 5, and the winner will almost certainly secure a berth in the CFP.
Clemson and Alabama remained at No. 1 and No. 2, and Ohio State jumped up to No. 6 from No. 6 with a win over Michigan, who fell from No. 12 to No. 19.
Stanford climbed six spots to No. 7, where it stood before its loss to Oregon, with a last-second win over Notre Dame.
Stanford’s win helped Oregon’s chance at being selected for a New Year’s Six bowl. Stanford is in line for either a spot in the CFP or a Rose Bowl appearance, so long as it overcomes No. 24 USC in the Pac-12 Championship game. The Ducks jumped three spots up to No. 15 with a 52-42 Civil War victory and losses by now No. 18 Florida, No. 19 Michigan, and No. 22 Navy.
Here are the full rankings:
1. Clemson (first place votes — 53)
2. Alabama (8)
3. Oklahoma
4. Iowa
5. Michigan State
6. Ohio State
7. Stanford
8. North Carolina
9. Notre Dame
10. Florida State
11. TCU
12. Baylor
13. Northwestern
14. Oklahoma State
15. Oregon
16. Ole Miss
17. Houston
18. Florida
19. Michigan
20. Temple
21. Utah
22. Navy
23. LSU
24. USC
25. Wisconsin
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AP Poll: Oregon moves up to No. 15; win over No. 7 Stanford looking better
Kenny Jacoby
November 28, 2015
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