AP Top 25, College football and Week 11
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The LSU Tigers remain on the outside looking in of the AP Top-25 Poll after falling to 5-4 on the season following a Week 11 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide at
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AP Top 25 poll preview: Hawkeyes hankering for an upset of No. 6 Oregon to shake up AP, CFP rankings
Though the top 10 teams in the CFP rankings and Associated Press Top 25 poll are the same, the list differs and Oregon is a point of contention. The Ducks are No. 6 in the AP poll and No. 9 in the CFP rankings, and that creates an intriguing backdrop for their road game against an Iowa team outside the Top 25 but No. 20 in the CFP rankings.
Things are officially different this time. That was confirmed on Saturday, when the No. 3 Aggies improved to 9-0 (6-0 SEC) with a 38-17 win at No. 22 Missouri. The win all but assured A&M of its first-ever College Football Playoff appearance, although merely reaching the CFP would be a disappointment at this point.
Lane Kiffin and Co. remain firmly in the College Football Playoff race, move to 9-1 on the season after Saturday's win.