The faculty soccer outcomes from Week 11 didn’t present sufficient wild upsets on the prime for a serious shake as much as the School Soccer Playoff image, however the prime 25 rankings are going to have loads of adjustments once they’re up to date because of a number of ranked groups taking losses on Saturday.
Kansas and Oklahoma State fell as slim favorites, whereas Penn State and Ole Miss have been unable to capitalize on top-10 wins as underdogs. We’re projecting a step again for all 4 of these groups, permitting for some shakeups within the rankings simply exterior of the highest 10. Louisville and Missouri ought to profit essentially the most from these outcomes with our projection being that the Cardinals will transfer into the highest 10 whereas Eli Drinkwitz’s Tigers will transfer up 4 spots to No. 12 within the AP High 25 ballot following a formidable win in opposition to Tennessee within the SEC on CBS Recreation of the Week.
Inside the highest 5, it is going to be attention-grabbing to see how the voting factors and ballots shift for Georgia, Michigan and Ohio State because the School Soccer Playoff Choice Committee has maintained its perception that the Buckeyes, not the Bulldogs, are the nation’s greatest group. There’s additionally an attention-grabbing debate for No. 4 between Florida State and Washington with the Seminoles and Huskies each avoiding upset scares by the hands of convention foes.
Additional down within the rankings, there might be dissension about whether or not to position Group of 5 faculties like James Madison and Tulane forward of three-loss groups that have been ranked heading into the weekend. Does one worth high quality wins and losses or just the data themselves when making such selections?
With all of these components thought-about, this is how we consider the brand new AP High 25 will look on Sunday.
1. Georgia (Final week — 1): The return of Brock Bowers and a dominant 52-17 win in opposition to top-10 Ole Miss have the Bulldogs rounding into peak type at simply the suitable time.
2. Michigan (2): No particular person win in Week 11 was as spectacular as Michigan’s manhandling of Penn State in Comfortable Valley with out Jim Harbaugh on the sideline. However whereas there is likely to be a number of extra first-place votes headed the Wolverines’ manner, it will not be sufficient to overhaul Georgia for No. 1.
3. Ohio State (3): The spotlight reel for Marvin Harrison Jr.’s Heisman Trophy push received loads of additions as he dominated for 149 yards receiving and two touchdowns in a blowout house win in opposition to Michigan State.
4. Florida State (4): The Seminoles had a large voting factors benefit over Washington for No. 4 final week, and we will mission that edge prevents any potential shake ups even after a push from unranked Miami in a seven-point win.
5. Washington (5): The second-half efficiency from Washington’s protection — shutting out Utah and delivering the stops needed to take care of an unbeaten document — might be extra encouraging for the big-picture projections than Sunday’s rankings. If Washington goes to win the Pac-12 and compete within the School Soccer Playoff, it will want well timed stops from its protection, and that is precisely what it received within the 35-28 win in opposition to Utah.
6. Oregon (6): No expectation for a shake up. The Geese’ ceiling stays one spot behind undefeated Washington because of the head-to-head end result. Nonetheless, Oregon continues to appear like the highest one-loss group within the nation.
7. Texas (7): Quinn Ewers returned to the lineup, however a giant headline from Texas’ 29-26 win at TCU was star operating again Jonathan Brooks leaving the sport with an obvious damage. The Longhorns ought to hold tight within the rankings, however a highway journey to Iowa State developing, plus Brooks’ standing, are price monitoring.
8. Alabama (8): There was no signal of a letdown or hangover popping out of the LSU win as Alabama jumped out to a giant lead early and cruised to a 49-21 victory at Kentucky.
9. Louisville (11): The Cardinals are set for a transfer up into the highest 10 — for the primary time since 2016 — now that they’ve improved 9-1 after surviving an upset scare by the hands of Virginia on Thursday night time.
10. Oregon State (12): Jonathan Smith’s group had a get-right opponent on the schedule in Stanford and dealt with their enterprise accordingly, cruising to a 62-17 win.
11. Penn State (9): There are not any dangerous losses on Penn State’s profile, so there’s a excessive flooring for the Nittany Lions when voters rethink their spot amongst two-loss groups.
12. Missouri (16): One of the crucial spectacular wins Saturday was Mizzou throttling Tennessee, 36-7. The Tigers now stand at 8-2 (for the primary time since 2014) with their solely losses to Georgia and LSU. This substantial rise is well-deserved.
13. Oklahoma (17): The Sooners demolished West Virginia, 59-20, behind 423 yards passing and eight whole touchdowns (5 passing, three speeding) from Dillon Gabriel. They transfer right into a three-way tie for second place within the Massive 12 and can want some assist to play within the league title recreation.
14. Ole Miss (10): It is arduous to use an excessive amount of of a penalty to the Rebels, although they did lose by 35 in a 52-17 rout by Georgia. Ole Miss sits at 8-2 with its solely losses to UGA and Alabama.
15. LSU (18): Jayden Daniels made FBS historical past as the primary quarterback to cross for 350+ yards and rush for 200+ yards in a 52-35 win over Florida. Daniels led the Tigers offense to 701 whole yards and undoubtedly received himself again within the Heisman Trophy race.
16. Utah (13): Washington finally prevailed 35-28, however the Utes took the Huskies to their restrict. Now sitting at 7-3, Utah’s solely losses are to ranked Pac-12 opponents, together with Oregon and Oregon State.
17. Tennessee (14): The lone landing scored in opposition to Mizzou marked the fewest factors posted by the Volunteers beneath Josh Heupel. It is doable the Vols take a extra important hit within the rankings, however plenty of groups misplaced Saturday.
18. Oklahoma State (15): Recent off a victory over rival Oklahoma in Bedlam, Oklahoma State was caught sleeping by a feisty UCF group, which prevailed 45-3 in Orlando. All three of the Cowboys’ losses have come to unranked groups, although the Pokes do have three ranked victories this season.
19. Tulane (20): Shut wins appear to be the calling card of Tulane lately because the Inexperienced Wave improved to 9-1 with a 24-22 win in opposition to Tulsa. That is the fourth consecutive one-score victory for Tulane and third straight recreation determined by three factors or much less.
20. James Madison (21): The Dukes received off to a little bit of a gradual begin however poured it on late in a 44-6 win in opposition to UConn.
21. Notre Dame (22): The Combating Irish have been off in Week 11 however might be again in motion subsequent week in opposition to Wake Forest.
22. Arizona (23): The excellent news for Arizona is {that a} loss was prevented at Colorado in a recreation the place the Wildcats by no means led till the game-winning area aim as time expired.
23. Kansas State (NR): The CFP Choice Committee had Kansas State in its prime 25 whereas the AP voters had the Wildcats at No. 26 final week, so with regards to filling out these final spots on the poll, Kansas State will get loads of consideration after almost placing 60 on the board in a 59-25 win in opposition to Baylor.
24. North Carolina (24): The Tar Heels finally prevailed 47-45 in an emotional, double-overtime battle with Duke. That ought to be sufficient to maintain North Carolina within the rankings.
25. Liberty (25): The Flames improved to 10-0 with a 38-10 win in opposition to in-state rival Previous Dominion.
Projected to drop out: No. 19 Kansas
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