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The SEC has finally been dethroned from the top of the JFP College Football Top 25 Poll. Alabama’s loss to Texas A&M knocks the Tide off the top of their perch.

Louisville was also knocked from the ranks of the undefeated by Syracuse. The Cardinals join a long list of one loss team clinging to championship hopes.

Notre Dame, Kansas State and Oregon all stayed on track to finish undefeated with wins.

Rank /Team/Record/Previous Rank

1 Oregon Ducks 10-0 2

2 Kansas State Wildcats 10-0 3

3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 10-0 4

4 Georgia Bulldogs 9-1 5

5 Alabama Crimson Tide 9-1 1

6 Florida Gators 9-1 7

7 Texas A&M Aggies 8-2 13

8 Florida State Seminoles 9-1 8

9 South Carolina Gamecocks 8-2 9

10 LSU Tigers 8-2 10

11 Stanford Cardinal 8-2 11

12 Clemson Tigers 9-1 12

13 Oklahoma Sooners 7-2 15

14 Louisville Cardinals 9-1 6

15 USC Trojans 7-3 16

16 UCLA Bruins 8-2 17

17 Nebraska Cornhuskers 8-2 20

18 Oregon State Beavers 7-2 14

19 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 9-1 24

20 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 8-1 23

21 Boise State Broncos 8-2 21

22 Texas Longhorns 8-2 NR

23 Kent State Golden Flashes 9-1 NR

24 Texas Tech Red Raiders 7-3 NR

25 Northern Illinois Huskies 9-1 NR

Dropped out: Toledo Rockets, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio Bobcats