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We have a slight change at the top of the JFP Top 25 this week: LSU gets rewarded for playing a top-5 team, Oregon, and moves to the top of the poll. No teams fell out of the rankings, but several moved around. The biggest tumble was Notre Dame from 18 to 25, a seven spot fall. The biggest jump was LSU from third to first.

RankPreviousTeam/Record
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3
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5
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7
8
9
10
11
12
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14
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16
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19
20
21
22
23
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25
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1
2
5
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11
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14
15
12
17
18
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20
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25
24
21
18
LSU Tigers (1-0)
Alabama Crimson Tide (1-0)
Oklahoma Sooners (1-0)
Boise State Broncos (1-0)
Stanford Cardinal (1-0)
Texas A&M Aggies (1-0)
Oregon Ducks (0-1)
Oklahoma State Cowboys (1-0)
Florida State Seminoles (1-0)
Arkansas Razorbacks (1-0)
Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-0)
Virginia Tech Hokies (1-0)
Wisconsin Badgers (1-0)
Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-0)
South Carolina Gamecocks (1-0)
Michigan State Spartans (1-0)
Florida Gators (1-0)
TCU Horned Frogs (0-1)
Missouri Tigers (1-0)
Tennessee Volunteers (1-0)
Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0)
Auburn Tigers (1-0)
Georgia Bulldogs (0-1)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-1)