The real Georgia finally showed up Saturday when it dismantled Kentucky, so the Bulldogs return to the top of my Associated Press Top 25 ballot.
While Georgia moved back to No. 1 on my ballot, Oklahoma made the biggest jump from outside the top 10 last week to No. 2 this week after rallying past Texas. The Sooners have the biggest win to date — although they were outgained and Longhorns lost three turnovers — to vault them near the top.
Newcomers on my ballot this week are UCLA, Tennessee and Wyoming. Dropping out was Missouri, Fresno State and Maryland.
Here's my AP Top 25 ballot compared with Action Network senior writer Collin Wilson’s betting power ratings.
1
AP
Georgia Bulldogs
1
PR
2
AP
Oklahoma Sooners
10
PR
3
AP
Florida State Seminoles
9
PR
4
AP
Michigan Wolverines
2
PR
5
AP
Ohio State Buckeyes
3
PR
6
AP
Washington Huskies
6
PR
7
AP
Penn State Nittany Lions
5
PR
8
AP
Oregon Ducks
4
PR
9
AP
Texas Longhorns
8
PR
10
AP
Alabama Crimson Tide
7
PR
This might be a first — and probably a last: Collin and I have the same 10 teams in our top 10. We both have Georgia No. 1 and Washington No. 6.
The biggest differences are Oklahoma and Florida State. I have OU No. 2 and FSU No. 3, while Collin rates OU No. 10 and FSU No. 9.
Collin keeps FSU out of his top eight for yet another week.
11
AP
Louisville Cardinals
35
PR
12
AP
Ole Miss Rebels
13
PR
13
AP
North Carolina Tar Heels
20
PR
14
AP
USC Trojans
12
PR
15
AP
Duke Blue Devils
30
PR
16
AP
UCLA Bruins
21
PR
17
AP
Washington State Cougars
26
PR
18
AP
Oregon State Beavers
15
PR
19
AP
Utah Utes
19
PR
20
AP
LSU Tigers
11
PR
Besides Oklahoma, Louisville made the biggest climb on my ballot up to No. 11 after defeating Notre Dame. Collin, though, isn’t impressed. He has the Cardinals at No. 35.
We did both rank six schools between Nos. 11 and 20 — Ole Miss, UNC, USC, Oregon State, Utah and LSU.
21
AP
Tennessee Volunteers
16
PR
22
AP
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
14
PR
23
AP
Kentucky Wildcats
23
PR
24
AP
Wyoming Cowboys
74
PR
25
AP
Miami Hurricanes
24
PR
Collin and I both have Kentucky and Miami among our final five ranked teams. The biggest discrepancy of my entire Top 25 ballot is Wyoming. I have the Cowboys at No. 24, while Collin has Wyoming back at No. 74.
Teams I didn’t rank that Collin power-rated in his Top 25: No. 17 Texas A&M, No. 18 Clemson, No. 22 Kansas State and No. 25 Wisconsin.
