Arkansas Takes Histroic Drop Out Top 25
After being upset in Little Rock by the ULM Warhawks, the Arkansas Razorbacks took a giant plunge in the AP Poll. Going into last Saturday ranked #8 in college football, Arkansas fell completely out of the top 25 in the Associated Press.
The drop marks the second largest ever in the AP poll, surpassed only by Michigan in 2007. The Wolverines began that season ranekd #5 in the country before losing their opener to FCS foe Applachian State and dropping completely out of the Poll.
Arkansas managed to remain in the USA Today Coaches' poll, only falling 11 spots from #10 to #21.
Despite the historic win, ULM isn't ranked, but did receive 23 votes.
The new AP top 25 is listed below, with their ranking from the previous poll listed to the right of their vote total.
1 | Alabama (48) | 2-0 | 1486 | 1 |
2 | USC (8) | 2-0 | 1414 | 2 |
3 | LSU (4) | 2-0 | 1404 | 3 |
4 | Oregon | 2-0 | 1299 | 4 |
5 | Oklahoma | 2-0 | 1160 | 5 |
5 | Florida State | 2-0 | 1160 | 6 |
7 | Georgia | 2-0 | 1155 | 7 |
8 | South Carolina | 2-0 | 1025 | 9 |
9 | West Virginia | 1-0 | 1017 | 9 |
10 | Michigan State | 2-0 | 995 | 11 |
11 | Clemson | 2-0 | 868 | 12 |
12 | Ohio State | 2-0 | 772 | 14 |
13 | Virginia Tech | 2-0 | 734 | 15 |
14 | Texas | 2-0 | 716 | 17 |
15 | Kansas State | 2-0 | 714 | 21 |
16 | TCU | 1-0 | 542 | 20 |
17 | Michigan | 1-1 | 429 | 19 |
18 | Florida | 2-0 | 427 | 24 |
19 | Louisville | 2-0 | 316 | 23 |
20 | Notre Dame | 2-0 | 310 | 22 |
21 | Stanford | 2-0 | 260 | 25 |
22 | UCLA | 2-0 | 250 | NR |
23 | Tennessee | 2-0 | 177 | NR |
24 | Arizona | 2-0 | 149 | NR |
25 | Brigham Young | 2-0 | 110 | NR |
- Dropped from rankings: Arkansas 8, Wisconsin 13, Nebraska 16, Oklahoma State 18
- Others receiving votes: Boise State 106, Arkansas 79, Nebraska 79, OREGONST 77, Mississippi State 70, Baylor 54, Wisconsin 44, ULMONROE 23, Ohio 17, Georgia Tech 15, Oklahoma State 13, South Florida 12, ARIZONAST 10, IOWAST 5, NORTHWSTRN 5, UTAHST 1, North Carolina 1