AP top 25 poll: Vols tumble, Oregon rises in college football rankings for Week 4

Coming off a wild weekend, it's time to refresh the AP top 25 college football rankings as we move into a hugely consequential Week 4 slate

For the most part, ranked teams did their job on Saturday, going 22-2 on the day, although the nation's marquee brands struggled, including a scare for Florida State against Boston College, defending champion Georgia needing a comeback in the SEC opener, and Alabama looking extremely un-Alabama-like in a close, clumsy win over USF. Now, after a weird and wild weekend, it's time to update the AP top 25 college football rankings.

Where we left off: Week 3 AP top 25 rankings

Some early season losses have already brought about major changes in the rankings. Who's moving up this week? And who's going down? With the dust settled on this weekend's action, let's take a look at the updated poll, according to AP voters.

AP top 25 rankings

First-place votes in parentheses

1. Georgia (57)
2. Michigan (2)
3. Texas (3)
4. Florida State (1)
5. USC
6. Ohio State
7. Penn State
8. Washington
9. Notre Dame
10. Oregon
11. Utah
12. LSU
13. Alabama
14. Oregon State
15. Ole Miss
16. Oklahoma
17. North Carolina
18. Duke
19. Colorado
20. Miami
21. Washington State
22. UCLA
23. Tennessee
24. Iowa
25. Florida

Others receiving votes

Clemson 76, Missouri 72, Kansas State 54, TCU 21, Fresno State 17, Kansas 15, Tulane 13, Kentucky 10, Maryland 4, BYU 3, Wisconsin 2, Syracuse 2, Louisville 1, Auburn 1.

Related: How the AP top 25 is made | CFP rankings schedule

AP top 25 biggest movers

Alabama (Down 3). A win is a win, but the Crimson Tide did not look their usual selves in a 17-3 result at USF behind a stumbling offense that couldn't keep the pocket clean and with two quarterbacks who struggled badly.

Colorado (Down 1). The Buffs stayed perfect in a double-overtime win over rival Colorado State, but were down two possessions in that game before mounting the comeback, and now oddsmakers are concerned heading into the Oregon game.

Tennessee (Down 12). A fall from grace for the Volunteers, who in another loss at Florida proved that the offense is still a work in progress from the unit that ranked No. 1 in college football a year ago but lost key playmakers to the draft.

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