Ohio State ran its streak at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 to 11 straight weeks on Sunday, the second longest single-season run atop the college football poll in program history.
The Buckeyes (9-0) received 55 first-place votes to comfortably remain No. 1 after easily beating Purdue on Saturday. Big Ten rival Indiana stayed No. 2 and got six first-place votes after needing a two-minute drill scoring drive — and a gravity-defying touchdown catch — to avoid being upset at Penn State.
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The entire top five was unchanged this week, after No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 4 Alabama and No. 5 Georgia all won by double digits. The Aggies received four first-place votes.
Ole Miss moved up a spot to No. 6, flip-flopping with No. 7 Oregon after the Ducks also needed a late scoring drive to win at Iowa on a field goal in the cl
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