The Associated Press

Michigan is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since it won its last national championship in 1997 while Georgia slipped to No. 6 on Sunday after its 29-game winning streak was snapped by Alabama.

Michigan received 51 first-place votes. No. 2 Washington had 11 first-place votes and the Huskies were followed by Texas at No. 3 and Florida State at No. 4. All four are conference champions and all but the Longhorns are unbeaten.

Alabama moved up three spots to No. 5 after beating Georgia 27-24 in the Southeastern Conference title game on Saturday. The Bulldogs had their string of 24 straight weeks at No. 1 snapped. It is the second longest in AP poll history behind Southern California’s 33 straight from 2003-05.

The poll was released shortly before the College Football Playoff rankings, with Alabama, Texas, Florida State and Georgia vying for the final two spots.

Ohio State was seventh, with Oregon, Missouri and Penn State rounding out the top 10.

Michigan is the first No. 1 team from outside the the SEC since Clemson in 2020 and the first No. 1 from outside the South since Big Ten rival Ohio State held the top spot in 2015.

Washington has its best ranking since reaching No. 2 in 1997 and Texas its best ranking since it finished No. 2 in 2009.

AP College Football Poll

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 2, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

	Record	Pts	Prv
1. Michigan (51)	13-0	1539	2
2. Washington (11)	13-0	1499	3
3. Texas	12-1	1375	7
4. Florida St.	13-0	1358	4
5. Alabama	12-1	1329	8
6. Georgia	12-1	1256	1
7. Ohio St.	11-1	1185	6
8. Oregon	11-2	1119	5
9. Missouri	10-2	1014	9
10. Penn St.	10-2	960	10
11. Mississippi	10-2	944	11
12. Oklahoma	10-2	867	12
13. LSU	9-3	823	13
14. Arizona	9-3	740	14
15. Notre Dame	9-3	634	16
16. Louisville	10-3	584	15
17. SMU	11-2	432	25
18. Liberty	13-0	424	20
19. NC State	9-3	377	21
20. Iowa	10-3	356	18
21. Oregon St.	8-4	309	21
22. Oklahoma St.	9-4	256	19
23. Tulane	11-2	201	17
24. James Madison	11-1	177	24
25. Tennessee	8-4	98	–

Others receiving votes: Clemson 87, Troy 65, Utah 39, Kansas St. 38, Miami (Ohio) 31, Toledo 22, Kansas 8, Kentucky 4.

USA Today College Football Coaches Poll

The USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll Top 25 with first-place votes received, team’s records, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th and ranking in last weeks poll.

	Record	Pts	Pvs
1. Michigan (51)	(13-0)	1535	2
2. Washington (8)	(13-0)	1482	3
3. Florida State	(13-0)	1358	4
4. Texas	(12-1)	1351	7
4. Alabama (3)	(12-1)	1351	8
6. Georgia	(12-1)	1275	1
7. Ohio State	(11-1)	1187	6
8. Oregon	(11-2)	1092	5
9. Missouri	(10-2)	1023	9
10. Penn State	(10-2)	952	10
11. Mississippi	(10-2)	932	11
12. Oklahoma	(10-2)	898	12
13. LSU	(9-3)	796	13
14. Arizona	(9-3)	707	15
15. Louisville	(10-3)	642	14
16. Notre Dame	(9-3)	633	16
17. Iowa	(10-3)	426	17
18. North Carolina State	(9-3)	423	20
19. SMU	(11-2)	375	24
20. Liberty	(13-0)	315	22
21. Oklahoma State	(9-4)	299	19
22. Oregon State	(8-4)	295	21
23. Tennessee	(8-4)	226	23
24. Tulane	(11-2)	139	18
25. James Madison	(11-1)	114	25

Dropped out: None.

Others Receiving Votes: Clemson (8-4) 107; Troy (11-2) 66; Kansas State (8-4) 64; Utah (8-4) 36; Kansas (8-4) 17; West Virginia (8-4) 8; Miami (Ohio) (11-2) 8; Toledo (11-2) 7; Boise State (8-5) 7; San Jose State (7-5) 3; New Mexico State (10-4) 1.