Oregon drops to within one vote of unanimous No. 1 team in AP Top 25 Poll

For the first time in more than a decade, the Oregon ducks took the field as the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 poll against No. 24 Illinois on Saturday. The Ducks handled business, winning 38-9 and taking out their starting quarterback. Dillon Gabriel Midway through the fourth quarter. After the convincing victory, the Ducks are just one vote away from being the unanimous number one team.

When asked about his team’s standing at his weekly press conference on Oct. 21, Oregon coach Dan Lanning replied, “Who cares?”

While Lanning has his team locked in, fans are certainly checking the polls to see which Ducks can climb.

In the Week 9 AP Top 25 poll, Oregon received 59 of 61 first-place votes, with the other two going to the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs. In Week 10, there were 62 votes and the Ducks received 61 of 62.

However, the Bulldogs have two more ranked opponents on their schedule, while the Ducks currently have none. If Georgia beats No. 19 Ole Miss and No. 7 Tennessee, they could have a shot at overtaking Oregon for the No. 1 spot.

No. 3 Penn State survived the trip to Wisconsin at 28-13, but Nittany Lions starting quarterback Drew Allar left the game with a knee injury. Penn State’s upcoming matchup with No. 4 Ohio State has major implications for both the Big Ten Conference standings and national rankings.

After traveling to Penn State, the Buckeyes have one ranked game remaining against No. 13 Indiana on Nov. 23. Ohio State has a great chance to ruin Penn State and Indiana’s undefeated seasons and cement themselves in the Big Ten Championship game.

No. 6 Texas survived a scare against Vanderbilt, winning 27-24. The Longhorns are trying to defend themselves as the best one-loss team in the country, and they have a chance to prevail against No. 10 Texas A&M after the Aggies defeated No. 16 LSU on Saturday night.

The Oregon Ducks should remain atop the AP Top 25 poll with three ranked wins over No. 4 Ohio State, No. 15 Boise State and No. 24 Illinois. While the Fighting Illini could fall out of the top 25 after losing to the Ducks, the Boise State Broncos have a strong chance of making the College Football Playoff after beating UNLV on Friday night.

Here’s the AP Poll for Week 10:

1 Oregon

2 georgia

3 state of Pennsylvania

4 Ohio State

5Miami

6 Texas

7Tennessee

8 Notre Dame

9 BYU

10Texas A&M

11 Clemson

12 Iowa State

13Indiana

14Alabama

15 Boise State

16 L.S.U.

17 Kansas State

18 Pittsburgh

19 Old Miss

20 EMU

21 army

22 Washington State

23 Colorado

24 Illinois

25 Missouri