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Alabama replaces Georgia in the NCAA at 1-134

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Alabama takes over as the new No. 1 USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-134 after Saturday night’s memorable win over Georgia.

The Crimson Tide jump four spots from last week, while the Bulldogs fall four spots to No. 5. This pair ranks No. 2 Texas, No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Tennessee.

Alabama leads the Longhorns by a hair. Texas is coming off a very good road win against Michigan and a second Power Four win against Mississippi State in the program’s SEC debut. However, the Crimson Tide’s win on Saturday is the best of any team so far this season, and they also won at non-conference Wisconsin. Additionally, Alabama’s win over Western Kentucky surpasses the Longhorns’ Group of Five wins over Colorado State, Texas-San Antonio and Louisiana-Monroe.

The high-profile road loss secures Georgia as the highest-ranked one-loss team and keeps the Bulldogs ahead of several undefeated Power Four rivals in No. 6 Oregon, No. 7 Penn State, No. 8 Miami, No. 9 Iowa State and No. 10 Missouri.

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Another planned SEC contender suffered a steeper decline. After the 17:20 loss to Kentucky, Mississippi falls from 6th place to 15th place. In the Big 12, Utah fell seven spots to No. 16 after its loss to Arizona.

There are two new faces breaking into the top 25. One is No. 24 Rutgers, which moved to 4-0 for the first time since 2012 after a narrow win over Washington. Next up is No. 25 Indiana, which is 5-0 for the first time since 1967 after defeating Maryland in its Big Ten opener.

By Jasper

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