AP Top 25: Conference breakdown
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The AP Top 25 got its first major shake up of the 2017 season after seven(!) ranked teams lost. As everybody surveys the new landscape, check out which conferences are sitting pretty now that the dust from the weekend has settled.
Top 25 teams that lost this week:
Syracuse beat (2) Clemson 27-24
California beat (8) Washington State 37-3
Arizona State beat (5) Washington 13-7
Boise State beat (19) San Diego State 31-14
West Virginia beat (24) Texas Tech 46-35
Memphis beat (25) Navy 30-27
Comings and goings: San Diego State (Mountain West), Texas Tech (Big 12), and Navy (AAC) dropped out of the AP Top 25 while West Virginia (Big 12), LSU (SEC), and Memphis (AAC) moved in.
| Total Teams | Avg. Rank | Highlights | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Big Ten |
5 |
10 |
No. 2 Penn State; two teams in top five; three in top 10. |
|
ACC |
4 |
11.25 |
No top five teams; two in top 10; No. 7 Clemson. |
|
Big 12 |
4 |
11.5 |
No. 4 TCU; three teams in top 10. |
|
SEC |
4 |
12.25 |
No. 1 Alabama; two teams in top five. |
|
Pac-12 |
4 |
15 |
No teams in top 10; No. 11 USC. |
|
AAC |
3 |
20.3 |
No. 16 USF; two teams in top 10. |
Note: NC State and USF are tied at No. 16.