AP College Football Poll 2024: Complete Week 11 Rankings Released

A 20-13 victory over Penn State in Happy Valley bumped Ohio State up to No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll ahead of Week 11.

The Nittany Lions, who suffered their first defeat, slipped from third to sixth.

Saturday's slate of games included multiple upsets that combined together to significantly alter the shape of the new poll.

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Week 11 AP Top 25

1. Oregon

2. Georgia

3. Ohio State

4. Miami

5. Texas

6. Penn State

7. Tennessee

8. Indiana

9. BYU

10. Notre Dame

11. Alabama

12. Boise State

13. SMU

14. LSU

15. Texas A&M

16. Ole Miss

17. Iowa State

18. Army

19. Clemson

20. Washington State

21. Colorado

22. Kansas State

23. Pittsburgh

24. Vanderbilt

25. Louisville

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For Penn State fans, the nature of their team's loss might've been worse than a blowout because it was a game that could've been won.

The Nittany Lions couldn't add to the 10-0 lead they built midway through the first quarter after OSU quarterback Will Howard threw a pick-six. Then two trips inside the Buckeyes' 5-yard line yielded zero points.

Penn State quarterback Drew Allar was picked off on a 1st-and-goal from the 3-yard line with 11 seconds left. The offense couldn't find the end zone in the fourth quarter, either, after getting another 1st-and-goal at the 3. Allar's pass on fourth down fell incomplete and gave the ball back to the Buckeyes.

Ohio State proceeded to run off the last 5:13 of the game.

Penn State is likely headed for a third straight 10-win season under head coach James Franklin, and a spot in the College Football Playoff is still attainable. Franklin's inability to win big games with any regularity overshadows everything he has achieved with the program, though.

When it comes to Texas A&M, a 44-20 upset at the hands of South Carolina is a step backward but doesn't change the fact the Aggies are ahead of schedule so far under first-year coach Mike Elko.

Granted, it might've been tough to look at the bigger picture as A&M was allowing the Gamecocks to rack up 530 yards of offense. Quarterback LaNorris Sellers threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns while running for another 106 yards and one score.

Sellers' 57-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Simon with 3:24 left in the game sent the Williams-Brice Stadium crowd into a frenzy and erased any comeback hopes for the Aggies.

Neither Iowa State nor Clemson could capitalize on Texas A&M's misfortune and move up into the Top 10. The Cyclones were upset thanks to a five-yard touchdown run by Texas Tech running back Tahj Brooks inside the final minute. The Tigers trailed by as many as 19 points in the fourth quarter to Louisville en route to a double-digit defeat.

That opened the door for Indiana claim a Top 10 spot in the AP poll for the first time since 2020.

The Hooisers improved to 9-0 with a 47-10 dismantling of Michigan State in East Lansing, Michigan. Kurtis Rourke threw for 263 yards and four touchdowns in his first game back after recovering from a thumb injury.

Beating Michigan in Week 11 would put Indiana at a program-record 10 wins.

The schedule is light on titanic clashes with conference play steadily winding toward its conclusion.

With Alabama and LSU each sitting on two losses, the stakes are a little lower in this one than they have been in the past. This does effectively serve as a CFP eliminator and missing the playoff will be a tough outcome for either SEC giant.

Georgia faces would could be a tough challenge against Ole Miss, hung 63 points and 694 yards on Arkansas in Week 10. The Rebels' earlier defeats to Kentucky and LSU raised questions over whether they're truly a contender, though.

And as another SEC program with two losses already, they're only one more away from what would be a brutally disappointing season outcome by missing the playoff.