A lack of high-level upsets meant few meaningful changes to the latest AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll rankings, with then-No. 12 Kentucky’s loss to Tennessee and then-No. 22 NC State’s loss to Wake Forest the biggest letdowns of the weekend. The Wildcats fell to No. 20, while the Wolfpack dropped out of the rankings.
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Elsewhere, Iowa lost to Northwestern and No. 24 Fresno State lost to Boise State. As a result, Northwestern, Boise State and Utah entered the top 25.
Here are college football rankings from the AP and Coaches polls ahead of Week 12:
Coaches Poll
(Dropped out: No. 17 Fresno State, No. 22 NC State. Other receiving votes; Northwestern 87; Fresno State 64; Army 58; Buffalo 56; Virginia 44; Duke 38; NC State 37; Pittsburgh 30; Texas A&M 29; Michigan State 20; Auburn 19; Troy 17; Appalachian State 14; Missouri 13; San Diego State 10; Wisconsin 7; Arizona State 2; Tennessee 1.)
AP Poll
(Others receiving votes: Army 128, UAB 78, Fresno St. 61, Michigan St. 31, NC State 30, Buffalo 29, Pittsburgh 28, Duke 20, Texas A&M 16, Iowa 8, Arizona St. 6, Stanford 3, Auburn 3, Troy 1.)
