Ohio State drops out of AP top 10 after USC upset; New Mexico earns first ranking

The Nov. 1 AP college football poll put Ohio State at No. 11 after its loss to USC, which rejoined the Top 25. The Buckeyes’ drop ended a run of 86 straight top-10 poll appearances. New Mexico earned its first ranking, Utah entered the top three, UCLA cracked the top five, Texas returned to the top 10 and Florida fell to No. 25.