South Carolina surges to No. 13, surpassing Clemson after a rivalry win, with the College Football Playoff set to be decided after Saturday’s title games.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Ohio State, Miami and Clemson plunged in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday following their losses during a wild weekend. Eight of the top 10 teams moved up one spot, and Oregon was No. 1 for the seventh straight week.
The shakeup creates two top-five matchups in conference championship games on Saturday, a day before the College Football Playoff bracket is announced. Oregon, the nation’s only unbeaten team, will face No. 3 Penn State in the Big Ten game in Indianapolis. No. 2 Texas will play No. 5 Georgia in the Southeastern Conference game in Atlanta, a rematch of their top-five meeting in October won by the Bulldogs.
No. 4 Notre Dame, 11-1 and a winner of 10 straight, won’t play again until the College Football Playoff.
SMU is No. 8, followed by Indiana and Boise …