AP Top 25: Texas A&M falls to No. 7 after loss to Texas

Texas A&M dropped four spots to No. 7 after losing to Texas on Friday night.

The Aggies lost 27-17 on the road to the Longhorns as they missed out on the SEC title game thanks to a loss to Texas for the second straight season. Ohio State strengthened its hold on No. 1 with a win over Michigan on Saturday and will play No. 2 Indiana for the Big Ten title on Dec. 6.

Georgia moved up to No. 3 after beating Georgia Tech on Friday. Oregon is now at No. 4 and Texas Tech is at No. 5. The Ducks won at Washington on Saturday and the Red Raiders had no issues at West Virginia.

Ole Miss is at No. 6 as Lane Kiffin's future appears to lie elsewhere. Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Alabama all held their spots at the bottom of the top 10.

Texas moved up to No. 14 but is still a spot behind Vanderbilt at No. 13. The Longhorns beat the Commodores but Vanderbilt has one fewer loss than Texas. BYU is at No. 11 and Miami is at No. 12.

The AP poll could give us a very good idea of what the College Football Playoff rankings will look like on Tuesday night. Teams Nos. 8 through 12 are in the same order the CFP had them in a week ago and they all won their Week 14 games.

Will the committee also drop the Aggies to No. 7? That may depend on how they view Ole Miss if (or when) Kiffin officially leaves for LSU. The committee has said that it can consider Kiffin's absence in the way it ranks Ole Miss ahead of the playoff.

AP Top 25

1. Ohio State (12-0)

2. Indiana (12-0)

3. Georgia (11-1)

4. Oregon (11-1)

5. Texas Tech (11-1)

6. Ole Miss (11-1)

7. Texas A&M (11-1)

8. Oklahoma (10-2)

9. Notre Dame (10-2)

10. Alabama (10-2)

11. BYU (11-1)

12. Miami (10-2)

13. Vanderbilt (10-2)

14. Texas (9-3)

15. Utah (10-2)

16. Virginia (10-2)

17. USC (9-3)

18. Michigan (9-3)

19. James Madison (11-1)

20. North Texas (11-1)

21. Tulane (10-2)

22. Arizona (9-3)

23. Navy (9-2)

24. Georgia Tech (9-3)

25. Missouri (8-4)