Texas Tech, Notre Dame enter high 10 of AP school soccer ballot

The Big 12 had two groups — BYU and Texas Tech — within the high 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 school soccer ballot for the primary time in two years Sunday, whereas Notre Dame was again within the high 10 after a two-month absence.

Oklahoma and Texas made the most important upward strikes on this week’s ballot, rising seven spots to No. 11 and No. 13, respectively.

The high seven groups have been unchanged within the last ballot earlier than the College Football Playoff committee releases its first rankings Tuesday evening to kick off the run-up to the CFP bracket launch Dec. 7.

No. 1 Ohio State, which pulled away within the second half to beat Penn State on Saturday, is on the high of the AP ballot for a tenth straight week. Indiana, which scored 50-plus factors towards a Big Ten opponent for the third time whereas hammering Maryland, is No. 2 for a 3rd straight week.

The Buckeyes and Hoosiers once more have been adopted by Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia, Oregon and Ole Miss.

Losses by Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and Miami shuffled the Nos. 8, 9 and 10 spots, now held by BYU, Texas Tech and Notre Dame.

Miami’s losses to 2 then-unranked opponents in three weeks have brought about a 16-spot plummet, from No. 2 to No. 18.

The distribution of first-place votes was the identical as final week. Ohio State obtained 54, Indiana obtained 11 and Texas A&M one.

The Buckeyes are within the Top 25 for a ninetieth straight ballot, third most on the energetic checklist. Notre Dame is in a fiftieth straight time, fifth on the energetic checklist. Texas, in the meantime, made its 800th look within the ballot, seventh all time.

No. 8 BYU and No. 9 Texas Tech gave the Big 12 two groups within the high 10 for the primary time since Oct. 29, 2023. The Cougars, who have been idle, have their highest rating of the season. The Red Raiders gained at Kansas State and reentered the highest 10 for the primary time in three weeks. The two groups face one another this weekend.

BYU has risen within the ballot six straight weeks since making its debut Sept. 21. The Cougars have gone from No. 25 to No. 8 over that span.

Notre Dame, a winner of six straight, was pushed by one-win Boston College on the highway earlier than successful 25-10, serving to the Irish transfer up two spots to No. 10. The Irish have been final within the high 10 in Week 3, at No. 8, earlier than a house loss to Texas A&M dropped them to 0-2 and to No. 24.

No. 11 Oklahoma and No. 13 Texas obtained seven-spot promotions for his or her wins Saturday. The Sooners beat Tennessee on the highway, and the Longhorns knocked off Vanderbilt at house. Tennessee took the most important fall, dropping 9 spots to No. 23.

No. 24 Washington, which was idle, is within the ballot for the primary time because it completed the 2023 season at No. 2 following its loss to Michigan within the nationwide championship recreation. The Huskies’ solely losses are to No. 1 Ohio State at house and to a then-unranked Michigan on the highway.

Houston, whose No. 22 rating final week was its first Top 25 look since 2022, dropped out after shedding at house to West Virginia.

CONFERENCE CALL

SEC (9): Nos. 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 19, 23
Big Ten (6): Nos. 1, 2, 6, 20, 21, 24
Big 12 (4): Nos. 8, 9, 17, 25
ACC (4): Nos. 12, 14, 16, 18
American (1): No. 22
Independent (1): No. 10

RANKED VS. RANKED

No. 8 BYU (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) at No. 9 Texas Tech (8-1, 5-1): The recreation of the yr within the Big 12. The Red Raiders have misplaced 16 straight towards top-10 groups.

No. 3 Texas A&M (8-0, 5-0 SEC) at No. 19 Missouri (6-2, 2-2): The Aggies embarrassed Missouri in College Station final yr, leaping out to a 34-0 lead and successful 41-7.