Oregon moves to No. 2, Penn State No. 3 in AP Top 25 poll

After pulling off thrilling victories on Saturday, Oregon and Penn State both moved up a spot, to No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, behind No. 1 Texas in the AP Top 25 college football poll Sunday.In quarterback Quinn Ewers’ return, Texas dominated then-No. 18 Oklahoma 34-3 in the Red River Rivalry game, bouncing the Sooners from the rankings and solidifying its hold on the top spot. The Longhorns (6-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) garnered four more first-place votes (56) than last week, with the other six going to Oregon.The Ducks (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) fended off visiting Ohio State 32-31 in a wild conference matchup — featuring seven lead changes — and dropped the Buckeyes (5-1, 2-1) to No. 4.Oregon had not been ranked this high since losing to Ohio State in the inaugural College Football Playoff championship game and finishing the 2014 season at No. 2.Penn State (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) is enjoying its highest ranking in seven years after overcoming a 14-point, second-half deficit and edging host Southern California 33-30 on Ryan Barker’s overtime field goal.Georgia topped visiting Mississippi State 41-31 to remain No. 5, followed by Miami, Alabama, LSU (up five spots after beating then-No. 9 Ole Miss 29-26), Iowa State and Clemson to round out the top 10.Ole Miss (5-2, 1-2 SEC) experienced the poll’s biggest fall, dropping nine spots to No. 18 with its second loss in three weeks.Army (6-0) and Navy (5-0) made their season debuts in the poll at Nos. 23 and 25 and are ranked together for the first time since 1960.Upset 27-19 by unranked Arizona State for its second straight loss, then-No. 16 Utah fell out of the Top 25.The full AP Top 25 poll after Week 7:No. 1 TexasNo. 2 OregonNo. 3 Penn StateNo. 4 Ohio StateNo. 5 GeorgiaNo. 6 MiamiNo. 7 AlabamaNo. 8 LSUNo. 9 Iowa StateNo. 10 ClemsonNo. 11 Tennessee

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