Indiana is the No. 1 crew in The Related Press Prime 25 faculty soccer ballot for the primary time after going by the common season and Massive Ten championship recreation 13-0, ending Ohio State‘s 14-week run atop the rankings.
The Hoosiers’ 13-10 win over the Buckeyes in Indianapolis on Saturday evening made them the unanimous choose for No. 1 as they seemed forward to prime seeding for his or her second straight look within the 12-team School Soccer Playoff.
Georgia, which beat Alabama by three touchdowns within the Southeastern Convention title recreation, moved up one spot to No. 2 for its highest rating of the season. Ohio State, the defending nationwide champion, slipped two spots to No. 3.
Indiana, which had probably the most losses in main faculty soccer historical past previous to Curt Cignetti’s arrival two years in the past, had by no means been ranked increased than No. 2 earlier than Sunday. That was the place the Hoosiers held for seven straight weeks earlier than they rose to the highest. They have been 100 poll factors forward of Georgia. The Bulldogs have been simply 12 factors forward of Ohio State.
Texas Tech, a 27-point winner over BYU within the Massive 12 championship recreation, additionally has its highest rating of the season after rising one rung to No. 4.
Oregon was No. 5 and adopted by Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Miami.
Miami moved up two spots and returned to the highest 10 for the primary time since mid-October. Alabama and BYU every dropped one spot, to Nos. 11 and 12.
Amongst Group of 5 groups, American Convention champion Tulane jumped 4 spots to No. 17 for its highest rating in two years. Solar Belt Convention champion James Madison remained No. 19.
With the restricted schedule of video games, all groups that have been within the Prime 25 final week remained within the ballot.
Virginia took the largest fall after dropping in additional time to Duke within the ACC championship recreation, going from No. 16 to No. 20.
The ultimate AP Prime 25 might be launched Jan. 20, the day after the nationwide championship recreation.
CONFERENCE CALL
SEC (8 ranked groups): 2, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 25.
Massive Ten (5): 1, 3, 5, 16, 18.
Massive 12 (4): 4, 12, 15, 20.
ACC (3): 10, 21, 24.
American (3): 17, 22, 23.
Impartial (1): 9.
Solar Belt (1): 19.
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