Overview

• Ohio State stayed No. 1 as Oregon narrowed the gap with 16 first-place votes, the closest margin between the top two this season.
• Oregon rose four spots to No. 2 after a 30-24 double-overtime road win sealed by a Dante Moore-to-Gary Bryant Jr. touchdown and a Dillon Thieneman interception.
• Penn State dropped to No. 7 in the AP poll and No. 6 in the Coaches Poll following its first defeat.
• Ole Miss jumped nine places to No. 4 and Alabama returned to No. 10, while Georgia fell to No. 12 and LSU to No. 13.
• Penn State announced a White Out crowd of 111,015, the second-largest in Beaver Stadium history despite a renovation-reduced capacity of 106,304.