College football
ap top 25 poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 7, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Oregon (62) 13-0 1550 1
2. Georgia 11-2 1474 5
3. Notre Dame 11-1 1398 4
4. Texas 11-2 1346 2
5. Penn St. 11-2 1258 3
6. Ohio St. 10-2 1233 7
7. Tennessee 10-2 1224 6
8. Boise St. 12-1 1108 10
9. Indiana 11-1 1052 9
10. Arizona St. 11-2 1001 12
11. Alabama 9-3 838 11
12. SMU 11-2 837 8
13. Clemson 10-3 827 18
14. South Carolina 9-3 770 13
15. Miami 10-2 697 14
16. Mississippi 9-3 680 15
17. BYU 10-2 531 17
18. Iowa St. 10-3 401 16
19. Army 11-1 363 24
20. Colorado 9-3 329 20
21. Illinois 9-3 317 21
22. Syracuse 9-3 234 23
23. Missouri 9-3 228 22
24. UNLV 10-3 144 19
25. Memphis 10-2 132 25
Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 75, Louisville 37, Duke 29, Kansas St. 9, Marshall 8, LSU 8, Florida 5, Ohio 2, Tulane 2, Baylor 2, Louisiana-Lafayette 1.
CFP schedule
FIRST ROUND
Friday, Dec. 20
No. 10 Indiana (11-1) at No. 7 Notre Dame (11-1), 5 p.m. (ESPN/ABC)
Saturday, Dec. 21
No. 11 SMU (11-2) at No. 6 Penn St. (11-2), 9 a.m. (TNT/MAX)
No. 12 Clemson (10-3) at No. 5 Texas (11-2), 1 p.m. (TNT/MAX)
No. 9 Tennessee (10-2) at No. 8 Ohio St. (10-2), 5 p.m. (ESPN/ABC)
QUARTERFINALS
Tuesday, Dec. 31
At Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz.
SMU/Penn St. winner at No. 3 Boise St., 4:30 p.m. (ESPN/ABC)
Wednesday, Jan. 1
At Peach Bowl, Atlanta
Clemson/Texas winner at No. 4 Arizona St., 10 a.m. (ESPN/ABC)
At Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.
Tennessee/Ohio St. winner at No. 1 Oregon, 2 p.m. (ESPN/ABC)
At Sugar Bowl, New Orleans
Indiana/Notre Dame winner at No. 2 Georgia, 5:45 p.m. (ESPN/ABC)
SEMIFINALS
Thursday, Jan. 9
at Orange Bowl, Miami
Quarterfinal winners, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Jan. 10
at Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Quarterfinal winners, 4:30 p.m., (ESPN)
CHAMPIONSHIP
Monday, Jan. 20
At Mercedez-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Semifinal winners, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
CFP RANKINGS
No. 1 Oregon 13-0
No. 2 Georgia 11-2
No. 3 Texas 11-2
No. 4 Penn St. 11-2
No. 5 Notre Dame 11-1
No. 6 Ohio St. 10-2
No. 7 Tennessee 10-2
No. 8 Indiana 11-1
No. 9 Boise St. 12-1
No. 10 SMU 11-2
No. 11 Alabama 9-3
No. 12 Arizona St. 11-2
No. 13 Miami 10-2
No. 14 Mississippi 9-3
No. 15 South Carolina 9-3
No. 16 Clemson 10-3
No. 17 BYU 10-2
No. 18 Iowa St. 10-3
No. 19 Missouri 9-3
No. 20 Illinois 9-3
No. 21 Syracuse 9-3
No. 22 Army 11-1
No. 23 Colorado 9-3
No. 24 UNLV 10-3
No. 25 Memphis 10-2
Bowl schedule
Saturday
Celebration Bowl (9 a.m., ABC): Jackson State vs. South Carolina State
Salute to Veterans Bowl (6 p.m., ESPN): South Alabama vs. Western Michigansalu
Tuesday, Dec. 17
Frisco Bowl (6 p.m., ESPN): West Virginia vs. Memphis
Wednesday, Dec. 18
Boca Raton Bowl (2:30 p.m. ESPN): Western Kentucky vs. James Madison
LA Bowl (6 p.m., ESPN): Cal vs. UNLV
Thursday, Dec. 19
New Orleans Bowl (4 p.m., ESPN): Georgia Southern vs. Sam Houston
Friday, Dec. 20
Cure Bowl (9 a.m., ESPN): Ohio vs. Jacksonville State
Gasparilla Bowl (12:30 p.m., ESPN): Florida vs. Tulane
Monday, Dec. 23
Myrtle Beach Bowl (8 a.m., ESPN): Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (11:30 a.m., ESPN): Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State
Tuesday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl (5 p.m., ESPN): South Florida vs. San Jose State
Thursday, Dec. 26
GameAbove Sports Bowl (11 a.m., ESPN): Pittsburgh vs. Toledo
Rate Bowl (2:30 p.m., ESPN): Rutgers vs. Kansas State
68 Ventures Bowl (6 p.m., ESPN): Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green
Friday, Dec. 27
Armed Forces Bowl (9 a.m., ESPN): Navy vs. Oklahoma
Birmingham Bowl (12:30 p.m., ESPN): Vanderbilt vs. Georgia Tech
Liberty Bowl (4 p.m., ESPN): Arkansas vs. Texas Tech
Holiday Bowl (5 p.m., FOX): Washington State vs. Syracuse
Las Vegas Bowl (7:30 p.m., ESPN): Texas A&M vs. USC
Saturday, Dec. 28
Fenway Bowl (8 a.m., ESPN): UConn vs. North Carolina
Pinstripe Bowl (9 a.m., ABC): Boston College vs. Nebraska
New Mexico Bowl (11:15 a.m., ESPN): TCU vs. Louisiana
Pop-Tarts Bowl (12:30 p.m., ABC): Miami (Fla.) vs. Iowa State
Arizona Bowl (1:30 p.m., CW): Colorado State vs. Miami (Ohio)
Military Bowl (2:45 p.m., ESPN): North Carolina State vs. East Carolina
Alamo Bowl (4:30 p.m., ABC): Colorado vs. BYU
Independence Bowl (6:15 p.m., ESPN): Army vs. Marshall
Monday, Dec. 30
Music City Bowl (11:30 a.m., ESPN): Missouri vs. Iowa
Tuesday, Dec. 31
ReliaQuest Bowl (9 a.m., ESPN): Michigan vs. Alabama
Sun Bowl (11 a.m., CBS): Louisville vs. Washington
Citrus Bowl (noon, ABC): South Carolina vs. Illinois
Texas Bowl (12:30 p.m. ESPN): LSU vs. Baylor
Thursday, Jan. 2
Gator Bowl (4:30 p.m., ESPN): Mississippi vs. Duke
Friday, Jan. 3
First Responder Bowl (1 p.m., ESPN): North Texas vs. Texas State
Duke’s Mayo Bowl (4:30 p.m., ESPN): Virginia Tech vs. Minnesota
Saturday, Jan. 4
Bahamas Bowl (8 a.m., ESPN): Buffalo vs. Liberty