College Football Rankings: Notre Dame jumps Alabama in AP Poll

Notre Dame is off to a 3-0 start to the football season and has looked rather impressive. The Irish started the year ranked 13th in the Associated Press Poll and moved to No. 9 after defeating North Carolina State on Saturday.

Who did they pass?

The standard in college football for the last decade-and-a-half.

Alabama.

Notre Dame’s win and 3-0 start coupled with Alabama’s first home loss to a non-SEC team since 2007 caused the Crimson Tide to fall to 10th.

So how high did Texas climb after beating Alabama, and how close is Colorado to cracking the top 10 after dominating Nebraska?

Below is a look at the latest AP Top 25.

Dropped Out of Rankings

Team and previous ranking:

Wisconsin 19, Clemson 21, Tulane 22, Texas A&M 23

Others receiving votes:

Clemson 86, Arkansas 33, TCU 19, Kansas 19, Tulane 17, Wisconsin 10, Mississippi State 5, Kentucky 5, Cincinnati 3, Minnesota 3, Fresno State 2, Wyoming 1, James Madison 1, Oklahoma State 1, Maryland 1, Texas A&M 1.

Iowa

2-0, 20-13 win vs. Iowa State

Last week: Unranked

Hawkeyes Wire

UCLA

2-0, 35-10 win vs. San Diego State

Last Week: Unranked

Washington State

2-0, 31-22 win vs. Wisconsin

Last week: Unranked

Miami (Fla.)

2-0, 48-33 win vs. Texas A&M

Last week: Unranked

Duke

2-0, 42-7 win vs. Lafayette

Last week: 24th

North Carolina

2-0, 40-34 (2 OT) win vs. Appalachian State

Last week: 16th

Tar Heels Wire

Oklahoma

2-0, 28-11 win vs. SMU

Last week: 17th

Colorado

2-0, 36-14 win vs. Nebraska

Last week: 25th

Buffaloes Wire

Ole Miss

2-0, 37-20 win vs. Tulane

Last week: 20th

Oregon State

2-0, 55-7 win vs. UC-Davis

Last week: 18th

Kansas State

2-0, 42-13 win vs. Troy

Last week: 15th

LSU

1-1, 72-10 win vs. Grambling

Last week: 14th

Tigers Wire

Oregon

2-0, 38-30 win at Texas Tech

Last week: 13th

Utah

2-0, 20-13 win at Baylor

Last week: 12th

Tennessee

2-0, 30-13 win vs. Austin Peay

Last week: 9th

Vols Wire

Alabama

1-1, 34-24 loss vs. Texas

Last week: 3rd

Roll Tide Wire

Notre Dame

3-0, 45-24 win at NC State

Last week: 10th

Fighting Irish Wire

Washington

2-0, 43-10 win vs. Tulsa

Last week: 8th

Penn State

2-0, 63-7 win vs. Delaware

Last week: 7th

Nittany Lions Wire

Ohio State

2-0, 35-7 win vs. Youngstown State

Last week: 4th

Buckeyes Wire

USC

3-0, 56-10 win vs. Stanford

Last week: 6th

Trojans Wire

Texas (2)

2-0, 34-24 win at Alabama

Last week: 11th

Longhorns Wire

Florida State (3)

2-0, 66-13 win vs. Southern Miss

Last week: 5th

Michigan (2)

2-0, 35-7 win vs. UNLV

Last week: 2nd

Wolverines Wire

Georgia (55)

2-0, 45-3 win vs. Ball State

Last week: 1st

UGA Wire

Story originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire