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Bohls: Oregon loss leaves a CFP opening for several

Posted November 24th, 2019

No big change in the Associated Press Top 25 since the SEC took a week off from its busy conference schedule to play a bunch of middle schools and form held for all but one Top 10 team.

But Oregon’s stunning loss to Arizona State leaves an opening for several one-loss teams, chief among them Georgia, Utah, Oklahoma and somehow a diminished Alabama.

I dropped the Ducks to 13th after falling to a 5-5 Arizona State team. I dropped SMU out of my Top 25 after losing to Navy for its second loss. I pushed now twice-beaten Penn State down to No. 12 despite giving Ohio State a run for its money.

My ballot newcomers are Navy and Virginia Tech.

Here’s my Top 25:

1. LSU
2. Ohio State
3. Clemson
4. Utah
5. Georgia
6. Oklahoma
7. Alabama
8. Michigan
9. Florida
10. Minnesota
11. Baylor
12. Penn State
13. Oregon
14. Cincinnati
15. Notre Dame
16. Auburn
17. Memphis
18. Boise State
19. Wisconsin
20. Iowa
21. Appalachian State
22. Oklahoma State
23. Navy
24. Air Force
25. Virginia Tech