Missouri Tigers climb, Kansas Jayhawks drop out of weekly AP Top 25 football rankings
Missouri moved up two slots while Kansas dropped into the “others receiving votes” category alongside idle K-State in the sixth AP football poll of the season.
The Tigers (5-0) were accorded a No. 21 ranking following their 38-21 victory Saturday at Vanderbilt. Kansas (4-1), which was No. 24 a week ago after a 4-0 start to the season, received three votes, essentially placing the Jayhawks at No. 35 overall.
MU is 5-0 for the first time since 2013.
Kansas State (3-1), which started the season ranked but fell out of the poll after a road loss to Missouri, received 44 votes, trailing only Maryland (81) in the “others receiving votes” category. The Wildcats did not play Saturday.
K-State will travel to Oklahoma State on Friday for a 6:30 p.m. kickoff. KU will meet UCF at 3 p.m. Saturday in Lawrence, while Missouri will take on LSU at 11 a.m. Saturday in Columbia.
Georgia is No. 1 in this week’s AP poll, while Michigan is No. 2 and Texas, a 40-14 winner over KU Saturday, ranks No. 3. Ohio State is at No. 4, followed by Florida State, Penn State, Washington, Oregon, USC and Notre Dame.
This story was originally published October 1, 2023 at 1:59 PM with the headline "Missouri Tigers climb, Kansas Jayhawks drop out of weekly AP Top 25 football rankings."
