Undefeated Navy and Army were ranked in the same college football poll for the first time since 1960

BALTIMORE – The Army and Navy are together in the top 25 for the first time in more than 60 years.

Army, which beat UAB 44-10, and Navy, which did nothing, managed to finish in the rankings at the same time for the first time since October 3, 1960.

Their simultaneous appearance this season only lasted a week. Army was 3-0 and ranked 18th before losing two straight games to finish 6-3-1. Navy had entered the rankings a week earlier at No. 17 and finished the season at 9-2 and No. 4.

Army (6-0) and Navy (5-0) have not each been undefeated at this point in a season since 1945, weeks after the end of World War II and during the era when military academies were the sport's powerhouses.

The Army ranks 23rd overall and the Navy ranks 25th.

Oregon and Penn State each moved up one spot in the Associated Press college football poll on Sunday after thrilling wins in high-profile games.

Texas solidified its position at No. 1 with its 31-point win over Oklahoma. The Longhorns received 56 of 62 first-place votes, four more than last week and the most since they were unanimously No. 1 in October 2008.

This weekend wasn't as crazy as the week before, when four of the top 11 teams were upset and only two teams retained their spots in the ensuing rankings shift.

That's not to say Week 7 was lacking in excitement.

Oregon's 32-21 home win over Ohio State featured seven lead changes and moved the Ducks to No. 2 with the other six first-place votes. It's their highest finish since they finished the 2014 season at No. 2 after being ranked No. 1 in college -Football playoff championship game against the Buckeyes.

Penn State rose to No. 3 with a 33-30 overtime win at Southern California, the Nittany Lions' highest ranking in seven years.

Penn State-USC was one of four games involving AP Top 25 teams that went to OT on Saturday, including three in the top 10.

Ohio State fell two spots to No. 4 and Georgia remained at No. 5. Miami, Alabama, LSU, Iowa State and Clemson rounded out the top 10.

Survey points

LSU and Mississippi were the biggest movers after the Tigers' 29-26 overtime win. The Tigers rose from No. 13 to No. 8, their first top-10 appearance since they were ranked No. 5 in the 2023 preseason poll. Mississippi, which lost for the second time in three games, fell from No. 9 to No. 18.

No. 9 Iowa State is 6-0, its highest ranking since September 2021 for the first time since 1938.

Tennessee was ranked in the top 10 in four straight polls before slipping to No. 11 after its 23-17 overtime win over Florida.

The Southeastern Conference holds eight spots in the AP Top 25. The Big Ten still has three teams in the top five – Oregon, Penn State and Ohio State – and six in the top 25.

In and out

Army and Navy are the only teams making their season debuts in the poll.

Utah, coming off two straight losses, was eliminated after losing 27-19 to Arizona State.

Oklahoma, ranked No. 18 before its loss to Texas, is out of the AP Top 25 for the first time since the end of the 2022 season.