Mizzou moves up to No. 21 in AP Top 25; Ohio State unanimous No. 1

The Southeastern Conference flexed its collective muscle during the opening weekend of the college football season, going 12-1 overall.

The reward Tuesday was a record 10 teams in the Associated Press Top 25. The SEC also owned the old record of eight teams, a mark it matched in the preseason poll.

That record-setting group included Missouri, which jumped three spots to No. 21 after a 34-3 win against Southeast Missouri.

The Tigers benefitted from losses by Arizona State and Wisconsin and also leapfrogged an Arizona team that struggled to put away Texas-San Antonio in its season opener.

Next, Missouri will become the highest-ranked team ever to play at Arkansas State when the teams kick off at 6 p.m. Saturday in Jonesboro, Ark.

The Tigers weren’t the only SEC team making a move in the poll.

Ohio State remained a unanimous No. 1 after dispatching Virginia Tech on Monday, but Alabama and TCU flip-flopped spots behind the Buckeyes.

The Crimson Tide moved up to No. 2 after easing past Wisconsin, while the Horned Frogs struggled to pull away at Minnesota.

Texas A&M, which thumped Arizona State at Reliant Stadium in Houston, was the biggest mover in this week’s poll, vaulting 11 spots to No. 16.

Auburn remained No. 6, Georgia dropped one spot to No. 10 and LSU, whose opener against McNeese State was canceled, held steady at No. 14.

No. 17 Mississippi and No. 18 Arkansas stayed put in the ranking, while Tennessee moved up two spots to No. 23 and Mississippi State advance one spot to crack the poll at No. 25.

The Big 12 has three teams in the poll — No. 3 TCU, No. 4 Baylor and No. 19 Oklahoma.

Missouri also moved up two spots in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll, checking in at No. 21 on Tuesday.

The AP Top 25

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 7, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 79, BYU 74, Northwestern 72, Arizona State 49, Oklahoma State 30, West Virginia 23, Florida 8, Temple 8, Cincinnati 7, Kansas State 7, Minnesota 5, Louisville 4, N.C. State 4, Western Kentucky 3, California 2, Stanford 1.

Rustin Dodd’s ballot: 1. Ohio State, 2. TCU, 3. Michigan State, 4. Baylor, 5. Alabama, 6. Oregon, 7. Notre Dame, 8. Georgia, 9. Auburn, 10. Clemson, 11. Southern California, 12. Georgia Tech, 13. Florida State, 14. LSU, 15. Texas A&M, 16. UCLA, 17. Mississippi, 18. Oklahoma, 19. Missouri, 20. Arizona, 21. Oklahoma State, 22. Boise State, 23. Wisconsin, 24. Arizona State, 25. West Virginia.

Amway coaches’ Top 25

The Amway Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 7, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking:

Others receiving votes: Mississippi State 97, Arizona State 66, Oklahoma State 52, Northwestern 35; BYU 23, Kansas State 23, South Carolina 22, Duke 15, West Virginia 13, Miami, Fla. 12, Florida 7, Louisville 6, Marshall 6, Minnesota 5, N.C. State 4, Maryland 3, Nebraska 3, Temple 3, Illinois 2, Pittsburgh 2, California 1, Louisiana Tech 1, Memphis 1, Stanford 1.

This story was originally published September 8, 2015 at 1:44 PM with the headline "Mizzou moves up to No. 21 in AP Top 25; Ohio State unanimous No. 1."