There is just one week left to go in the 2018 regular season of the NCAA football season and things may appear locked in place, but anything can happen. It is certainly true that every single game matters and the final weekend could very well change the entire landscape of the College Football Playoff. For now, the week is over and it’s time to check out the new top 25 polls from both the coaches and the Associated Press .
For those who watched games over the weekend, it’s amazing what can happen in one half of football as opposed to the other. The No. 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide were tied with The Citadel going into halftime, but they opened it up in the second half by absolutely dominating and staying undefeated.
While some teams were overly familiar in the new polls, others were seeing it for the first time in many years.
As reported by ESPN , Army football is ranked in the Associated Press poll for the first time since 1996. The Black Knights have a 9-2 record and moved into the top 25 poll at No. 23 as they prepare to face rival Navy on December 8, 2018.
With the season winding down, the majority of the rest of the poll stayed virtually the same as there were not a lot of upsets.
Army is ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 1996. Read the story: https://t.co/iVUw8tp2Rm
— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) November 18, 2018
Here is the Associated Press Top 25 Poll released on November 18 of the 2018 season:
1.) Alabama Crimson Tide 2.) Clemson Tigers 3.) Notre Dame Fighting Irish 4.) Michigan Wolverines 5.) Georgia Bulldogs 6.) Oklahoma Sooners 7.) Washington State Cougars 8t.) UCF Golden Knights 8t.) LSU Tigers 10.) Ohio State Buckeyes 11.) Texas Longhorns 12.) West Virginia Mountaineers 13.) Florida Gators 14.) Utah State Aggies 15.) Penn State Nittany Lions 16.) Washington Huskies 17.) Kentucky Wildcats 18.) Utah Utes 19.) Syracuse Orange 20.) Northwestern Wildcats 21.) Boise State Broncos 22.) Mississippi State Bulldogs 23.) Army Black Knights 24.) Pittsburgh Panthers 25.) Iowa State Cyclones
Everyone continues to look up at Alabama in the @AmwayUS Coaches Poll. @WeAreAFCA https://t.co/wtjicbhqlW pic.twitter.com/HYQsEGTo4K
— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) November 18, 2018
Here is the Coaches Top 25 Poll released on November 18 of the 2018 season:
1.) Alabama Crimson Tide 2.) Clemson Tigers 3.) Notre Dame Fighting Irish 4.) Michigan Wolverines 5.) Georgia Bulldogs 6.) Oklahoma Sooners 7.) Washington State Cougars 8.) LSU Tigers 9.) UCF Golden Knights 10.) Ohio State Buckeyes 11.) Texas Longhorns 12.) West Virginia Mountaineers 13.) Florida Gators 14.) Penn State Nittany Lions 15.) Utah State Aggies 16.) Washington Huskies 17.) Utah Utes 18.) Kentucky Wildcats 19.) Syracuse Orange 20.) Mississippi State Bulldogs 21.) Northwestern Wildcats 22.) Boise State Broncos 23.) Fresno State Bulldogs 24.) Army Black Knights 25.) Pittsburgh Panthers
This has not been an overly shocking season of NCAA football as many of the top names expected to be up there are up there. Still, no one has the right to let up on the gas pedal and any kind of slip in the final week of the season could affect what happens in the College Football Playoff. The new Associated Press and Coaches Top 25 polls do say a lot as to where teams can end up and what bowl they’ll be in for December and January.
