AP Top 25 poll: Oregon in hunt, Texas climbs Week 12 college football rankings

Oregon coach Dan Lanning was admittedly nervous before Atticus Sappington the winning field goal in the final seconds that put the Ducks up Beat Iowa 18-16.a win that moved his team into the top 10 of the final AP Top 25 after Week 12. Indiana exciting victory over Penn State after Fernando Mendoza led the Hoosiers on an 80-yard touchdown drive with no timeouts in the final moments.

“We do a lot of pressing shots in training and try to recreate that, but there’s nothing like 70,000 fans in the last second of a game with seven seconds left trying to get that shot.” Lanning said. “You can’t replicate that in practice. And Atticus handled it like a champ.

Indiana, one of three remaining undefeated in college footballtrailing the Nittany Lions by four points after back-to-back Nick Singleton touchdown passes in the fourth quarter before Mendoza threw a touchdown pass to Omar Cooper with 36 seconds left.

Wonless in the Big Ten this season, Penn State started the year as the No. 2 team in the AP Top 25 and then quickly gained momentum during conference play.

“This was the most incredible win I’ve been a part of, and there couldn’t have been a better place to get it,” Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said, noting Indiana's first win in program history at Penn State.

The Hoosiers are one of five Big Ten teams ranked in the updated AP Top 20. Ohio. The SEC leads all conferences with nine teams in the latest AP Top 25 rankings.

Last week's AP Top 25 rankings reflected first college football playoff rankings in the top five, but there were significant differences when it came to Oregon's ranking, BYU And Texas Tech. Unchanged Sunday after wins over Ohio State, Indiana. Texas A&M, Alabama And Georgiaexpect more when the second set of CFP Selection Committee rankings are released later this week.

AP Top 25, Week 12

1. Ohio State (54)
2. Indiana (11)
3. Texas A&M (1)
4. Alabama
5. Georgia
6. Ole Miss
7. Oregon
8. Texas Tech
9. Our Lady
10. Texas
11. Oklahoma
12. BYU
13. Vanderbilt
14. Georgia Tech
15. Utah
16. Miami
17. USC
18. Michigan
19. Louisville
20. Virginia
21. Tennessee
22. Cincinnati
23. Pittsburgh
24. James Madison
25. South Florida

Others who received votes: Tulane 83, Missouri 59, North Texas 55, Iowa 54, Houston 43, SMU 8, Arizona Street. 7, San Diego st.. 5, Illinois 5, UNLV 2, Memphis 1.