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Almost half of the teams swap places with LSU taking the biggest hit.

The Tigers were handled convincingly by rivals Texas A&M in Baton Rouge and consequently have dropped out of the Top 10 for the first time in a while.

The flipside is that several teams have benefitted from the Aggies’ win, including A&M itself, which has played its way into the Top 10. San Diego State, Army, Utah and UC Davis all move up, as does Arizona.

Further down the order, an idle Florida, along with Tennessee and Kutztown, are all affected by the leapfrogging Aggies, although that could all change again by next week.

The Vols have a massive game with Georgia this weekend to determine who wins the Southeastern Conference.

If it’s Tennessee, they would probably climb the rankings, but if it’s the Bulldogs, they could force their way into the Top 25 given that they’re one of several teams on the cusp.

We’ll know soon enough.

1 (1) California* (19-0) [5]
2 (2) BYU* (10-1) [5]
3 (3) St Mary’s* (14-1) [5]
4 (5) San Diego State (10-2) [4]
5 (6) Army* (10-1-1) [2]
6 (7) Utah (14-2) [5]
7 (11) UC Davis (9-2) [5]
8 (8) Arkansas State* (5-2) [3]
9 (9) Central Washington (11-1) [3]
10 (18) Texas A&M (7-3) [4]
11 (4) LSU* (10-2) [4]
12 (15) Arizona (8-3) [4]
13 (10) Delaware* (10-3) [4]
14 (12) Florida* (15-1) [3]
15 (13) Tennessee* (12-3) [3]
16 (14) Kutztown (14-3) [4]
17 (17) Penn State (8-2) [4]
18 (16) Colorado* (12-4) [4]
19 (19) Bowling Green* (11-3) [2]
20 (20) Navy* (7-4) [4]
21 (21) South Carolina* (11-1-1) [3]
22 (22) Colorado State* (7-6) [4]
23 (23) Syracuse (7-2) [2]
24 (24) UCLA (7-6) [4]
25 (25) Florida State (10-5-2) [3]

*denotes the inclusion of exhibition games
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