Lane Kiffin and his LSU Tigers paid the price for the defeat by Ole Miss on Saturday night, dropping three spots to 10th in the Associated Press Poll.Ole Miss and impressive quarterback Trinidad Chambliss were rewarded with a spot in the top five, while Florida and Mississippi State cracked the rankings to give the SEC 10 teams in the top 25.The Rebels, who held off former head coach Kiffin and LSU 32-24, jumped over the Tigers and three other teams to land at No. 4 for their first top-five ranking since they were No. 3 in the final poll last season. LSU slipped three spots to No. 10.Texas was No. 1 for the second straight week and followed by Georgia, Notre Dame, Ole Miss and Indiana. Miami, Ohio State, Alabama, BYU and LSU completed the top 10.The Longhorns followed up their win over Ohio State with a solid 30-6 victory over UTSA and topped the ballots of 58 of the 69 media members on the Top 25 voting panel.Indiana got four first-place votes, Georgia and Ole Miss three apiece and Miami one. Lane Kiffin and his LSU Tigers paid the price for the defeat by Ole Miss by dropping to 10th Ole Miss and quarterback Trinidad Chambliss were rewarded with a spot in the top five Texas was No. 1 for the second straight week after a solid 30-6 victory over UTSALouisville was the biggest gainer, rising seven spots to No. 16 after its 41-31 victory over SMU, which dropped six rungs to No. 22.Texas A&M took the biggest fall, going from No. 9 to No. 23 after its surprising 31-21 home loss to unranked Kentucky.This week’s Top 25 marked the seventh time in the poll’s history the SEC has had at least 10 teams ranked in a regular-season poll. The SEC had a record 11 ranked teams in back-to-back polls last September.No. 21 Florida made its season debut in the rankings following a 44-39 road win over Auburn. The Gators are 3-0 for the first time since 2019 under first-year coach Jon Sumrall and in the Top 25 for the first time since Sept. 2, 2025.No. 24 Mississippi State is in the Top 25 for the first time since 2022, when its coach was Mike Leach. That team was No. 20 in the final poll.Jeff Lebby’s Bulldogs, led by rising star quarterback Kamario Taylor, has won back-to-back road games for the first time since 2014, erasing a 16-point deficit to beat South Carolina 41-34.Oklahoma struggled offensively for a second straight game in its 14-6 win over New Mexico and went from No. 24 to out of the top 25.Virginia, which had been No. 25 two straight weeks, was knocked out after losing 38-27 to West Virginia.