AP Top 25: Oklahoma surges into top 5, Georgia strengthens hold on No. 1 in poll

By Matt Brown, Seth Emerson and Justin Williams
Oklahoma made a big move in the latest AP Top 25 college football poll, leaping seven spots to No. 5 after its win against Texas, which fell six spots to No. 9. Here’s what you need to know about the new rankings:

After a rare unranked finish in 2022, Oklahoma has surged back into familiar territory in the top five, a bar it cleared in 14 of the previous 16 seasons for at least a week.
No. 1 Georgia is back up to 50 first-place votes a week after falling to 35, strengthening its hold on the top spot after a blowout win against Kentucky,…