ðŸŽ¥ HIGHLIGHTS | Fresno State 50, Hawai'i 20. Bulldogs win sixth straight, improves to 7-1. #GoDogs pic.twitter.com/0OabSLmVzF — Fresno State Football (@FresnoStateFB) October 28, 2018 FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno State (7-1, MW 4-0) is once again a ranked team coming in #20 in the AP Top 25 poll.After the Bulldogs 50-20 win v. Hawaii, the team has jumped into the national conversation as being one of college football's best. State also climbed to #23 in the Coach's Poll after being previously unranked.The first College Football Playoff rankings of the year will be released this Tuesday.Fresno State will play their next two games on the road at UNLV and at Boise State before returning home to face San Diego State on November 17th.<doc-sep>Let's take a look at the last AP Top 25 poll of October: RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS 1 Alabama (60) 8-0 1,500 1 2 Clemson 8-0 1,433 2 3 Notre Dame 8-0 1,374 3 4 LSU 7-1 1,317 4 5 Michigan 7-1 1,240 5 6 Georgia 7-1 1,202 7 7 Oklahoma 7-1 1,132 8 8 Ohio State 7-1 1,022 11 9 UCF 7-0 1,014 10 10 Washington State 7-1 938 14 11 Kentucky 7-1 905 12 12 West Virginia 6-1 891 13 13 Florida 6-2 734 9 14 Penn State 6-2 733 17 15 Texas 6-2 719 6 16 Utah 6-2 593 23 17 Houston 7-1 403 NR 18 Utah State 7-1 340 NR 19 Iowa 6-2 323 18 20 Fresno State 7-1 261 NR 21 Mississippi State 5-3 204 NR 22 Syracuse 6-2 192 NR 23 Virginia 6-2 175 NR 24 Boston College 6-2 169 NR 25 Texas A&M 5-3 132 16 All things considered it was a fairly tame week, as the top five teams stayed the same. But Georgia notched a huge win over Florida on Saturday and rose one spot to No. 6. While the Bulldogs didn’t make up a ton of ground in the poll, it was still a significant win. No. 4 LSU has to play Alabama next week. Even though the Tigers beat the Bulldogs, Georgia’s win over Florida may mean it would jump a two-loss LSU in the event that it falls to Alabama. That’s not a foregone conclusion, of course. But it’s something to keep in mind. LSU still might stay ahead of Georgia if it loses, but the Florida win gives the Bulldogs a fighting shot. MORE: 5 Week 9 outcomes that could affect the CFP picture Washington State was another team that rose. The Cougars are up to No. 10 after taking care of Stanford. Washington State is likely the Pac-12’s only shot at sending a team to the College Football Playoff. Minshew leads Washington State in last-minute win Gardner Minshew has been a revelation under center. He threw for 438 yards and three touchdowns on Saturday and now has a 26:6 touchdown to interception ratio on the year. While the Cougars have a lot of ground to make up to leap into the top four, they’re a scary group right now. The offense is absolutely lethal, with playmakers everywhere you look. Ohio State rejoined the top 10 after a bye week as a result of a few teams ahead of the Buckeyes losing. One of them was Florida, which dropped four spots to No. 13. That feels a little harsh after losing to Georgia, but not much separates teams eight through 15 or so. Texas, which is the 15th team, had a really tough loss to Oklahoma State. The Longhorns were the Big 12’s most likely Playoff team coming into the week. As it always seems to turn out, that distinction now belongs to Oklahoma. Again, falling nine spots for losing to a good Oklahoma State team may seem excessive, but the competition is real in that part of the poll. Kentucky gets the win on the last play of the game Moving on down the rankings, a bunch of new teams joined the AP Top 25 this week. Seven, to be exact, which is the most in one week since 1989. MORE: College football's top 25 re-ranked by offensive line weight It’s quite impressive that No. 17 Houston and No. 18 Utah State went from unranked to inside the top 20 in a week, but that’s how good both of those schools have been lately. The Cougars put 57(!) points on then-No. 21 South Florida on Saturday, while Utah State put up 61 on New Mexico. It’s safe to say both of those offenses are in midseason form. Fresno State, another Group of Five school, is ranked 20th. It’s the time of year where Power Five teams are beating each other up week after week. Programs like Houston, Utah State and Fresno State deserve to be recognized, and it’s nice to see them get their due. ALSO: How the first College Football Playoff rankings predict the semifinals The top of the poll may not have had as much activity as weeks prior, but next week should be interesting with LSU and Alabama squaring off. The first College Football Playoff rankings reveal also happens on Tuesday. How much will they resemble the AP’s? It will be fascinating to find out.<doc-sep>
Mountain West Football: Utah State #18, Fresno State #20 in Week 10 AP Top 25 Poll Mountain West football’s division leaders, the Utah State Aggies and Fresno State Bulldogs, land in the Associated Press top 25. Contact/Follow @MattK_FS & @MWCwire The Aggies and Bulldogs make their second top 25 of the weekend. After finding their way into the coaches poll earlier on Sunday morning, the Utah State Aggies and Fresno State Bulldogs used their big victories over New Mexico and Hawaii, respectively, to secure a spot on the Associate Press’s top 25 for Week 10. Utah State’s 61-19 win against the Lobos pushed the Aggies from #27 to #18, while Fresno State’s 50-20 win over the Warriors pushed them from #29 to #20. San Diego State managed to remain in the Also Receiving Votes crowd even after their 28-24 loss at Nevada, earning six points for the #39 spot. As in the coaches poll, however, Utah State and Fresno State will be chasing down two AAC teams as they look to climb in the rankings. Houston’s 57-36 win over South Florida vaulted the Cougars to #17, while UCF moved up one spot to #9 on their bye week. Unlike the coaches poll, though, three-loss Power 5 teams did not get quite as much love. Mississippi State landed one behind behind their fellow Bulldogs at #21 following a 28-13 win over Texas A&M, while the SEC’s Aggies dropped to #25 and the Washington Huskies fell out of the top 25 entirely after their loss to Cal.