Northwestern entered the Top 25 college football rankings for the first time under coach David Braun, while Georgia rose to No. 1 after beating Alabama 20-17.
Georgia received 66 of 70 first-place votes in Sunday's poll. The win was its first in Tuscaloosa since 2014. Notre Dame moved to No. 2 after a 58-7 victory over Stanford, followed by Miami, Ohio State and Indiana.
Texas dropped six places to No. 7 after losing to Oklahoma. Oregon fell out of the rankings for the first time in four years after a 17-15 home loss to UCLA, which climbed nine spots to No. 12.
Kentucky returned at No. 15 following a 35-34 overtime win over LSU. LSU fell from No. 10 to No. 22.
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