UCLA cracks AP top 5, Ohio State to 11th ahead of first CFP release

Ohio State dropped out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 for the first time in five years, UCLA entered the top five for the first time in 25 years, and New Mexico earned the first ranking in program history.
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