After the first shake-up of the college football season, the Southeastern Conference grabbed six of the top seven spots in the AP Top 25 — a first in the 88-year history of the rankings — and Notre Dame tumbled all the way to No. 18 on Sunday after being stunned at home.
Georgia received 54 out of a possible 63 first-place votes to keep a firm hold on No. 1. No. 2 Texas jumped a spot after dominating defending national champion Michigan on the road and received four first-place votes. The Longhorns have their best ranking since finishing second in 2009.
The Wolverines were down to No. 17.
No. 3 Ohio State from the Big Ten slipped a spot. Then it was four more SEC teams. Alabama held steady at No. 4 and Mississippi moved up a spot to No. 5.
Missouri moved up three spots to No. 6 and Tennessee made a big jump from No. 14 to No. 7 after routing North Carolina State in Charlotte.
Golf: England’s Matt Wallace holed an 8-foot birdie putt to beat Alfredo Garcia-Heredia of Spain on the first playoff hole and win the European Masters in Switzerland. It was the 34-year-old Wallace’s fifth European tour title.
NFL: Police are calling for an investigation into why Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill was briefly detained for a traffic violation while entering Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., hours before his team opened the season against the Jaguars. Hill was seen on video posted to social media laying face down on the ground as officers placed his hands behind his back and appeared to put handcuffs on him. Hill still played in the Dolphins 20-17 victory, catching seven passes for 130 yards with a TD.
WNBA: Aces star A’ja Wilson sat out Sunday’s matchup against the Liberty after injuring her right ankle Friday in her team’s win against the Sun. The Aces said there are no long-term concerns about the injury.