SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego State football team moved up three spots and is ranked 19th in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, which was released Sunday. The No. 19 ranking is the Aztecs' best since 2017 (three times) and matches the best by a SDSU team since being ranked 16th in the final 1977 poll (Jan. 3, 1978).
San Diego State (11-1) has now been ranked seven times in the AP Top 25 poll this year, extending their program record for the most times being ranked in a season. Additionally, the Aztecs have been ranked 17 times since 2016.
SDSU garnered 416 points in this week's poll, up from 273 points a week ago following a 27-16 win over Boise State on Friday to secure a spot in the MW Championship game on Dec. 4. San Diego State trails No. 18 Wake Forest (485) by 69 points, and is ahead of No. 20 Louisiana (317), No. 21 North Carolina State (310), No. 22 Clemson (269), No. 23 Arkansas (214), No. 24 Texas A&M (117) and No. 25 Kentucky (82). Utah, who the Aztecs defeated, 33-31, on Sept. 18 and has three losses on the season, is ranked 14th with 667 points.
In the AFCA Coaches Poll, SDSU is also 19th with 396 points, gaining 139 points from last week. Wake Forest is one spot ahead of San Diego State with 531 points, while North Carolina State (334), Louisiana (268), Kentucky (226), Texas A&M (202), Clemson (170) and Arkansas (128) round out the top 25.
Georgia is ranked first in both polls with all the first-place votes.
The College Football Playoff Selection Committee Rankings will be released on Tuesday. The Aztecs were 21st in the fourth rankings last week.
SDSU, which has tied a program record with 11 victories, plays host to Utah State in the MW Championship game at noon PT Saturday at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
Football Ranked 19th in AP Top 25 Poll
