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After making national headlines in defeating No. 5 Notre Dame on Saturday, the Northern Illinois football team is ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 for the first time since 2013.
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The Huskies are ranked No. 25 in the country after Saturday’s win against the Fighting Irish. NIU is the first team from non-Power Four conference to be ranked this season.
Notre Dame fell to No. 18. The Huskies are one spot ahead of the University of Illinois, who was the top school also receiving votes in the poll.
The full AP Top 25:
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Georgia (54) | 2-0 | 1566 | 1 |
| 2. Texas (4) | 2-0 | 1492 | 3 |
| 3. Ohio St. (5) | 2-0 | 1476 | 2 |
| 4. Alabama | 2-0 | 1331 | 4 |
| 5. Mississippi | 2-0 | 1323 | 6 |
| 6. Missouri | 2-0 | 1125 | 9 |
| 7. Tennessee | 2-0 | 1107 | 14 |
| 8. Penn St. | 2-0 | 1090 | 8 |
| 9. Oregon | 2-0 | 1077 | 7 |
| 10. Miami | 2-0 | 1073 | 12 |
| 11. Southern Cal | 2-0 | 1022 | 13 |
| 12. Utah | 2-0 | 1010 | 11 |
| 13. Oklahoma St. | 2-0 | 734 | 16 |
| 14. Kansas St. | 2-0 | 702 | 17 |
| 15. Oklahoma | 2-0 | 672 | 15 |
| 16. LSU | 1-1 | 521 | 18 |
| 17. Michigan | 1-1 | 503 | 10 |
| 18. Notre Dame | 1-1 | 427 | 5 |
| 19. Louisville | 2-0 | 383 | 22 |
| 20. Arizona | 2-0 | 381 | 20 |
| 21. Iowa St. | 2-0 | 309 | - |
| 22. Clemson | 1-1 | 292 | 25 |
| 23. Nebraska | 2-0 | 142 | - |
| 24. Boston College | 2-0 | 116 | - |
| 25. Northern Illinois | 2-0 | 114 | - |