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he top tier of The Associated Press college football poll is getting crowded. Georgia remains a clear No. 1 in the Top 25. The Bulldogs received 55 first-place votes this week.

George Kirby escaped an early bases loaded jam to throw six shutout innings, Seattle took advantage of three Houston errors, and the Mariners snapped a four-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Astros.

Colorado fell out of The AP college football poll after a resounding loss in one of the weekend’s showcase games and the teams toward the top of the rankings were shuffled and tightened.

Marcus Semien homered twice, Corey Seager had a go-ahead, two-run shot and the Texas Rangers held on to beat the Seattle Mariners 9-8 to finish a three-game sweep in a crucial AL West series.

Dominic Canzone homered and drove in four runs as the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 to complete a three-game sweep and maintain their position in the tight AL West race.

J.P. Crawford homered in the ninth and Jarred Kelenic hit a pair of RBI singles to support Luis Castillo’s eighth consecutive winning decision, leading the Seattle Mariners over the Oakland Athletics 7-2.

No. 13 Alabama is out of the top 10 of The AP college football poll for the first time since 2015, and Georgia remained No. 1 on Sunday. This week, the opening of regular season conference play.

No. 8 Washington’s visit to Michigan State would have been one of the closely watched intersectional games Saturday even without the latest scandal in East Lansing.

Texas jumped seven spots to No. 4 in The Associated Press college football poll after beating Alabama, and the Pac-12 became just the second conference to place as many as eight teams in an AP Top 25.

J.P. Crawford dropped a two-run single into left field in the seventh inning to give Seattle the lead, and the Mariners closed out the winningest month in franchise history by beating the Oakland Athletics 5-4.