She climbed up the list debuting with the 47th position in 2005, moving up 10 spots to 37 in 2006 and then to 33 in 2007.
Johns was second, moving up two spots with earnings of $2.5 million.
Kenseth moved up two spots to 11th place in points.
After their victory over Georgia, Alabama moved up two spots to the No. 4 ranking for prior to their game against Kentucky.
The Minutemen moved up two spots in the poll, leapfrogging North Carolina, which received six first-place votes after beating Texas in its season opener.
The Colts should not worry about a threat to their offensive supremacy, but the Ravens have moved up four spots in only five weeks.
Since 2001, Northeastern has moved up 94 spots in the rankings.
Still, the Hokies (4-0) prevailed and moved up two spots to No. 19 in the Associated Press poll.
Connecticut and Kentucky each jumped one place to sixth and seventh, while Stanford moved up two spots to eighth.
That helped the Americans move up two spots in the ranking.