AP Top 25 poll: Miami takes over at No. 1, BYU surges to No. 2 in college football rankings

news There is a modification at the top for the 2nd straight week in the middle of a disorderly weekend of upsets, while BYU’s win over Notre Dame made significant regard from the citizens

The wildest Saturday in college football history caused a considerable shakeup in the weekly Associated Press Top 25 survey.

When 5 of the 8 top-ranked groups all lost on the exact same day– the very first time in AP survey history– it ensured a new-look leading 10.

The unbeaten Miami Hurricanes are the brand-new No. 1 group in the nation, getting 40 first-place votes. The Hurricanes, atop the AP survey for the very first time because 2002, leapt recently’s No. 1 Georgia, which slipped to No. 5 after a last-second home loss to unranked Auburn.

The Big 12 was the greatest benefactor from Saturday’s mayhem atop the rankings. BYU leapt all the method approximately No. 2 after its questionable win over then-No. 2 Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish fell 2 areas to No. 4 in spite of the Big 12 providing a declaration later that authorities erred in not putting another 2nd on the clockTexas Tech leapt up 2 areas to No. 8 after its blowout win over Arizona State.

The Big 12 now has a conference-best 3 top-10 groups. The Big Ten likewise has 3 top-10 groups (Ohio State, Indiana and UCLA), while the SEC has 2.

news SEC currently consuming itself

A week earlier, the SEC had 4 groups in the leading 10 and 7 in the leading 15.

Today: Two in the leading 10 and 5 in the leading 15.

It’s not a surprise that the SEC is beating itself up, though seeing the Big 12 with more leading 10 groups is undoubtedly mind-blowing. The SEC slate is constantly tough, and transferring to a nine-game conference schedule naturally made it harder.

Saturday revealed simply how difficult from top-to-bottom the SEC is this season. The only top-10 group from recently to endure untouched was Ole Miss. Georgia, Texas and Alabama all decreased on Saturday, with 2 of those losses coming at home. There is no longer an unbeaten group in the SEC, and it sure looks most likely there will be more mayhem to come within the conference.

news First-year success at UCLA, Kentucky

UCLA is a leading 10 group. Kentucky is the No. 12 group.

In football.

Seriously.

UCLA’s Bob Chesney and Kentucky’s Will Stein ought to be the co-frontrunners for Coach of the Year awards for what they’ve currently achieved in simply half a season. Chesney took control of a program that went 3-9 last season and fired head coach DeShaun Foster after just 3 video games. The No. 9 Bruins are 6-0 and ranked in the leading 10 for the very first time given that 2022. UCLA’s 17-7 win over Wisconsin without quarterback Nico Iamaleava revealed that this group is a genuine College Football Playoff competitor.

Stein’s circumstance was a bit much better– the Wildcats went 5-7 in Mark Stoops’ last season– however to be 6-1 in the SEC with wins over LSU, Oklahoma and Texas A&M is beyond excellent. The Wildcats might continue climbing up in the rankings, too, with Vanderbilt up next.

news Week 8 AP Top 25

RANK SCHOOL REC LW PTS

1.

Miami (40)

6-0

3

1,697

2.

BYU (20)

6-0

8

1,675

3.

Ohio State (9)

6-1

4

1,649

4.

Notre Dame

6-1

2

1,395

5.

Georgia

6-1

1

1,382

6.

Indiana

6-1

5

1,370

7.

Ole Miss

5-1

9

1,360

8.

Texas Tech (1)

6-0

10

1,336

9.

UCLA

6-0

12

1,159

10.

Utah

6-0

11

1,153

11.

Tennessee

6-1

14

1,151

12.

Kentucky

6-1

15

932

13.

Alabama

5-2

6

870

14.

Houston

6-1

20

785

15.

Iowa

5-1

17

747

16.

USC

6-1

19

592

17.

Wake Forest

6-1

21

574

18.

LSU

5-2

22

529

19.

Texas

4-2

7

440

20.

Florida

5-2

NR

355

21.

Boise State

5-1

23

295

22.

Missouri

5-2

13

290

23.

SMU

5-1

24

265

24.

Northwestern

5-1

25

254

25.

Arizona

5-1

NR

136

Getting votes: Oklahoma State 128, Oregon 79, Auburn 61, James Madison 52, Mississippi State 30, New Mexico 6, Oregon State 3