NewzThe wildest week of college football didn’t disappoint in the polls: Not a single team stayed put in the latest AP Top 25 rankings, after five of Saturday’s top seven teams lost in a first for the poll.Miami landed the No. 1 spot for the first time since 2002, No. 2 BYU has its highest ranking since its 1984 national championship season and Ohio State slid in at No.
3.Despite their losses, Notre Dame, Georgia and Indiana held tight in the top six, thanks to capital they built up with their 6-0 starts. Plus, the losses by the Fighting Irish and Hoosiers were against top-10 opponents.Follow live analysis and see what to look for this season below.Here’s what to know:Big 12 is on the riseBy MAURA CAREYThe Big 12 has a season-high of five teams in the AP Top 25 this week, led by No. 2 ranking is its highest since 1984, when the Cougars sat atop the poll for four weeks.Arizona is the conference’s only newcomer this week, benefitting from an idle week after a Week 6 win over West Virginia.The Big 12 also boasts half of the nation’s six remaining undefeated teams, with BYU, Texas Tech and Utah all still unbeaten.Ask a voter: Why didn’t Georgia fall further after losing to an unranked Auburn?By KIRK BOHLSI don’t think Georgia should fall below 5.
That’s where I had the Dawgs.But they did drop 4 spots after losing on a walk-off field goal.It wasn’t like Georgia got trounced. I’d defy anybody who says the Bulldogs don’t pass the eyeball test.They’re damn good. ___ Bohls has been an AP Top 25 voter since 1989.Kentucky’s rise continuesBy MAURA CAREYKentucky, one of the more unexpected contenders in the AP Top 25 this year, continues to ascend in the ranks.
The Wildcats moved up three spots to No. 12, marking the program’s highest ranking since 2022.Kentucky is now the fourth-highest-ranked SEC team, behind only No. A 21-13 win over Oklahoma, paired with Alabama’s loss to Tennessee, boosted the Wildcats over the Crimson Tide in the rankings.The Wildcats pulled off a late comeback with two fourth-quarter touchdowns.
The latter was a 41-yard pick-six with just over a minute remaining, putting the game out of reach for Oklahoma.Ask a voter: Why is Notre Dame ranked so high?By KIRK BOHLSThat’s a great question.Notre Dame was my presea… 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 for the first time since 2002, No. Miami and BYU were the biggest beneficiaries of the chaos and were joined by Ohio State in a tightly bunched top three.The Hurricanes took over the top spot from Georgia, which lasted one week at No.
1 team in two weeks — Texas was the other — to lose to an unranked opponent.Miami survived end-of-game drama to beat rival Florida State in double overtime and stay unbeaten. The Hurricanes' two-spot jump made them No. 1 for the first time since the 2002 season ended in the national championship game against Ohio State.The Hurricanes received 40 of the 70 first-place votes from the media voting panel and were just 22 points ahead of BYU, which won a thriller at home over Notre Dame.
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