Overview
- Week 10 losses by Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and Miami reshaped the rankings, with Miami dropping to No. 18 after an overtime defeat at SMU.
- BYU climbed to No. 8 and Texas Tech to No. 9, giving the Big 12 two top-10 teams for the first time in two years; the two meet this weekend.
- Notre Dame returned to the top 10 at No. 10, while Texas jumped seven spots to No. 13 after beating then-No. 9 Vanderbilt behind Arch Manning’s 328 yards and three touchdowns.
- Ohio State remained No. 1 for a 10th straight week in the AP Top 25, followed by Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia, Oregon and Ole Miss.
- Media projections ahead of Tuesday’s CFP release place Ohio State, Texas A&M, Indiana and Alabama as top seeds and favor Memphis for the Group-of-Five berth, though committee evaluations may differ.