Overview
- Poll projections published Sunday show Miami climbing to No. 1 in the US LBM Coaches Poll projection after a weekend of surprise results.
- Five of last week’s top eight teams lost — Georgia, Notre Dame, Indiana, Texas and Alabama — producing the largest single‑week shakeup in recent memory.
- Ohio State is projected near the top based on recent road wins, but quarterback Julian Sayin sustained an injury expected to sideline him for multiple weeks and complicate the Buckeyes’ outlook.
- BYU and several previously lower teams such as Texas Tech, Ole Miss, Utah and Tennessee rose in media projections as voters reward unexpected wins and unbeaten records.
- The published lists are media predictions rather than official coaches’ releases and could still shift slightly after late games; the coaches poll influences national perception and conference narratives but is separate from the CFP selection process.