Overview
- Ohio State retained No. 1 with 52 of 66 first-place votes as Miami rose to No. 2 and Penn State slipped to No. 3.
- Indiana crushed No. 9 Illinois 63-10 and jumped eight spots to No. 11, as the Illini fell to No. 23.
- Texas Tech won 34-10 at Utah to climb to No. 12 behind backup Will Hammond, and the Utes dropped out of the rankings.
- Oklahoma moved to No. 7 after a 24-17 win over Auburn, which exited the poll as TCU and BYU entered at Nos. 24 and 25.
- ESPN’s FPI now projects Texas A&M to finish 9-3 after its road win at Notre Dame, reflecting how recent results are shifting model forecasts alongside the human poll.