Overview

• Nine ranked teams lost in Week 8, including No. 2 Miami, No. 5 Ole Miss, No. 7 Texas Tech and No. 10 LSU, producing the biggest AP Top 25 overhaul since 2022.
• The new AP poll keeps Ohio State at No. 1 with Indiana up to No. 2 and Texas A&M at No. 3, while Alabama climbs to No. 4 and Georgia returns to No. 5.
• The US LBM Coaches Poll made Ohio State a unanimous No. 1, followed by Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama and Georgia, with the Aggies standing as the SEC’s last unbeaten team.
• Vanderbilt entered the AP top 10 for the first time since 1947 and Georgia Tech returned to the top 10 for the first time since 2014 after a win at Duke.
• Miami fell seven spots after a 24-21 home loss to Louisville in which Carson Beck threw four interceptions, while Texas Tech slid seven places and LSU dropped 10.