Overview

• Ohio State remained atop both major polls after a 42-3 win over Minnesota, drawing 40 AP first-place votes and 59 of 66 from the coaches.
• Miami vaulted to No. 2 in the AP after winning at Florida State, receiving 21 first-place votes as Oregon slid to No. 3 following a bye.
• Penn State and Texas dropped out of the AP Top 25 after losses to unranked UCLA (42-37) and Florida (29-21), respectively.
• In the US LBM Coaches Poll, Penn State fell to No. 22 and Texas to No. 19, while the top five — Ohio State, Oregon, Miami, Ole Miss, Texas A&M — stayed unchanged.
• AP highlights included Texas Tech reaching No. 9, its best since 2008, and upcoming ranked games such as Ohio State at No. 17 Illinois, Indiana at No. 3 Oregon, and No. 8 Alabama at No. 14 Missouri as Ohio State’s schedule faces closer scrutiny.