Overview
- Both the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll kept the top five unchanged — Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama and Georgia — while 19 AP teams shifted places and Texas climbed to No. 10.
- Texas A&M improved to 9-0, its best start since 1992, reinforcing the Aggies’ No. 3 standing and strengthening their College Football Playoff case.
- Texas Tech handed previously unbeaten BYU a 29-7 loss, moved to No. 8 in both major polls, and saw BYU drop to No. 12, with kicker Stone Harrington setting a school record with five field goals.
- ACC hopes for multiple CFP bids took a hit after Virginia and Louisville lost at home, a development that boosts Georgia Tech’s positioning within the league in both polls.
- The Group of Five race tightened after Memphis fell to Tulane, with James Madison entering at No. 24 in the AP and No. 25 in the Coaches Poll and South Florida debuting at No. 25 in the AP, as the committee re-evaluates the pecking order this week.