Overview
- Ohio State remained No. 1 across the AP, Coaches and the initial CFP rankings, with Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama and Georgia completing an unchanged top five.
- The AP poll moved 19 teams, lifting Texas back to No. 10, nudging Texas Tech to No. 8 and dropping previously unbeaten BYU to No. 12 after its first loss.
- Texas Tech beat BYU 29-7 behind a school-record five field goals by Stone Harrington, seizing the Big 12 lead with a possible title-game rematch if both teams win out.
- Coaches Poll voters kept the top seven steady, giving Ohio State 59 of 63 first-place votes and sliding Virginia and Louisville after home upsets.
- Memphis’ loss to Tulane tightened the Group-of-Five race, with James Madison and South Florida entering the AP Top 25 and James Madison joining the Coaches Poll at No. 25.