Overview
- A string of upsets on Saturday produced major movement in the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll, with BYU losing to UCF in double overtime and Texas Tech falling at Cincinnati.
- Miami remained No. 1 in the AP poll, while Ohio State, Georgia and Notre Dame moved up because several higher-ranked teams were idle or lost.
- Utah rose to become the highest-ranked Big 12 team after beating Houston, while Texas jumped into the low teens following its win over Ole Miss.
- Only three FBS teams — Miami, Utah and UCLA — are unbeaten after Week 8, a status that gives them outsized value for the 12-team College Football Playoff discussion.
- Voter behavior drove rapid changes this week as individual AP ballots and the Coaches Poll reflected recent results, producing a more volatile rankings picture and complicating near-term CFP projections.