Week 8 of the 2026 college football season offered up some drama in the Big Ten on Saturday, Oct. 24.
One week after seeing its 22-game win streak snapped, No. 6 Indiana went on the road and survived a stiff test from Michigan in a 13-6 overtime victory in Wolverines freshman quarterback Tommy Carr's first career start. The Hoosiers won despite subpar day from a banged-up Josh Hoover, who completed only eight of 18 passes for 81 yards, no touchdowns and an interception. It was Indiana's first win at Michigan since 1967.
With No. 2 Ohio State enjoying a bye week, the Big Ten's only other top-10 team in action, No. 10 UCLA, kept its unbeaten record intact with a 28-10 victory against Michigan State.
the upset of Indiana
Elsewhere, No. 23 Northwestern drubbed Rutgers, 42-14; Minnesota walked off No. 14 Iowa, 13-10; Wisconsin limited No. 15 USC to the lowest scoring total ever under Lincoln Riley in a 24-7 win; and No. 25 Oregon was held scoreless in the second half in a 21-10 loss to Illinois.
How did those results affect the latest national rankings? Here are the US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 after Week 8:
College football rankings after Week 8
Big Ten teams in bold. First-place votes in parentheses.
US LBM Coaches Poll
This section will be updated when the poll drops Sunday afternoon.
AP Top 25
This section will be updated when the poll drops Sunday afternoon.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: College football rankings after Week 8: Updated Coaches Poll, AP Top 25 for Big Ten
