Georgia Tech, Miami remain in the top 10 in the AP poll

The same four ACC teams stayed in the rankings this week.

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What is the story about?

Compared to the chaos of the past few weeks, this Saturday was a relatively quiet one in college football.

There were still some great games: Oklahoma-Ole Miss and Vanderbilt-Missouri both lived up to their billing as top-15 matchups, Memphis stunned then-#18 South Florida with a fourth-quarter rally, then-#22 Texas stunned Mississippi State with a fourth-quarter and overtime rally, and #4 Alabama needed a fumble recovery and a touchdown inside the final two minutes to survive at South Carolina. Another

close call happened in Chapel Hill, as the Tar Heels came up inches short on an overtime 2-point conversion that would have knocked off then-#16 Virginia.

Ultimately, though, no major upsets happened. That was reflected in this week’s top 25, which saw no changes to the top six for the first time since 2023 (it’s worth mentioning that #1 Ohio State and #5 Georgia had byes this week). There were some notable changes farther down, though. Let’s take a look.

AP Top 25 (Released 10/26)

Ohio State (54 first place votes)
Indiana (11)
Texas A&M (1)
Alabama
Georgia
Oregon
Ole Miss
Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt
tie—BYU and Miami (FL)
Notre Dame
Texas Tech
Tennessee
Virginia
Louisville
Cincinnati
Oklahoma
Missouri
Texas
Michigan
Houston
USC
Utah
Memphis

Where is UNC?

Barely beating the “worst power conference team” allegations. It’s unfortunate (or maybe not) that Boston College isn’t on the schedule this year.

Biggest Winners

Cincinnati and Michigan both climbed four spots–to #17 and #21 respectively–after dispatching Baylor and Michigan State.
Houston entered the rankings for the first time this season at #22 after holding off then-#24 Arizona State.
USC reentered at #23 despite having a bye.
Utah reentered at #24 after pummeling Colorado.
Memphis reentered at #25 after its win over South Florida.

Biggest Losers

South Florida went from #18 to unofficial #30 after losing at Memphis.
LSU went from #20 to receiving 11 voting points after getting shellacked at home by #3 Texas A&M.
Illinois went from #23 to receiving three voting points after losing at Washington.
Arizona State went from #24 to receiving zero votes after losing to Houston.
Within the top 25, Oklahoma dropped five spots to #18 after losing to then-#8 Ole Miss, and Missouri fell four spots to #19 after losing at then-#10 Vanderbilt.