SPORTSVIVAL’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOP 25
WEEK 8 RANKINGS
Week 7 completely reshaped the Sportsvival Top 25. Miami (FL) takes over the No. 1 spot and is the unanimous choice, receiving all four first-place votes and a perfect 100 votes. Ohio State jumps to No. 2 after knocking off Indiana, BYU moves to No. 3 following its huge win over Notre Dame, and unbeaten Texas Tech climbs into the Top 4. UCLA rounds out the Top 5 at 6-0, while Georgia falls from No. 1 to No. 6 after being stunned at home by Auburn. Alabama and Texas also take major drops after losses, while Wake Forest, Florida and Oregon move into this week’s rankings.
Movement Key: ⬆️ Moved Up | ⬇️ Moved Down | ➖ No Change | 🆕 New to the Top 25
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#1 MIAMI (FL) (6-0) — 100 votes (4 first-place votes)
Last week: #2 | ⬆️ Moved Up 1
Last game: Beat Florida State, 43-35
This week: vs. Pitt
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#2 OHIO STATE (6-1) — 94 votes
Last week: #5 | ⬆️ Moved Up 3
Last game: Beat #4 Indiana, 19-15
This week: BYE
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#3 BYU (6-0) — 93 votes
Last week: #6 | ⬆️ Moved Up 3
Last game: Beat #3 Notre Dame, 28-24
This week: at UCF
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#4 TEXAS TECH (6-0) — 85 votes
Last week: #8 | ⬆️ Moved Up 4
Last game: Beat Arizona State, 53-25
This week: at Cincinnati
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#5 UCLA (6-0) — 78 votes
Last week: #11 | ⬆️ Moved Up 6
Last game: Beat Wisconsin, 17-7
This week: vs. Michigan State
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#6 GEORGIA (6-1) — 77 votes
Last week: #1 | ⬇️ Moved Down 5
Last game: Lost to Auburn, 27-24
This week: BYE
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#7 UTAH (6-0) — 73 votes
Last week: #12 | ⬆️ Moved Up 5
Last game: Beat Colorado, 27-24
This week: vs. #13 Houston
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#8 NOTRE DAME (6-1) — 72 votes
Last week: #3 | ⬇️ Moved Down 5
Last game: Lost at #6 BYU, 28-24
This week: BYE
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#9 OLE MISS (5-1) — 71 votes
Last week: #10 | ⬆️ Moved Up 1
Last game: Beat #13 Missouri, 31-3
This week: at #23 Texas
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#10 INDIANA (6-1) — 69 votes
Last week: #4 | ⬇️ Moved Down 6
Last game: Lost to #5 Ohio State, 19-15
This week: at Michigan
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#11 TENNESSEE (6-1) — 64 votes
Last week: #15 | ⬆️ Moved Up 4
Last game: Beat #7 Alabama, 26-10
This week: at South Carolina
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#12 USC (6-1) — 50 votes
Last week: #14 | ⬆️ Moved Up 2
Last game: BYE
This week: at Wisconsin
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#13 HOUSTON (6-1) — 49 votes
Last week: #16 | ⬆️ Moved Up 3
Last game: Beat #20 Oklahoma State, 35-32
This week: at #7 Utah
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#14 ALABAMA (5-2) — 37 votes
Last week: #7 | ⬇️ Moved Down 7
Last game: Lost at #15 Tennessee, 26-10
This week: vs. Texas A&M
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#15 IOWA (5-1) — 37 votes
Last week: #17 | ⬆️ Moved Up 2
Last game: BYE
This week: at Minnesota
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#16 BOISE STATE (5-1) — 33 votes
Last week: #19 | ⬆️ Moved Up 3
Last game: BYE
This week: at Washington State
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#17 KENTUCKY (6-1) — 32 votes
Last week: #18 | ⬆️ Moved Up 1
Last game: Beat #23 Oklahoma, 21-13
This week: vs. Vanderbilt
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#18 LSU (5-2) — 28 votes
Last week: #22 | ⬆️ Moved Up 4
Last game: Beat #21 Mississippi State, 31-0
This week: at Auburn
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#19 WAKE FOREST (6-1) — 26 votes
Last week: Unranked | 🆕 New to the Top 25
Last game: Beat California, 41-7
This week: BYE
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#20 FLORIDA (5-2) — 21 votes
Last week: Unranked | 🆕 New to the Top 25
Last game: Beat #9 Texas, 27-24
This week: BYE
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#21 SMU (5-1) — 17 votes
Last week: #24 | ⬆️ Moved Up 3
Last game: Beat Virginia, 23-13
This week: vs. California
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#22 ARIZONA (5-1) — 17 votes
Last week: #25 | ⬆️ Moved Up 3
Last game: BYE
This week: vs. Iowa State
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#23 TEXAS (4-2) — 16 votes
Last week: #9 | ⬇️ Moved Down 14
Last game: Lost to Florida, 27-24
This week: vs. #9 Ole Miss
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#24 OREGON (4-2) — 13 votes
Last week: Unranked | 🆕 New to the Top 25
Last game: Beat Nebraska, 17-14
This week: at Illinois
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#25 MISSOURI (5-2) — 10 votes
Last week: #13 | ⬇️ Moved Down 12
Last game: Lost at #10 Ole Miss, 31-3
This week: BYE
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🗳️ OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
James Madison — 8 votes
Northwestern — 6 votes
Auburn — 4 votes
New Mexico — 2 votes
Week 8 has another huge ranked matchup in the Big 12 as #13 Houston travels to unbeaten #7 Utah. The SEC gives us another major game with #9 Ole Miss visiting #23 Texas, where the Longhorns desperately need to stop a two-game losing streak. Meanwhile, unbeaten Miami, BYU, Texas Tech and UCLA will all try to protect their positions near the top as the Sportsvival Top 25 heads deeper into the season.