Miami set for number one after historic Top 25 upheaval

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 11:31 · Archive

Five of the top seven teams in the college football rankings lost on the same day for the first time since the poll began in 1936.

Five of the top seven teams in the Associated Press Top 25 lost on the same day for the first time in the poll's history since it began in 1936. No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 5 Indiana, No. 6 Alabama and No. 7 Texas all fell during the weekend.

No. 3 Miami survived to move to the top of the rankings for the first time since 2002, defeating rival Florida State 43-35 in double overtime. Eight Top 25 teams lost in total during the weekend.

Other winners moving up the rankings include No. 4 Ohio State, which beat Indiana 19-15, No. 8 BYU, which defeated Notre Dame 28-24, No. 9 Mississippi, which routed No. 13 Missouri 31-3, and No. 10 Texas Tech, which beat Arizona State 53-25. No. 11 Utah held off Colorado 27-24 to remain unbeaten. The top-ranked team has lost to unranked opponents in consecutive weeks for the first time since 1990, after Texas and Georgia both fell to unranked teams.

How it is being reported

• Hurricane warning: Miami poised for No. 1 after 5 of the top 7 teams lose in historic Top 25 dayThe college football rankings are in for a shakeup after a historic weekend for the Associated Press Top 25.News4Jax · 18 Oct, 07:44
• Hurricane warning: Miami poised for No. 1 after 5 of the top 7 teams lose in historic Top 25 dayThe college football rankings are in for a shakeup after a historic weekend for the Associated Press Top 25.Clickorlando · 18 Oct, 07:44

In this story: Miami · Florida State · Georgia · Notre Dame · Indiana · Alabama · Texas

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