Miami poised for No. 1 after historic Top 25 shakeup

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 20:43 · Archive

Miami is set to claim the No. 1 ranking after five top-seven teams lost in an unprecedented weekend.

Five of the top seven teams in the Associated Press Top 25 poll lost on the same day in a historic weekend, the first time this has occurred since the poll began in 1936. No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 5 Indiana, No. 6 Alabama and No. 7 Texas all fell, marking the first time the top two teams lost on the same day in the regular season since 2012. Eight top-25 teams lost overall across the weekend.

Miami (6-0) survived their matchup against rival Florida State, winning 43-35 in double overtime and are set to take over the top spot for the first time since 2002. According to Fox News, BYU rose to No. 2 after beating Notre Dame 28-24, with Ohio State moving to third place. Several other teams also moved up: No. 4 Ohio State beat Indiana 19-15, No. 8 BYU knocked off Notre Dame, No. 9 Mississippi routed No. 13 Missouri 31-3, and No. 10 Texas Tech beat Arizona State 53-25.

Fox News reports that no team in the AP Poll remained in the same spot as the previous week, with Texas falling from No. 7 to No. 19 after their second straight loss, while Florida moved up 12 spots to No. 20 after beating Texas. BYU received 20 first-place votes compared to Miami's 40, with debate over which team truly deserves the top ranking.

How it is being reported

• Week 7 AP Top 25 Poll features a complete shuffle after chaotic weekend, with Miami taking over the top spotMiami claims the No. 1 spot, BYU rises to No. 2, and Ohio State sits third after five Top 10 teams fell in a chaotic Week 7 AP Top 25 shakeup.Fox News · 18 Oct, 20:16
• 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 25Independent World · 18 Oct, 11:10

In this story: Miami · Florida State · Georgia · Notre Dame · Texas · Ohio State · BYU

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