Miami rises to No. 1 as BYU climbs to No. 2 in AP Top 25 after weekend upsets
The Associated Press poll moved Miami to the top spot and BYU to No. 2 following a weekend in which five of the eight teams previously in the top eight lost, reshaping the top ten rankings.
Miami entered the latest Associated Press Top 25 as the No. 1 team, earning 40 first-place votes after remaining undefeated. Georgia fell to No. 5 after a last-second loss at home to unranked Auburn.
The Big 12 benefited most from Saturday’s results, with BYU advancing to No. 2 after a controversial victory over then-No. 2 Notre Dame, which dropped to No. 4. Texas Tech rose to No. 8 after a decisive win over Arizona State. The conference now holds three teams in the top ten.
The Big Ten also has three top-10 teams—Ohio State, Indiana and UCLA—while the SEC’s representation decreased to two spots in the top ten after Georgia, Texas and Alabama all suffered defeats, leaving Ole Miss as the only SEC team remaining unbeaten.
UCLA, under first-year coach Bob Chesney, reached No. 9 with a 6-0 record, and Kentucky, coached by Will Stein, sits at No. 12 after a 6-1 start.
The poll’s top twenty-five rankings are: 1. Miami (6-0) 2. BYU (6-0) 3. Ohio State (6-1) 4. Notre Dame (6-1) 5. Georgia (6-1) 6. Indiana (6-1) 7. Ole Miss (5-1) 8. Texas Tech (6-0) 9. UCLA (6-0) 10. Utah (6-0) … The changes reflect the unprecedented number of upsets on Saturday, the first time five of the eight top-ranked teams lost in the same week in AP poll history.