Michigan out of AP Top 25 despite win; LSU rises to 8th — SkimNews
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- LSU surged from No. 11 to No. 8 after a 51-10 rout of Clemson in Lane Kiffin's Baton Rouge debut — the Tigers' first top-10 ranking since sitting at No. 4 after a 4-0 start last season.
- Michigan fell out of the AP Top 25 entirely after needing a second-chance Hail Mary to beat Western Michigan 13-12 at home, the first team ranked that high to be bounced after a win since at least 2008.
- Oregon slid from No. 2 to No. 6 after barely surviving Boise State 34-27 as a 25.5-point favorite, dropping four spots in one week.
- Ohio State held No. 1 with 46 of 69 first-place votes and faces No. 4 Texas on Saturday in a rematch of their 2025 season opener, when Texas was No. 1 and lost 14-7.
- Seven teams received first-place votes — the most in a regular-season AP poll since Sept. 2, 2014 — and 24 of 25 ranked teams won their games, a first since Week 1 of 2019.
- Oklahoma was bumped from the top 10 to No. 11 by LSU's rise after a 51-0 shutout of UTEP, and the Sooners now visit Michigan in a matchup the source says "lost some luster."
- Louisville held its No. 24 ranking despite losing 41-38 to Ole Miss on a walk-off field goal — the lowest-ranked team to stay in the Top 25 after a loss since at least 2008.
Why it matters: Michigan's unprecedented fall out of the rankings despite a win reflects deep voter skepticism after the Wolverines nearly lost at home to a Group of Five opponent, a concern that now shadows their matchup with Oklahoma. LSU's eight-spot climb under new coach Lane Kiffin repositions the Tigers as a potential SEC contender after last year's collapse.
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