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- Five of the top seven AP-ranked teams lost on Saturday, the first such day since 1936 when the AP poll began, according to ESPN Research.
- No. 1 Georgia fell to 20-point underdog Auburn on a game-ending field goal, joining Texas as the first No. 1-ranked teams to lose on the final play in consecutive weeks.
- Indiana's 22-game winning streak ended when Nick Marsh's apparent game-winning catch against Ohio State landed inches out of bounds, denying a 23rd straight win for the defending champions.
- The SEC has no clear favorite or undefeated team after six ranked-team conference games saw lower-ranked teams win four times, with both Texas and Alabama dropping to two losses on the brink of playoff elimination.
- Michigan benched Bryce Underwood for Tommy Carr, who sparked a 21-18 win over Penn State as the Nittany Lions fell to 0-4 in Big Ten play under new coach Matt Campbell.
- No. 3 Miami rallied past Florida State in double overtime after the Seminoles had one miracle play wiped out by penalty and another ended by an interception confirmed on replay review.
- The day's upheaval came amid news the College Football Playoff will expand to 24 teams, which the article argues will make regular-season losses far less threatening for top contenders going forward.
Why it matters: Texas and Alabama now sit at two losses each, putting both on the verge of playoff elimination in the current 12-team era—a fate that, per the article, the incoming 24-team format would have softened. The SEC has no undefeated team and no clear hierarchy, with lower-ranked teams winning four of six ranked matchups Saturday, leaving Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ole Miss tied at the top with circular results undermining any clean pecking order.
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