Mizzou rises, Florida falls after showdown; AP top 5 stand pat — SkimNews
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- Missouri vaulted 11 spots to No. 14 after a 45-17 home rout of Florida — the season's second-biggest single-week jump behind only Florida's 13-spot rise the previous week.
- Florida fell eight spots to No. 16 and were replaced in the top 10 by LSU, which moved up one spot to No. 10.
- Texas held No. 1 for a fourth consecutive week, receiving 61 of 70 first-place votes — the program's longest top perch since a six-week run in 1977.
- The rest of the top five stood pat: Georgia (No. 2, six first-place votes after a 24-point win over Vanderbilt), Notre Dame (No. 3), Miami (No. 4, after a four-TD road win at Clemson), and Ohio State (No. 5, which beat Iowa by 17).
- Pittsburgh debuted at No. 25 at 5-0 but lost starting quarterback Mason Heintschel to a torn ACL that ends his season.
- The SEC leads all conferences with nine ranked teams, and the week's marquee matchup is No. 2 Georgia at No. 6 Alabama.
- Kentucky dropped out of the rankings entirely despite erasing a 17-0 deficit to win 35-34 in overtime at South Carolina, finishing just two poll points behind No. 25 Pittsburgh.
Why it matters: Missouri's 11-spot jump — the second-largest single-week rise this season — gives them their highest ranking since Oct. 5, 2025, while Florida's matching eight-spot fall from last week's surge shows how violently poll stock can flip after one conference result. With nine SEC teams ranked, the conference's depth is shaping the early College Football Playoff picture.
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