CBS Sports 138: UCLA soars into top five, Miami sits as unanimous No. 1 in college football rankings — SkimNews
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- CBS Sports 138 moved UCLA to No. 5 after the Bruins beat Michigan State and reached 7-0, their best start since 2005 and their highest late-season placement since the poll began in 2016-17.
- UCLA carries a 5.6 average ballot position across CBS Sports and 247Sports voters, slightly behind Indiana at 5.1 and ahead of Notre Dame at 5.7.
- Miami earned a unanimous No. 1 ranking, followed by Ohio State at No. 2 and Georgia at No. 3 after Ohio State finished ahead of Georgia in the vote.
- LSU sits among Ole Miss, Wake Forest and Texas in a crowded Nos. 11-14 group whose average ballot rankings range from 13.2 to 13.6, reflecting agreement on top-15 quality but no agreement on order.
- Cincinnati jumped 21 places to No. 32 after beating Texas Tech, rebounding from the previous week’s 13-place drop following consecutive losses.
- USC fell 14 spots to No. 31 after scoring seven against Wisconsin; at 6-2, the Trojans remain technically in the playoff hunt, but voter confidence in their CFP push waned with Ohio State, Indiana and UCLA remaining.
- Mississippi State dropped 14 places to No. 39 as the absence of Kamario Taylor coincided with a three-game losing streak, with earlier wins over Minnesota and Missouri carrying less weight.
Why it matters: UCLA’s rise is backed by a 5.6 average ballot from CBS Sports and 247Sports, placing it ahead of Notre Dame at 5.7 and behind Indiana at 5.1. The 7-0 Bruins now hold a clear top-five position, while the Nos. 11-14 cluster remains unsettled because voters agree on top-15 quality but not order.
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