Ohio State Falls Eight Spots to No. 10 After USC Upset — SkimNews
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- Ohio State fell eight places from No. 2 to No. 10 after a 30-18 loss to unranked USC, landing at two losses but still in the College Football Playoff race, with the defense's 30-point concession rather than backup quarterback Luke Fahey identified as the real problem.
- USC climbed eight spots to No. 17 after the upset of Ohio State, strengthening its College Football Playoff hopes with a trip to Indiana still ahead.
- Miami held the No. 1 spot after a 38-35 win at North Carolina — its first road victory as the top-ranked team since 2002 — before a Saturday night matchup at No. 6 Notre Dame.
- Georgia moved up from No. 3 to No. 2 after a 27-8 victory over Florida in Atlanta, dropping the Gators out of the poll entirely from No. 20.
- Indiana won in overtime against Minnesota after the teams traded 60-yard field goals near the end of regulation, the first time in FBS history two 60-yard field goals were converted, with backup quarterback Grant Wilson throwing a 25-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Becker; the Hoosiers moved up one spot to No. 3 despite an offense averaging 17.8 points over their last four games.
- SMU tumbled from No. 16 to No. 24 after a loss at Syracuse, likely falling out of the playoff race as the ACC took a hit in the rankings.
- New Mexico debuted at No. 25, jumping four spots from the "others receiving votes" category, while Texas Tech rose one slot to No. 13 after a 34-26 win over Arizona.
Why it matters: Ohio State is still alive at two losses, so the eight-place fall costs poll position rather than playoff position — USC's climb to No. 17 comes with stronger hopes of doing the same, while SMU's slide from No. 16 to No. 24 after losing at Syracuse has the ACC one contender lighter.
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