Tomorrow's Top 25 Today: Texas surges to No. 1, Oregon tumbles in college football rankings — SkimNews
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- Texas surged to No. 1 in the projected AP Top 25 after storming back with 21 fourth-quarter points to beat previously top-ranked Ohio State, with Steve Sarkisian and Arch Manning delivering a breakthrough win.
- Ohio State dropped only to No. 7 — the smallest penalty for a top team's first loss given the opponent and setting — while Oregon tumbled from No. 6 to No. 21 after being stunned at Oklahoma State, breaking a top-eight AP streak dating to October 2023.
- Michigan re-entered the poll at No. 17 after upsetting then-No. 11 Oklahoma 17-10, bouncing back from being dropped from the rankings entirely after a 'dreadful' Week 1 opener against Western Michigan.
- Miami moved up to No. 5 behind a school-record 856 total yards and an ACC-record 42 first downs, with quarterback Darian Mensah going 14-of-15 for 252 yards and three touchdowns.
- Georgia (No. 2) and Notre Dame (No. 3) held their spots with blowouts — Georgia outscored its first two opponents 133-23 after a 70-point rout of Western Kentucky, and Notre Dame scored six touchdowns on its first seven drives against Rice.
- Alabama climbed to No. 10 after rallying from an upset scare at Kentucky, outscoring the Wildcats 32-0 in the second half of a 45-17 SEC-opening road win behind quarterback Keelon Russell.
Why it matters: Texas now sets the pace atop the AP poll after unseating preseason No. 1 Ohio State, while Oregon's free-fall from No. 6 to No. 21 forces voters to reconcile preseason hype against actual results in one of the messiest ranking weeks of the year. The reshuffle also repositions Miami and Michigan as legitimate contenders heading into conference play.
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