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- Texas Tech was placed No. 5 in the 2026 post-Week 8, pre-Halloween Bottom 10 despite sitting at 6-1, the best record among the 10 listed teams.
- Northern Illinois headed the list at 0-7 after losing 56-21 to Hawaii, which the article described as having only one victory all season.
- Sac State ranked No. 2 at 1-7 after a 34-17 loss to Ball State.
- Akron ranked No. 4 at 1-7 after surrendering a 21-17 lead to Kent State; it then went for fourth down from its own 21, fumbled the ensuing kickoff and lost 35-20 after Kent scored twice.
- UTEP sat No. 3 at 1-6 and was scheduled to host Huh-Why-Yuh in the next leg of a Mountain West sequence that concludes with UTEP against Northern Illinois in one month.
- Temple took the No. 10 spot at 2-5 and was due to face East Carolina under a near-full moon; the piece said second-half action had become the teamsβ recurring horror show.
Why it matters: Texas Techβs 6-1 record is the best among all 10 teams, despite its No. 5 ranking; every other listed team has two wins or fewer. That four-win gap over second-best Temple highlights the listβs clearest outlier and sharpens the contrast with the seven teams sitting at 1-6 or 1-7.
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