Miami (Fla.) jumped LSU and Penn State into the No. 2 spot behind Ohio State in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, while Oklahoma climbed into the top 10 for the first time in two years and Indiana and Texas Tech made big moves after lopsided wins over Top 25 opponents.
The Hurricanes have beaten two ranked opponents, and they turned in another complete performance in a 19-point home win over Florida to earn their highest ranking since 2017.
Penn State, which had been No. 2 since the preseason, was idle and slipped to No. 3. LSU fell one spot to No. 4 after an easy win over Southeastern Louisiana of the second-tier Football Championship Subdivision.
No. 5 Georgia and No. 6 Oregon held their positions and were followed by No. 7 Oklahoma, which beat previously ranked Auburn at home and returned to the top 10 for the first time since it started 7-0 in 2023. Florida State, Texas A&M and Texas round out the top 10.
Ohio State had an open date and received 52 of 66 first-place votes from the media panel. Miami got seven first-place votes, four more than a week ago. Penn State had five first-place votes and Oregon and Oklahoma each received one.
Indiana had played one of the softest schedules in the country through three games before raising eyebrows with its 63-7 hammering of then-No. 9 Illinois. The Hoosiers made the biggest move up, climbing eight spots to No. 11.
Texas Tech got a five-rung promotion to No. 12 for its 24-point win at Utah. The Red Raiders won easily despite playing backup quarterback Will Hammond most of the second half in place of an injured Behren Morton.
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No. 24 TCU beat SMU to go 3-0 and earn its first regular-season rating because it was a fixture within the high 10 within the second half of the 2022 season. The Horned Frogs, overwhelmed 65-7 by Georgia within the nationwide title recreation that season, have been No. 17 within the 2023 preseason ballot and hadn’t been again since.
No. 25 BYU, which completed final season No. 13, picked up a highway win at East Carolina and is ranked for the primary time this season.
Utah (16) and Auburn (22) dropped out.
Full high 25:
- Ohio State
- Miami (Fla.)
- Penn State
- LSU
- Georgia
- Oregon
- Oklahoma
- Florida State
- Texas A&M
- Texas
- Indiana
- Texas Tech
- Ole Miss
- Iowa State
- Tennessee
- Georgia Tech
- Alabama
- Vanderbilt
- Michigan
- Missouri
- USC
- Notre Dame
- Illinois
- TCU
- BYU
Convention name
- SEC (10): Nos. 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20.
- Big Ten (7): Nos. 1, 3, 6, 11, 19, 21, 23.
- Big 12 (4): Nos. 12, 14, 24, 25.
- ACC (3): Nos. 2, 8, 16.
- Independent (1): No. 22.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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