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SEC Upheaval Opens Door for Big 12 to Put 3 Teams in Top 10 of AP Poll and Miami to Take over No. 1
Miami earned 40 first-place votes and moved ahead of BYU and Ohio State after five top-seven teams lost in a historic AP poll shakeup.
The Miami Hurricanes moved to No. 1 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll following a chaotic week where five of the top seven teams lost on the same day.
College football experienced unprecedented disruption on Saturday as five of the top seven teams fell, marking the first time in the 90-year history of the AP poll this occurred on the same day.
Georgia stumbled at home against Auburn Tigers, while Notre Dame Fighting Irish lost to BYU Cougars on the road. Florida Gators handed Texas Longhorns a second consecutive loss.
BYU climbed to No. 2 while Ohio State Buckeyes moved to No. 3 in the reshuffled rankings. Miami secured 40 of 70 first-place votes from the media panel.
Miami now holds the top spot for the first time since the 2002 season, while every spot in the AP Top 25 features a new team this week.