Predicting AP Top 25 college football poll entering Week 8 of 2026 season
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What a chaotic week of college football. Week 7 was by far and away the most dramatic week and there were plenty of upsets. Five teams ranked in the top eight lost on Saturday, which was the most in one week.
Georgia, Notre Dame, Indiana, Alabama, and Texas all suffered losses, while the Hoosiers’ loss wasn’t an upset — the rest were. In total, there were eight teams ranked in the top-25 to suffer a loss on Saturday. And the SEC was full of upsets.
The Bulldogs were massive favorites over Auburn, and one week after beating Alabama, Georgia was on the losing end. Texas suffered its second loss in a row after the reeling Florida Gators went into Austin and upset the Longhorns.
There were also close calls in two of the best games of the day. Despite losing quarterback Julian Sayin, Ohio State managed to beat Indiana, 19-15, in Bloomington. And then Notre Dame had a last-second try to take down BYU, but the Cougars hung on 28-24 to beat the Irish.
With all kinds of shocking results, the AP Top 25 poll will have a lot of shakeup on Sunday.
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No. 25 Florida
Record: 5-2
Next: (Oct. 31) vs. Georgia
No. 24 Northwestern
Record: 5-1
Next: vs. Rutgers
No. 23 SMU
Record: 5-1
Next: vs. Cal
No. 22 Boise State
Record: 5-1
Next: at Washington State
No. 21 Oklahoma State
Record: 4-2
Next: vs. Colorado
No. 20 Texas
Record: 4-2
Next: vs. Ole Miss
No. 19 LSU
Record: 5-2
Next: at Auburn
No. 18 Missouri
Record: 5-2
Next: (Oct. 31) at Arkansas
No. 17 Wake Forest
Record: 6-1
Next: (Oct. 31) vs. Virginia
No. 16 USC
Record: 6-1
Next: at Wisconsin
No. 15 Alabama
Record: 5-2
Next: vs. Texas A&M
No. 14 Iowa
Record: 5-1
Next: at Minnesota
No. 13 Houston
Record: 6-1
Next: at Utah
No. 12 Kentucky
Record: 6-1
Next: vs. Vanderbilt
No. 11 Utah
Record: 6-0
Next: vs. Houston
No. 10 Georgia
Record: 6-1
Next: (Oct. 31) vs. Florida
No. 9 Tennessee
Record: 6-1
Next: at South Carolina
No. 8 Indiana
Record: 6-1
Next: at Michigan
No. 7 UCLA
Record: 6-0
Next: vs. Michigan State
No. 6 Notre Dame
Record: 6-1
Next: (Oct. 31) vs. Navy
No. 5 Texas Tech
Record: 6-0
Next: at Cincinnati
No. 4 Ole Miss
Record: 5-1
Next: at Texas
No. 3 BYU
Record: 6-0
Next: at UCF
No. 2 Ohio State
Record: 6-1
Next: (Oct. 31) at USC
No. 1 Miami
Record: 6-0
Next: vs. Pitt
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