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Ohio State Falls, USC Rises in College Football Rankings
A new college football top 25 reflects results from Week 9 and weighs teams’ schedules, leagues, injuries and key players.
Ohio State fell and USC rose, while four teams entered the rankings.
Only Miami, Utah and UCLA remained undefeated among the teams discussed.
The ranking says Miami appears capable of winning the national championship, while Utah and UCLA have a chance to prove themselves by continuing to win.
New Mexico entered the conversation with a five-game winning streak and a defense that had allowed no opponent more than 16 points through eight games.
SMU, by contrast, lost 30-27 to Syracuse and was described as strong at home but struggling on the road.
The teams’ next games listed were SMU against Virginia Tech and New Mexico at Nevada.
Fox Sports published a college football rankings article on November 1, 2026.
The headline says Ohio State fell and USC rose in the rankings.
The supplied article text does not state either team’s ranking or how many places they moved.
The article says three teams remained undefeated: Miami, Utah and UCLA.
It describes injuries, schedules and conference strength as factors in ranking teams.
- Who
- Ohio State and USC are named in the headline. The supplied article text does not give further details about their rankings.
- What
- The headline reports that Ohio State fell and USC rose in college football rankings.
- When
- November 1, 2026, the article’s publication date.
- Where
- College football rankings in the United States; a more specific location is not stated.
- Why
- The supplied article text does not explain why Ohio State fell or USC rose.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
This story does not have a timeline yet.
- Publication date
- November 1, 2026
- Undefeated teams remaining
- 3
- Teams named as undefeated
- Miami, Utah and UCLA
- Ranking factors cited
- Schedules, leagues, injuries and star players
What people are saying
I’ll not ask you to agree with me — only to know that this ranking has and always will be in good faith and much study.