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Miami takes No. 1 as college football rankings shift after upset-filled weekend
Miami is the new No.
1 team in the Associated Press college football rankings after a weekend of upsets.
The Hurricanes stayed unbeaten by beating rival Florida State in double overtime.
It is Miami’s first time at the top since the 2002 season ended with a national championship game appearance.
BYU climbed to No.
2 after beating Notre Dame 28-24, its highest ranking since its 1984 national championship season.
Five top-ranked teams lost, the first time that has happened in the AP poll’s history.
Notre Dame fell to No.
4 and Georgia to No.
5, while Ohio State is No.
3; the shake-up leaves the top five tightly grouped.
Miami moved to No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 after an upset-filled weekend.
The Hurricanes received 40 of 70 first-place votes and remained unbeaten at 6-0.
BYU rose to No. 2 after beating Notre Dame 28-24, its highest ranking since 1984.
Ohio State ranked third, while Notre Dame fell to fourth and Georgia to fifth.
Five of the top seven teams lost, according to the Daily Mail; CBS Sports said five of the top eight lost.
- Who
- Miami, BYU and other teams in the Associated Press Top 25.
- What
- Miami took the No. 1 ranking after a weekend of upsets reshaped the poll.
- When
- October 18, 2026.
- Where
- The United States; the ranking covers college football teams.
- Why
- Miami moved up after staying unbeaten, while losses by highly ranked teams changed the poll.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Five of the top-ranked teams lost, including Georgia, Notre Dame, Alabama and Texas.
The Associated Press Top 25 placed Miami first, BYU second and Ohio State third.
- Miami
- No. 1; 40 first-place votes
- BYU
- No. 2; 6-0 record
- BYU over Notre Dame
- 28-24
- Ohio State
- No. 3; 9 first-place votes
- Georgia
- No. 5 after a home loss to Auburn
- Top-ranked teams defeated
- Five of the top seven, according to the Daily Mail
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