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Week 8 turned out to be Survival Saturday inside a lot of the top 10.
Washington escaped Arizona State, due to a picked-up flag and a late choose six. Oklahoma escaped UCF by stopping a late two-point conversion. Texas escaped Houston with a fourth down cease. Florida State got here again to beat Duke, a recreation that turned when Duke quarterback Riley Leonard was injured once more.
As a end result, there’s a shakeup on this week’s Athletic 133 and a brand new No. 1: Ohio State. The Buckeyes beat Penn State 20-12, holding the Nittany Lions to a 1-for-16 efficiency on third down. That offers Ohio State two wins over present top-15 teams, sufficient to catapult the Buckeyes to No. 1 this week.
Does this imply Ohio State will beat Michigan? I don’t know. The Wolverines have received the final two towards Ohio State and have been a buzzsaw towards weak competitors this 12 months. They look actually, actually good once more. The escapes by different top-10 teams do assist the case for Michigan, which hasn’t had such struggles. But as I get forward of explaining every week, I can’t put a group whose present finest win is Rutgers a lot larger but. Once Michigan performs Penn State on Nov. 11, that’ll change. I even have Michigan in my CFP predictions. But these rankings will not be predictions. They’re an try to guage what you’ve completed. Margin of victory issues, however who you’ve performed weighs extra.
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Here is that this week’s Athletic 133.
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Georgia stays at No. 2 whereas idle. Florida State strikes as much as No. 3 due to its win and Washington/Oklahoma scraping by. Michigan leaps Texas after the Longhorns barely bought out of Houston. Oregon and Oregon State slide into the top 10. The Ducks beat Washington State 38-24, whereas Oregon State was idle. The Beavers gave Utah their solely loss earlier within the season.
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11 (*133*) |
6-1 (*133*) |
16 (*133*) | |
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12 (*133*) |
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8 (*133*) | |
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13 (*133*) |
6-1 (*133*) |
17 (*133*) | |
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14 (*133*) |
6-1 (*133*) |
13 (*133*) | |
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15 (*133*) |
6-2 (*133*) |
14 (*133*) | |
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16 (*133*) |
6-2 (*133*) |
19 (*133*) | |
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17 (*133*) |
7-1 (*133*) |
20 (*133*) | |
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18 (*133*) |
6-1 (*133*) |
10 (*133*) | |
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19 (*133*) |
5-2 (*133*) |
15 (*133*) | |
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20 (*133*) |
7-0 (*133*) |
21 (*133*) | |
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21 (*133*) |
6-1 (*133*) |
23 (*133*) | |
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22 (*133*) |
7-0 (*133*) |
24 (*133*) | |
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23 (*133*) |
5-2 (*133*) |
25 (*133*) | |
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24 (*133*) |
6-2 (*133*) |
18 (*133*) | |
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25 (*133*) |
5-2 (*133*) |
26 (*133*) |
Utah jumps to No. 11 after beating USC. Both Penn State and North Carolina fell out of the top 10 after losses. The Nittany Lions drop to No. 13 as a result of they lack notable wins, however the Tar Heels fall to No. 18 after shedding to a 1-5 Virginia group at residence. Duke was in a battle with Florida State till quarterback Riley Leonard reinjured his proper ankle, an unlucky flip of occasions. The Blue Devils fall from No. 15 to No. 19. USC hangs on within the top 25 after yet one more loss to Utah, and Kentucky slides into the top 25 whereas idle, on the energy of its earlier win towards Florida.
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26-50
Iowa is the one group to drop out of the top 25, falling to No. 27. Yes, a fluky referee resolution modified what would’ve been a game-winning play, however it was nonetheless an unpleasant affair towards a struggling Minnesota group. Oklahoma State has figured issues out with three consecutive wins towards Kansas State, Kansas and West Virginia to leap as much as No. 28. Tennessee sits at No. 29 after shedding a halftime lead towards Alabama. I stay shocked the Vols are ranked within the polls given their loss to Florida and their finest win coming towards Texas A&M.
Miami’s extra time win towards Clemson sees the Hurricanes rise to No. 30. The Tigers fall all the way down to No. 37. TCU misplaced 41-3 to Kansas State, and BYU beat Texas Tech, however each the Horned Frogs and Cougars stay of their place due to TCU’s blowout of BYU simply final week. Georgia State strikes into the top 50 after attending to 6-1.
51-75
UNLV is 6-1 and bowl-eligible for the second time since 2000 after beating Colorado State to maneuver as much as No. 57. Boston College has received three consecutive video games since an unpleasant begin to the 12 months and now sits at 4-3 general and No. 58 within the rankings. UTSA is 3-0 since quarterback Frank Harris got here again, beating FAU 36-10 to leap as much as No. 60. Jacksonville State jumps as much as No. 63 after beating Western Kentucky. Like James Madison, Jax State can solely attain a bowl recreation if there aren’t sufficient 6-6 teams.
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Saturday Superlatives: Another Utah-USC basic, upsets and scares galore
76-100
Not a ton of motion on this group. Old Dominion’s 28-21 win towards Appalachian State strikes the Monarchs as much as No. 88. FAU was blown out by UTSA and USF beat UConn, however FAU stays forward of USF after the Owls’ win over the Bulls final week. Northern Illinois has received three consecutive video games to rise up to No. 91. One week after Stanford beat Colorado, the Cardinal misplaced 42-7 to UCLA and drop again all the way down to No. 95. Michigan State’s 49-0 loss to Michigan drops the Spartans all the way down to No. 97.
101-133
Nevada ended its 16-game shedding streak with a 6-0 win towards San Diego State, so the Wolf Pack get out of the underside spot. The new No. 133 is Sam Houston, which is 0-7. The Bearkats had been 1:11 away from beating Jacksonville State, three yards away from beating Liberty and one fourth-and-18 cease away from beating FIU. Alas, they’ve but to get their first FBS win. Elsewhere on this group, East Carolina drops to No. 126 after a 10-7 loss to Charlotte, and New Mexico State moved as much as No. 108 with its third consecutive win.
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