Ohio State out of top 10; UCLA jumps into top 5
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Ohio State dropped out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday for the first time in five years, UCLA entered the top five for the first time in 25 years and New Mexico earned the first ranking in program history.
The Buckeyes plummeted from No. 2 to No. 11 following their 30-18 loss at Southern California, making it four weeks in a row the No. 1 or 2 team has lost to an unranked opponent.
Miami was No. 1 for the third straight week after escaping North Carolina with a 38-35 victory. Georgia moved up a spot to No. 2 and was followed by Utah, Notre Dame and UCLA.
The Hurricanes, who visit Notre Dame on Saturday for their much-anticipated top-five matchup, received 62 of 70 first-place votes from the media voting panel. Georgia got seven first-place votes and Utah got one.
Indiana slipped two rungs to No. 6 after a 23-16 overtime win over Minnesota. BYU, Kentucky, Alabama and Texas rounded out the top 10.
Ohio State hadn't been out of the top 10 since Sept. 26, 2021. The Buckeyes slipped to No. 11 after beating Akron by 52 points and were back in the top 10 the next week after a 39-point win over Rutgers and stayed there for 86 consecutive polls.
UCLA is 8-0 for the first time since 2005 under first-year coach Bob Chesney. The Bruins stepped out of conference play and shut out Nevada 27-0. At No. 5, UCLA has its highest ranking since it was No. 4 following a 6-0 start in 2001.
New Mexico, which has been playing football since 1892, cracked the AP rankings for the first time at No. 22 following a 21-16 win at San Jose State. The breakthrough comes in Jason Eck's second season and after the Lobos' first 7-1 start since 1982.
Saturday's games
NO. 6 UTAH 49, CINCINNATI 25: Devon Dampier threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns and No. 6 Utah extended the nation's longest active winning streak with a victory over Cincinnati. The Utes (8-0, 5-0, Big 12) have won 14 straight games, longest active streak in FBS and their longest since winning 16 straight from Dec. 20, 2007, to Sept. 12, 2009. The Utes are 8-0 for the first time since 2010 and have won 10 consecutive Big 12 games.
NO. 1 MIAMI 38, NORTH CAROLINA 35: Mark Fletcher Jr. punched in the go-ahead 2-yard touchdown run on fourth down with 7:49 left and Miami followed with a critical takeaway, helping the Hurricanes finally shake free to beat North Carolina and avoid a seismic upset.
SOUTHERN CAL 30, NO. 2 OHIO STATE 18: Jayden Maiava passed for 222 yards and a touchdown, King Miller and Waymond Jordan rushed for scores, and Southern California stunned Ohio State for the biggest win of head coach Lincoln Riley's tenure.
NO. 3 GEORGIA 27, NO. 17 FLORIDA 8: Chris Cole returned a fumble recovery 66 yards for a touchdown and Georgia took advantage of four turnovers by Florida to beat the Gators.
NO. 4 INDIANA 23, MINNESOTA 16, OT: Backup quarterback Grant Wilson threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Becker on the first play of overtime, and Indiana came up with a stop on Minnesota's possession to close out a victory.
NO. 5 NOTRE DAME 35, NAVY 13: CJ Carr passed for 210 yards and two touchdowns, and Nolan James Jr. added TD runs of 52 and 23 yards to help Notre Dame pull away for its ninth straight victory over Navy. James finished with nine carries for 107 yards. Jonaz Walton added a 3-yard touchdown run, and Jerome Bettis Jr. had a 31-yard TD catch for the Fighting Irish (7-1), who successfully bounced back after their road loss at BYU two weeks ago. Notre Dame finished with 426 yards, its fifth time amassing 400-plus yards this season.
NO. 7 UCLA 27, NEVADA 0: Ty Dieffenbach threw for one touchdown and scored another, and UCLA's defense forced three interceptions in the first quarter in a rout of Nevada to improve to 8-0 for the first time since 2005.
NO. 8 BYU 27, ARIZONA ST. 20: Bear Bachmeier threw for 236 yards and a touchdown to lead BYU to a victory over Arizona State.
NO. 11 TEXAS 31, MISSISSIPPI STATE 3: Arch Manning passed for three touchdowns, Maraad Watson returned a fumble 61 yards for a score just before halftime and Texas beat Mississippi State.
NO. 12 MISSISSIPPI 45, AUBURN 15: Trinidad Chambliss threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another and Mississippi pulled away for a win over Auburn.
NO. 13 TEXAS TECH. 34, NO. 22 ARIZONA 26: Tommy Castellanos threw two touchdown passes and ran for 117 yards and a score as the starter over Will Hammond, and No. 13 Texas Tech beat No. 22 Arizona 34-26 in a matchup that was pivotal to the Big 12 title and College Football Playoff hopes of both teams.