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AP Top 25 poll: Miami takes over at No. 1, BYU surges to No. 2 in college football rankings

College football’s power structure was upended this weekend as the AP Top 25 rankings saw a historic reshuffling after five of the previous top eight teams suffered losses in a single day. Miami (FL) seized the No.

1 spot with 40 first-place votes, vaulting past Georgia, which dropped to No. 5 after a late home defeat to unranked Auburn.

The Big 12 capitalized on the chaos, with BYU leaping to No. 2 following its contentious win over Notre Dame—despite the Big 12 later acknowledging a clock error that could have altered the outcome.

Notre Dame, now at No. 4, became the latest casualty of the weekend’s volatility, while Texas Tech climbed to No.

8 after dominating Arizona State. The SEC, once dominant with four teams in the top 10, now has just two, as Georgia, Texas, and Alabama all fell on Saturday, leaving Ole Miss as the lone survivor from last week’s top 10.

The Big 12’s rise to three teams in the top 10 marks a striking shift, while the Big Ten also holds three spots with Ohio State, Indiana, and UCLA’s breakout season.

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