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Big-Money Upsets Shake Up College Football

College football’s powerhouse programs suffered a historic collapse on Saturday, with five of the top seven teams in the AP Poll falling in a single day—the most losses by that group since the poll’s inception in 1936. Among the casualties were No.

1 Georgia, No. 2 Notre Dame, No.

5 Indiana, No. 6 Alabama, and No.

7 Texas, all of which rank among the sport’s most financially invested programs. The Bulldogs dropped to No.

5 after a 27–24 upset loss to Auburn, marking their third straight defeat as the top-ranked team. Meanwhile, Texas plummeted to No.

19 after back-to-back losses to unranked opponents, while Alabama fell to No. 13.

Notre Dame, another elite program, slipped to No. 4 after a last-second loss to BYU, which surged to No.

2 following the upset. The chaos extended to the poll’s top spot, where Miami (6–0) claimed the No.

1 ranking after a dramatic 43–35 double-overtime win over Florida State, the Hurricanes’ first top ranking since 2002. Quarterback Arch Manning’s struggles, including a costly turnover in Texas’s loss, became a focal point as the Longhorns face further instability under head coach Steve Sarkisian, who admitted his team’s performance has been inconsistent.

The Big 12 also weighed in on Notre Dame’s loss, alleging officials prematurely ended the game, though the result stands. Auburn’s victory over Georgia marked the first time the No.

1 team lost to unranked opponents in consecutive weeks since 1989, underscoring the weekend’s unprecedented upheaval.

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