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Inside the AP Poll: Why I voted for BYU — not Miami — at No. 1

College football’s Week 7 delivered unprecedented chaos, as five of the top seven teams in the AP Top 25 suffered losses in a single day—a first in poll history. The most shocking turn was Georgia and Notre Dame, ranked Nos.

1 and 2, both falling in the same weekend for the first time in 14 years. With the sport’s hierarchy upended, the No.

1 spot became a contentious debate among voters. Ohio State, Miami, and BYU emerged as the frontrunners, but each faced scrutiny over their resumes and recent performances.

Miami’s two-overtime win over Florida State, a struggling program under pressure, offered little in the way of marquee victories, while their best win came against Wake Forest, a team that only recently entered the Top 25. Ohio State’s strong resume—including road wins over Indiana and Iowa—was overshadowed by a late-season collapse against Texas, a team now in freefall.

Ultimately, BYU’s dominant home victory over Notre Dame, coupled with an earlier upset of Arizona, secured their rise to the top spot. The Cougars’ offensive firepower and defensive pressure exposed Notre Dame’s struggles, cementing their case as the nation’s No.

1 team despite the poll’s usual unpredictability.

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