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A historic weekend in college football saw five of the top seven teams in the Associated Press Top 25 fall on the same day for the first time since the poll's inception in 1936. The unprecedented shakeup involved No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 5 Indiana, No. 6 Alabama, and No. 7 Texas all suffering defeats, marking the first time in the regular season that the top two teams lost on the same day since 2012. In total, eight Top 25 teams went down.
No. 3 Miami (6-0) survived the chaos, edging rival Florida State 43-35 in double overtime. The Hurricanes are now positioned to claim the No. 1 ranking for the first time since 2002. If they do, they will aim to avoid the fate of the last two top-ranked teams, as Texas and Georgia each lost to unranked opponents in consecutive weeks—a first since 1990.
Other teams in line for promotion include No. 4 Ohio State (6-1), which defeated Indiana 19-15; No. 8 BYU (6-0), which upset Notre Dame 28-24; No. 9 Mississippi (5-1), which routed No. 13 Missouri 31-3; and No. 10 Texas Tech (6-0), which beat Arizona State 53-25. The Big 12 could have a strong showing, with No. 11 Utah (6-0) remaining unbeaten after a 27-24 win over Colorado.
Key Analysis
The poll will reveal how far Georgia, Notre Dame, and Indiana fall after close losses, while Alabama and Texas each now have two losses. No. 14 Tennessee (6-1) is expected to rise after its 26-10 victory over Alabama. The full impact of this weekend's results will be reflected in Sunday's updated AP Top 25 poll.
Originally reported by wsls.