College football just went absolutely bonkers, and Week 7 was a total earthquake for the rankings. BYU rocketed up 12 spots in the latest CBS Sports Power Rankings, now sitting in the top three after a huge win over Notre Dame. This isn’t some small blip, either, it’s a massive shift that has the Big 12 looking like a legitimate powerhouse among its peers.
BYU’s Massive Jump and the Big 12’s Coming Out Party
Seriously, BYU pulling off a huge win over Notre Dame, one of the sport’s most recognizable brands, is monumental. They controversially held on for a 28-24 victory in the final second, marking their program’s biggest win since 1990. That’s a throwback, right? This win, combined with a crucial victory for one-loss Houston over “giant-killer” Oklahoma State, has officially put the Big 12 on the map. Half of the remaining unbeaten FBS teams now call the Big 12 home, and all three of them are now slotted into the top 10 of the CBS Sports Power Rankings halfway through the season. Meanwhile, the so-called “powerful” Big Ten and SEC just keep beating each other to a pulp, opening the door wide open for some fresh blood.
Week 7 Was Pure, Unadulterated Chaos Across the Nation
If you thought you’d seen everything in college football, Week 7 just laughed in your face. It was the wildest Saturday yet this fall. Five of the top seven teams in the AP Top 25 lost, which is the most in the poll’s entire history! No. 1 Georgia fell at home to an unranked Auburn squad. I’m talking a historic upset here: Auburn scored multiple touchdowns in Athens for the first time in 17 years and got their first win there in over two decades. Wild! Indiana also took an “impressive” 19-15 setback to Ohio State, with receiver Nick Marsh just one foot away from a game-winning touchdown catch on fourth down against the Buckeyes. Unranked Florida chomped Texas 27-24, and now the Longhorns are staring down an identity crisis and some tough quarterback decisions. Rivalry games delivered, too. Florida State pushed Miami to double overtime with a crazy finish that involved a holding call erasing a score and then a video review ruling an interception. And Alabama? They got dominated on the Third Saturday of October as Tennessee cruised to a 26-10 win in Knoxville. Just soak that in, Bama fans.
What’s Next After the Wildest Saturday in Memory
After all that madness, only UCLA remains as the lone unbeaten team across the Big Ten and SEC. Think about that for a second: the SEC hasn’t had an undefeated team this early in the year since 2007. It truly was a heck of a Saturday, perhaps the most chaotic in college football history. So, what’s next? On paper, Week 8 looks like it has little drama, but come on, that might not hold true for a second. Only two games match teams in these rankings: Ole Miss at Texas and Houston at Utah. Ohio State, Georgia, and Notre Dame are all idle, trying to catch their breath. But watch out for those trap games, especially Ole Miss visiting a reeling Texas, Indiana at Michigan, LSU going to an Auburn team that just toppled Georgia, and Tennessee at South Carolina. The madness? It’s probably just getting started.
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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