Miami is the new No. 1 team in college football, grabbing 40 first-place votes and taking the top spot for the first time since 2002, all thanks to a weekend that saw five of the top eight teams go down in utter chaos. It was the wildest Saturday in college football history, and it guaranteed we’re looking at a completely new-look top 10. The college football landscape just got a massive shakeup for the second straight week, and man, talk about upsets.
The Top 10 Got Absolutely Blown Up
Last week’s No. 1, Georgia, couldn’t hold on, slipping all the way to No. 5 after a last-second home loss to unranked Auburn. But the Hurricanes weren’t the only ones making big moves. The Big 12 was the biggest winner from all this top-10 mayhem. BYU jumped all the way up to No. 2 after its controversial win over then-No. 2 Notre Dame. Seriously, the Fighting Irish fell two spots to No. 4, even after the Big 12 straight up said officials messed up by not putting another second on the clock. Texas Tech also climbed two spots to No. 8 after their blowout win against Arizona State. The Big 12 now boasts a conference-best three teams in the top 10, tied with the Big Ten, who also has three (Ohio State, Indiana, and UCLA). The SEC, surprisingly, only has two in the top 10 this week.
The SEC Just Devoured Itself
Remember last week when the SEC had four teams in the top 10 and seven in the top 15? Yeah, those days are gone. This week, it’s two in the top 10 and five in the top 15. It’s no shocker to see the SEC beating itself up, but the Big 12 having more top-10 teams is honestly eye-opening. We all know that SEC schedule is a gauntlet, and moving to a nine-game conference slate only made it tougher. But Saturday showed just how brutal the SEC is from top to bottom this season. There isn’t a single unbeaten team left in the conference. Georgia, Texas, and Alabama all went down on Saturday, with two of those losses happening right there at home. The only top-10 team from last week’s poll that actually survived unscathed was Ole Miss. Looks like more chaos is definitely on the way for them.
Coaches Making Moves & Teams Surging
Can we talk about UCLA and Kentucky for a second? Seriously. UCLA is a top 10 team at No. 9, and Kentucky is at No. 12. In football! UCLA’s Bob Chesney and Kentucky’s Will Stein are absolutely crushing it and should be the co-frontrunners for Coach of the Year awards for what they’ve pulled off in just half a season. Chesney took over a program that went 3-9 last season and saw its head coach, DeShaun Foster, fired after just three games. Now, the No. 9 Bruins are 6-0 and ranked in the top 10 for the first time since 2022. Their 17-7 win over Wisconsin, even without quarterback Nico Iamaleava, just screamed that this team is a legit College Football Playoff contender. Stein’s situation was a bit better, with the Wildcats going 5-7 in Mark Stoops’ final season, but to be 6-1 in the SEC with wins? That’s just wild.
This wild season looks far from settled, and if this past Saturday was any indication, we’re in for more heart-stopping action and jaw-dropping upsets. You gotta wonder who’s gonna be standing after next week’s carnage.
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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