AP Top 25: Miami Stays No. 1, Georgia Takes No. 2, Florida Hangs On at No. 25
Miami's 38-35 escape against North Carolina kept the Hurricanes on top of Sunday's poll at 8-0, while Ohio State plunged nine spots after losing at USC — and Florida, beaten 27-8 by Georgia, holds the poll's final place.
WEST PALM BEACH — Miami remains No. 1 in the latest Associated Press Top 25, released Sunday, after the Hurricanes pulled out a 38-35 victory over North Carolina on Saturday to stay unbeaten at 8-0, Field Level Media reported. Florida's other ranked team just barely kept its place: the Gators are No. 25 at 5-3 after their 27-8 loss to Georgia in Atlanta — the result that lifted the Bulldogs into the No. 2 spot at 7-1.
The poll's biggest fall belonged to Ohio State, which plummeted nine spots and out of the top 10 after falling behind early in a 30-18 loss at Southern California; the Buckeyes sit No. 11 at 6-2, and USC is No. 18 at 7-2. Utah moved up three spots to No. 3 at 8-0 after a 49-25 victory over Cincinnati, with Notre Dame (7-1) fourth and UCLA (8-0) fifth. Indiana, BYU, Kentucky, Alabama and Texas complete the top 10.
The rest of the 25, in order: Ole Miss, Texas Tech, Wake Forest, LSU, Tennessee, Houston, Missouri, Boise State, Iowa, New Mexico, South Carolina and Arizona ahead of Florida at No. 25. The poll's next headline game comes quickly — Utah hosts BYU, the No. 7 team at 7-1, on Saturday.
