College football is just getting started on Saturday, but we’ve already seen a huge win by Ohio State, a sketchy victory (until the fourth quarter) by Miami, and a loss by a top 25 team that will likely drop from the rankings. rankings completely. Here’s where we think things would be in the AP Top 25 if the rankings were released now.

1. Oregon Ducks
2. Georgia Bulldogs
3. Ohio State Buckeyes
4. Miami Hurricanes
5. Texas Longhorns
6. Tennessee Volunteers
7. Penn State Nittany Lions
8. Notre Dame fighting the Irish
9. BYU Cougars
10. Texas A&M Aggies
11. Cyclones in the State of Iowa
12. Clemson Tigers
13. Indiana Hoosiers
14. Boise State Broncos
15. Alabama Crimson Tide
16. LSU Tigers
17. Wildcats of the State of Kansas
18. Ole Miss Rebels
19. Pitt Panthers
20. Mustang SMU
21. Black Knights of the Army
22. Washington State Cougars
23. Colorado Buffaloes
24. Missouri Tigers
25. Tulane Green Wave

Ohio State A trip to Happy Valley to face Penn State was never comfortable, but it was never meant to be. Will Howard threw a pick-six on his first pass of the game, but then calmed down and led the Buckeyes to a massive victory, knocking Penn State out of the land of the undefeated in the process. Coming back to Columbus with a win was everything Ryan Day hoped for, and that’s exactly what he got with a 20-13 win.

The Buckeyes’ defense came through with a fourth-quarter goal drive, then Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson ran and ran again behind OSU’s lethal offensive line to seal the victory.

Is this enough to overtake Georgia? Probably not quite… but it’s close. With Ohio State’s lone loss being a blow to the Ducks, it’s very possible that this team finishes the season ranked second in the country.

Cam Ward, Heisman favorite? Maybe after this week. The Miami quarterback threw for 400 yards and 5 touchdowns, propelling the Hurricanes to a 9-0 record and likely a top-four ranking with the loss to Penn State.

Despite the lopsided final score, this game was close in the fourth quarter. Duke kicked a basket with 13:51 left, making the score 32-31, but from there it was all Miami.

On paper, it was Miami’s last big obstacle to the ACC championship game, and the Hurricnaes overcame it. They may not be the most technically sound team in the country, but damn, they have to be the most exciting.

The Rebels’ season would have been very different if they had pulled off either of their two losses – which came by a total of six points. Still, after annihilating Arkansas 63-31 on Saturday behind 515 yards and six touchdown passes from Jaxson Dart, this team will host Georgia next weekend feeling pretty good about itself.

It’s probably not hyperbole to say that this team’s College Football Playoff hopes rest squarely on how this game plays out. But for now, Ole Miss moves up one spot to No. 18 after an eyebrow-raising offensive outing against the Razorbacks.

Navy starting quarterback Bryson Daily missed Saturday’s game against Air Force, and it was pretty obvious how much the Black Knights are relying on Daily — they only managed 255 yards of offense without him — but fortunately, they were also playing a 1-6 Air Force team. and still won comfortably, 20-3.

Army’s College Football Playoff hopes are alive and well at 8-0, and they remain at No. 21 in these rankings.

Well, things quickly went south for Illinois after beating Michigan to improve to 6-1 a few weeks ago. A blowout loss to the Oregon Ducks last week, followed by a clunker against Minnesota today, likely means the Illini have seen the last of the top 25 this season.

Now 6-3, this team can still finish the season respectably and have a solid bowl game, but after a 6-1 start, it’s not exactly where Bret Bielema thought his team would be at this point in the season.

Take your place in the top 25? Tulan! The Green Wave has won six in a row after a 34-3 victory over Charlotte on Thursday.