College Football Rankings Shake Up After Wild Week 8 In The SEC

The latest AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll were released Sunday following Week 8 of the college football season.

Georgia leads the SEC at No. 3 in both polls. Ole Miss dropped to No. 12 in both polls following its loss to Texas.

Nine SEC teams are ranked in both polls:

AP Top 25 – October 25, 2026
1. Miami (7-0) (59)
2. Ohio State (6-1) (10)
3. Georgia (6-1)
4. Indiana (7-1)
5. Notre Dame (6-1)
6. Utah (7-0) (1)
7. UCLA (7-0)
8. BYU (6-1)
9. Kentucky (7-1)
10. Alabama (6-2)
11. Texas (5-2)
12. Ole Miss (5-2)
13. Texas Tech (6-1)
14. Wake Forest (6-1)
15. LSU (6-2)
16. Tennessee (6-2)
17. Florida (5-2)
18. Houston (6-2)
19. SMU (6-1)
T-20. Northwestern (6-1)
T-20. Boise State (6-1)
22. Arizona (6-1)
23. Missouri (5-2)
24. Oklahoma State (4-2)
25. Wisconsin (4-2)

Others receiving votes: Iowa 76, New Mexico 41, Cincinnati 11, Oregon State 10, South Carolina 8, Minnesota 7, USC 7, UTSA 1, Virginia Tech 1

Dropped from rankings: Iowa 15, USC 16

Coaches Poll – October 25, 2026
1. Miami (7-0) (67)
2. Ohio State (6-1) (6)
3. Georgia (6-1)
4. Indiana (7-1)
5. Utah (7-0)
6. Notre Dame (6-1)
7. UCLA (7-0) (1)
8. Kentucky (7-1)
9. BYU (6-1)
10. Alabama (6-2)
11. Texas (5-2)
12. Ole Miss (5-2)
13. LSU (6-2)
14. Texas Tech (6-1)
15. Wake Forest (6-1)
16. SMU (6-1)
17. Tennessee (6-2)
18. Northwestern (6-1)
19. Houston (6-2)
20. Florida (5-2)
21. Arizona (6-1)
22. Boise State (6-1)
23. Missouri (5-2)
24. Iowa (5-2)
25. USC (6-2)

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 120, Wisconsin 114, Cincinnati 49, New Mexico 43, Minnesota 35, UTSA 34, Nebraska 27, Virginia Tech 16, Oregon State 15, South Carolina 12, Duke 12, Oregon 5, Auburn 4, North Texas 2, Michigan 2, UCF 1, James Madison 1, Oklahoma 1

Dropped from rankings: Oregon 25