AP Top 25 Poll: SMU Lands at No. 25 and Texas Sits No. 8 as Georgia Takes Over No. 1
The Mustangs are in the poll at 7-2, Texas holds a top-10 spot, Texas Tech is No. 10 and Houston No. 14 - while Georgia's 42-7 rout of Ole Miss reshuffled the very top and Ohio State tumbled to No. 21.
Dallas has a team in the new AP Top 25. SMU (7-2) landed at No. 25 in the poll released Sunday night, capping the weekend the Mustangs beat Virginia Tech 51-28 at Ford Stadium - and they are one of four Texas schools ranked, with Texas at No. 8, Texas Tech at No. 10 and Houston at No. 14, according to the poll reported by Reuters via Field Level Media.
The top of the poll turned over. Georgia (8-1) routed Ole Miss 42-7 in Oxford and rose to No. 1, a spot the Bulldogs previously held before an October 17 loss to Auburn. Miami (8-1) dropped to No. 5 after a 31-24 loss to Notre Dame, which moved up to No. 3 at 8-1. Unbeaten Utah (9-0) is No. 2 after beating BYU 28-20 in the Holy War, and unbeaten UCLA (9-0) is No. 4 after a 34-20 win over Minnesota. Indiana, Alabama, Texas, Tennessee and Texas Tech round out the top 10.
The fall of the week belonged to Ohio State. The Buckeyes (6-3) dropped to No. 21 - their lowest ranking since 2014 - after a second straight loss, 41-28 to Oregon, and Reuters noted they are on the verge of playoff elimination without injured quarterback Julian Sayin. For Dallas readers the number that matters sits at the bottom of the list: No. 25 is a foothold, not a finish, and SMU's remaining schedule will decide whether the Mustangs climb from here or slip back out.
