Hurricane warning: Miami poised for No. 1 after 5 of the top 7 teams lose in historic Top 25 day

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Olson, E. (2026, October 18). Hurricane warning: Miami poised for No. 1 after 5 of the top 7 teams lose in historic Top 25 day. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ohio-state-associated-press-miami-texas-georgia-b3068735.html

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The Independent · collected 2026-10-18 · by Eric Olson

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College football saw an unprecedented shift in rankings as five of the top seven teams lost on the same day, a first since 1936. Among the winners is No. 3 Miami, which defeated Florida State 43-35 to potentially claim the top spot for the first time since 2002. Other teams likely to see an uptick in rankings include Ohio State, BYU, Mississippi, Texas Tech, and Utah due to their victories over ranked opponents.
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🔮 The Hurricanes are set to take over the top poll spot for the first time since 2002 after beating rival Florida State 43-35 in a double-overtime thriller.
🔮 The Ducks brought in a highly regarded class of transfers to go with 14 returning starters, including a quarterback projected to be one of the first players taken in the 2027 NFL draft.
🔮 “The way we play, it’s maybe not all the time the coolest thing, the visual, but we’re going to try to be physical,” Nebraska coach Matt Rhule said.
🔮 That said, Ohio State coach Ryan Day says his team will be better for going through the experience — if the No. 5 Buckeyes are able to leave Kinnick Stadium with a win over No. 14 Iowa on Saturday.
🔮 Florida would be in the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket for the first time based on The Associated Press Top 25 released Sunday and the Gators would host a first-round game.
🔮 President Donald Trump was expected to be hand for the noon Eastern kickoff, as is Arch’s uncle, Peyton, who laid the foundation for his Pro Football Hall of Fame career on Rocky Top in the 1990s.
🔮 After a lot of blowouts and a few thrillers to open the season, Week 4 is rife with games between Associated Press Top 25 teams that could be ready to reveal their true selves.
🔮 Best game No. 20 Oregon (2-1, 0-0 Big Ten) at No. 12 Southern California (4-0, 1-0), 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC) This is a crucial measuring-stick game for an Oregon team picked to be at or near the top of the Big Ten and for a USC team that was expected to be the best one Lincoln Riley has had since he took over five years ago.
🔮 Nebraska got all it could handle for three quarters from a Bobcats team looking to get the Mid-American Conference another Big Ten pelt two days after UMass knocked off Rutgers.
🔮 Those games will go a long way in deciding which teams make the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis, not to mention impact CFP seeding.
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Georgia ORG · 3× Notre Dame ORG · 3× Texas GPE · 3× Alabama ORG · 2× Hurricanes ORG · 2× Indiana GPE · 2× Associated Press Top 25 ORG · 1× Independent NORP · 1× Miami GPE · 1× Top 25 ORG · 1×

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Also up for possible promotions are No. 4 Ohio State (6-1), which beat the Hoosiers 19-15, No. 8 BYU (6-0), which knocked off Notre Dame 28-24; No. 9 Mississippi (5-1), which routed No. 13 Missouri 31-3; and No. 10 Texas Tech (6-0), which beat Arizona State 53-25.
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🔮 The Hurricanes are set to take over the top poll spot for the first time since 2002 after beating rival Florida State 43-35 in a double-overtime thriller.

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After a weekend never before seen for teams in the Associated Press Top 25, a major shakeup is on tap in the college football poll on Sunday. asserted
shakeup → see → Sunday
Five of the top seven teams in the rankings — No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 5 Indiana, No. 6 Alabama and No. 7 Texas — lost on the same day in the regular season for the first time in the history of the poll that began in 1936. asserted
that → lose → 1936
It’s the first time Nos. 1 and 2 lost on the same day in the regular season since 2012 and eight Top 25 teams lost in all. asserted
teams → ’ → all
The Hurricanes are set to take over the top poll spot for the first time since 2002 after beating rival Florida State 43-35 in a double-overtime thriller. asserted
Hurricanes → set → thriller
If they do, the Hurricanes can only hope to do better than the No. 1 team has the last two weeks; Texas and Georgia lost to unranked teams, the first time that's happened in consecutive weeks since 1990. asserted
that → do → 1990
Also up for possible promotions are No. 4 Ohio State (6-1), which beat the Hoosiers 19-15, No. 8 BYU (6-0), which knocked off Notre Dame 28-24; No. 9 Mississippi (5-1), which routed No. 13 Missouri 31-3; and No. 10 Texas Tech (6-0), which beat Arizona State 53-25. asserted
which → beat → State
It could be quite a day for the Big 12, with No. 11 Utah (6-0) among the unbeaten after holding off Colorado 27-24. uncertain
It → hold → Colorado
The questions include be how far Georgia, Notre Dame and Indiana might fall after close losses. uncertain
Georgia → include → losses
Alabama and Texas now have two losses each and No. 14 Tennessee (6-1) is in line for a step up after beating the Crimson Tide 26-10. ___ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP’s full college football coverage here asserted
Tennessee → have → coverage
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