Oklahoma, Texas Move Slightly, Kansas Drops Off Top 25 of Week 8 AP Poll
After a wild week of Big 12 football, with several underdogs winning on Saturday, there were some major shake-ups across the AP Poll this week.
Two Big 12 teams are ranked this week, with the Oklahoma Sooners dropping from No. 5 to No. 6, and the Texas Longhorns jumping from No. 9 to No. 8.
Things started early with Houston outlasting West Virginia 41-39 on Thursday night winning outright after being listed as three-point underdogs at kickoff. Then on Saturday morning, Iowa State handled Cincinnati 30-10, continuing the narrative of Iowa State contending for a Big 12 title. In the first afternoon game of the day, Oklahoma State pulled off their second-straight upset with a 39-32 win over 23rd-ranked Kansas. TCU got back into the win column on Saturday afternoon with a massive 44-11 win over the BYU Cougars easily covering the 5.5-point spread. Then in the night game, Kansas State, who entered Saturday’s matchup as a 1-point underdog, secured a commanding win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders 38-21.
Kansas (2), West Virginia (1), and Oklahoma State (1) all received votes in this week’s poll.
Here’s a look at the entire poll, courtesy of the Associated Press.
AP TOP 25 POLL: WEEK 8
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia (7-0) |
| 2 | Michigan (7-0) |
| 3 | Ohio State (6-0) |
| 4 | Florida State (6-0) |
| 5 | Washington (6-0) |
| 6 | Oklahoma (6-0) |
| 7 | Penn State (6-0) |
| 8 | Texas (5-1) |
| 9 | Oregon (5-1) |
| 10 | North Carolina (6-0) |
| 11 | Alabama (6-1) |
| 12 | Oregon State (6-1) |
| 13 | Ole Miss (5-1) |
| 14 | Utah (5-1) |
| 15 | Notre Dame (6-2) |
| 16 | Duke (5-1) |
| 17 | Tennessee (5-1) |
| 18 | USC (6-1) |
| 19 | LSU (5-2) |
| 20 | Missouri (6-1) |
| 21 | Louisville (6-1) |
| 22 | Air Force (6-0) |
| 23 | Tulane (5-1) |
| 24 | Iowa (6-1) |
| 25 | UCLA (4-2) |
