College Sports
AP College Football Poll: Miami Takes No. 1 as BYU Climbs to No. 2
Miami and BYU lead the new AP college football rankings.
Miami moved to No. 1 and BYU climbed to No. 2 in the Associated Press college football poll released Sunday after five teams from the previous top eight lost in Week 7.
The Hurricanes received 40 first-place votes following their 43–35 victory over Florida State in double overtime. BYU collected 20 first-place votes after beating Notre Dame 28–24. Miami was last No. 1 in December 2002; BYU reached its highest position since its national championship season in 1984.
Ohio State moved up one place to third after winning at Indiana. Notre Dame dropped to fourth, Georgia fell from first to fifth and Indiana slipped to sixth. Ole Miss, Texas Tech, UCLA and Utah completed the top 10.
Tennessee rose to No. 11 after defeating Alabama, which fell seven spots to No. 13. Texas dropped 12 places to No. 19 following its loss to Florida. The Gators returned to the rankings at No. 20, while Arizona entered at No. 25.
