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NewsWPLG Local 10October 25, 2026Miami-Dade County

AP Top 25 College Football Poll Reordered Following BYU Loss

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Miami remains the sole team holding its spot at No. 1 in the latest AP Top 25 rankings following a major reordering sparked by BYU's loss at UCF. Concurrently, Oregon fired its offensive coordinator, and several college football head coaches lost their jobs.

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Why It Matters

Changes in national rankings and coaching staff shifts affect postseason contention and team standings across multiple major collegiate athletic conferences.

Key Facts

  • Miami remained the only team holding its spot at No. 1 in the latest AP Top 25 poll.
  • BYU fell to No. 8 in the rankings after losing a game at UCF.
  • Ohio State moved up to No. 2, Georgia rose to No. 3, Indiana advanced to No. 4, and Notre Dame slipped to No. 5.
  • Miami, Utah, and UCLA are the only remaining unbeaten teams in the nation.
  • Kentucky achieved its highest ranking in more than four years at No. 9.
  • Oregon fired offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer following three consecutive games failing to score over 17 points.
  • The Big 12 tied its record with six teams ranked in the AP Top 25.
  • The SEC leads all conferences with nine ranked teams, including eight in the top 17.
  • The annual Florida versus Georgia game was moved to Atlanta due to a $1.4 billion renovation at EverBank Stadium.

Who's Mentioned

locationAtlanta“Host location for Florida versus Georgia game”OrganizationBYU“Football team that lost at UCF and fell to No. 8”OrganizationNorthwestern“Ranked No. 20 in AP poll”OrganizationUtah“Ranked in top 10 and undefeated”OrganizationUCLA“Ranked in top 10 and undefeated”OrganizationTennessee“Ranked No. 16”OrganizationSMU“Ranked No. 19 in AP poll”PersonMario Cristobal“Miami coach”OrganizationHouston“Ranked No. 18 in Big 12”OrganizationBaylor“Experienced a head coaching change”OrganizationMiami“No. 1 ranked football team”OrganizationMississippi State“Defeated South Carolina”OrganizationFlorida“Ranked No. 17”PersonMark Long“Author of the news article”OrganizationLSU“Ranked No. 15”OrganizationNotre Dame“Slipped to No. 5”PersonDan Lanning“Coach of Oregon”OrganizationMissouri“Ranked No. 23”PersonArch Manning“Texas quarterback”OrganizationTexas“Ranked No. 11”OrganizationAlabama“Ranked in top 10”OrganizationNorth Carolina“Upcoming opponent for Miami”OrganizationPittsburgh“Defeated by Miami”OrganizationIllinois“Defeated Oregon”OrganizationTexas Tech“Ranked No. 13 in Big 12”PersonDave Aranda“Fired coach of Baylor”OrganizationN.C. State“Experienced a head coaching change”OrganizationOle Miss“Ranked No. 12”OrganizationSouth Carolina“Football team discussed by voter Jerry Humphrey”OrganizationOregon“Football program that fired its offensive coordinator”PersonMike Locksley“Fired coach of Maryland”OrganizationUCF“Defeated BYU”OrganizationWisconsin“Ranked No. 25 in AP poll”OrganizationMaryland“Experienced a head coaching change”PersonMalachi Toney“Miami player with record catches”PersonDave Doeren“Fired coach of N.C. State”PersonWill Stein“First-year coach of Kentucky, former Oregon offensive coordinator”PersonDrew Mehringer“Fired offensive coordinator of Oregon”PersonDarian Mensah“Miami quarterback”OrganizationOhio State“Moved up to No. 2”OrganizationKentucky“Ranked No. 9 with a six-game winning streak”OrganizationWake Forest“Ranked No. 14 in AP poll”OrganizationBoise State“Ranked No. 20 in AP poll”OrganizationGeorgia“Moved up to No. 3”OrganizationArizona“Ranked No. 22”OrganizationIndiana“Jumped to No. 4”OrganizationOklahoma State“Ranked No. 24”PersonJerry Humphrey“Voter answering poll questions”