Expect Ohio State to hold firm at No. 1, while the rest of the AP 25 shifts after LSU, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Miami all lose in Week 8.
The college football world will focus on the AP Top 25 reveal on Sunday after another wild week of upsets and close calls around the rankings. No. 2 Miami (Fla.) headlined the chaos, losing to an unranked Louisville team (that should be in the new poll) on Friday night. More teams followed that trend on Saturday, including No. 7 Texas Tech, which dropped to Arizona State.
Top 25 matchups between LSU and Vanderbilt, Alabama and Tennessee, Georgia and Ole Miss, plus the Notre Dame-USC clash introduced another shift in the hierarchy, with the Commodores, Crimson Tide, Bulldogs, and Irish making jumps after statement wins.
Meanwhile, expect several new teams to make an appearance in the top 25, a door-opening effect after Memphis, Nebraska and Utah lost in Week 8.
Ahead of the Sunday release, here are our AP Top 25 projections for Week 9...
No. 25 - Tulane (6-1)
Week 8 result: Defeated Army 24-17
No. 24 - Illinois (5-2)
Week 8 result: Idle
No. 23 - Louisville (5-1)
Week 8 result: Defeated Miami (Fla.) 24-21
No. 22 - Michigan (5-2)
Week 8 result: Defeated Washington 24-7
No. 21 - Tennessee (5-2)
Week 8 result: Lost to Alabama 37-20
No. 20 - Cincinnati (6-1)
Week 8 result: Defeated Oklahoma State 49-17
No. 19 - LSU (5-2)
Week 8 result: Lost to Vanderbilt 31-24
No. 18 - Texas (5-2)
Week 8 result: Defeated Kentucky 16-13 (OT)
No. 17 - Virginia (6-1)
Week 8 result: Defeated Washington State 22-20
No. 16 - South Florida (6-1)
Week 8 result: Defeat FAU 48-13
No. 15 - Texas Tech (6-1)
Week 8: Defeated Arizona State 26-22
No. 14 - Missouri (6-1)
Week 8 result: Defeated Auburn 23-17 (OT)
No. 13 - Oklahoma (6-1)
Week 8 result: Defeated South Carolina 26-7
No. 12 - BYU (7-0)
Week 8 result: Defeated Utah 24-21
No. 11 - Georgia Tech (7-0)
Week 8 result: Defeated Duke 27-18
No. 10 - Notre Dame (5-2)
Week 8 result: Defeated USC 34-24
No. 9 - Vanderbilt (6-1)
Week 8 result: Defeated LSU 31-24
No. 8 - Miami (5-1)
Week 8 result: Lost to Louisville 24-21
No. 7 - Oregon (6-1)
Week 8 result: Defeated Rutgers 56-10
No. 6 - Ole Miss (6-1)
Week 8 result: Lost to Georgia 43-35
No. 5 - Georgia (6-1)
Week 8 result: Defeated Ole Miss 43-35
No. 4 - Alabama (6-1)
Week 8 result: Defeated Tennessee 37-20
No. 3 - Texas A&M (7-0)
Week 8 result: Defeated Arkansas 45-42
No. 2 - Indiana (7-0)
Week 8 result: Defeated Michigan State 38-13
No. 1. Ohio State (7-0)
Week 8 result: Defeated Wisconsin 34-0
This article originally appeared on The List Wire: Miami, LSU drop in AP Top 25 predictions after Week 8 losses
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