Ohio State Falls to No. 11 in AP Top 25, Miami No. 1 for a Third Straight Week

Ohio State dropped out of the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday for the first time in five years, falling from No. 2 to No. 11 after a 30-18 loss at USC. It was the fourth straight week that a No. 1 or No. 2 team lost to an unranked opponent, the Associated Press reported.

Miami stayed at No. 1 for the third straight week after a 38-35 win at North Carolina. Miami received 62 of 70 first-place votes. Georgia received seven first-place votes and Utah received one.

The new top 10

The top 10, in order, is Miami, Georgia, Utah, Notre Dame, UCLA, Indiana, BYU, Kentucky, Alabama and Texas. Ohio State is No. 11, followed by Ole Miss, Texas Tech, Wake Forest, LSU, Tennessee, Houston, USC, Missouri, Boise State, Iowa, New Mexico, South Carolina, Arizona and Florida at No. 25.

Notre Dame moved up one spot to No. 4 after beating Navy 35-13 on Saturday. Florida dropped eight spots to No. 25 after losing to Georgia. Sports Illustrated published the same Week 10 list, with Miami at No. 1, Ohio State at No. 11 and USC at No. 18.

UCLA and New Mexico reach new ground

UCLA entered the top five for the first time in 25 years. At No. 5, the Bruins have their highest ranking since they were No. 4 after a 6-0 start in 2001. UCLA is 8-0 for the first time since 2005 under first-year coach Bob Chesney, after a 27-0 win over Nevada.

New Mexico earned the first AP ranking in program history, at No. 22, after a 21-16 win at San Jose State. New Mexico has played football since 1892 and is 7-1 for the first time since 1982, coached by Jason Eck in his second season.

Utah, at No. 3, matched its highest ranking since October 18, 2015.

USC returns and Indiana slips

USC re-entered the poll at No. 18. Its win over Ohio State was the biggest in Lincoln Riley's five seasons at USC and put the Trojans back in the playoff hunt.

Indiana slipped two places to No. 6 after a 23-16 overtime win over Minnesota. Indiana still holds the longest active streak of consecutive top 10 rankings, at 22 weeks.

Ohio State had not been out of the top 10 since September 26, 2021, and stayed there for 86 consecutive polls.

Four teams entered the poll this week: USC at No. 18, Iowa at No. 21 after a 30-0 win over Wisconsin, New Mexico at No. 22, and South Carolina at No. 23, ranked for the first time since September 2025 after three straight wins. SMU, Northwestern, Oklahoma State and Wisconsin dropped out.

What comes next

The first College Football Playoff rankings of the season come out on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Those rankings, not the AP poll, decide the playoff field, and Ohio State's fall and USC's return give the committee an early test in its first week.