The brand new AP Prime 25 school soccer ballot is out. With the Ohio State Buckeyes and Penn State Nittany Lions off this week, SEC and ACC powers took heart stage Saturday.
Earlier than that, on Friday, the Oregon Geese crushed the Purdue Boilermakers.
The Miami Hurricanes once more acquired a check on the highway. Led by Cam Ward’s 319 yards passing and 4 touchdowns, they outscored the Louisville Cardinals 52-45.
The Tennessee Volunteers climbed again into the highest 10 with a win over the rival Alabama Crimson Tide. The Texas Longhorns and Georgia Bulldogs confronted off in a top-five matchup with the Bulldogs holding on within the second half for a 30-15 win.
What does all of it imply for the brand new AP Prime 25? Let’s break down the rankings.
Stats courtesy of ESPN Analysis.
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Earlier rating: 2
2024 document: 7-0
Week 8 consequence: Defeated Purdue 35-0
Stat to know: Dillon Gabriel accomplished 80% of his passes for the fourth time this season. That is probably the most such video games within the FBS.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Illinois, 3:30 p.m., CBS
Earlier rating: 5
2024 document: 6-1
Week 8 consequence: Defeated Texas 30-15
Stat to know: Georgia joined South Carolina in 2010 (which defeated No. 1 Alabama) as the one groups previously 20 years with seven sacks vs. the AP No. 1 crew.
What’s subsequent: Nov. 2 vs. Florida (in Jacksonville), 3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN+
Earlier rating: 3
2024 document: 6-0
Week 8 consequence: Idle
What’s subsequent: Saturday at Wisconsin, 7:30 p.m., NBC
Earlier rating: 4
2024 document: 5-1
Week 8 consequence: Idle
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Nebraska, 12 p.m., Fox
Earlier rating: 1
2024 document: 6-1
Week 8 consequence: Misplaced to Georgia 30-15
Stat to know: The 15-point loss was the third largest by an AP No. 1 crew at house since 1982.
What’s subsequent: Saturday at Vanderbilt
Earlier rating: 6
2024 document: 7-0
Week 8 consequence: Defeated Louisville 52-45
Stat to know: Miami scored 50 factors for the fourth time this season, breaking a tie for probably the most such video games in a season in program historical past.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Florida State, 7 p.m., ESPN
Earlier rating: 11
2024 document: 6-1
Week 8 consequence: Defeated Alabama 24-17
Stat to know: The Vols didn’t rating within the first half for the second straight week. However they received each video games to develop into the primary SEC crew to win consecutive video games regardless of being held scoreless within the first half in each since Georgia in 2006 vs. Colorado and Ole Miss.
What’s subsequent: Nov. 2 vs. Kentucky
Earlier rating: 8
2024 document: 6-1
Week 8 consequence: Defeated Arkansas 34-10
Stat to know: LSU compelled three turnovers (two fumbles, one interception) towards the Razorbacks. It was LSU’s FBS-leading fourth recreation forcing that many turnovers.
What’s subsequent: Saturday at Texas A&M
Earlier rating: 10
2024 document: 6-1
Week 8 consequence: Defeated Virginia 48-31
Stat to know: Clemson has scored 40 or extra factors in every of its previous 4 video games towards Virginia, the longest streak by both college in sequence historical past.
What’s subsequent: Nov. 2 vs. Louisville
Earlier rating: 9
2024 document: 7-0
Week 8 consequence: Defeated UCF 38-35
Stat to know: The Cyclones have began 7-0 for the primary time since 1938. They ended that season by tying Kansas State and shedding towards Oklahoma.
What’s subsequent: Nov. 2 vs. Texas Tech
Earlier rating: 13
2024 document: 7-0
Week 8 consequence: Defeated Oklahoma State 38-35
Stat to know: BYU is 7-0 for under the fifth time within the AP ballot period (1936).
What’s subsequent: Saturday at UCF
Earlier rating: 12
2024 document: 6-1
Week 8 consequence: Defeated Georgia Tech 31-13
Stat to know: Riley Leonard and Jeremiyah Love are the primary Notre Dame teammates to every document seven or extra speeding scores over the crew’s first seven video games of the season since Brandon Wimbush and Josh Adams in 2017.
What’s subsequent: Saturday at Navy, midday
Earlier rating: 16
2024 document: 7-0
Week 8 consequence: Defeated Nebraska 56-7
Stat to know: The 56 factors is probably the most Indiana has ever scored towards Nebraska. The earlier excessive was 54, scored in three straight video games from 1943 to 1945.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Washington, midday, BTN
Earlier rating: 14
2024 document: 6-1
Week 8 consequence: Defeated Mississippi State 34-24
Stat to know: Mike Elko is the primary Texas A&M coach to start out 6-1 in his first season with the Aggies since D.V. “Tubby” Graves in 1918.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. LSU
Earlier rating: 7
2024 document: 5-2
Week 8 consequence: Misplaced to Tennessee 24-17
Stat to know: Alabama has misplaced a number of video games earlier than November for the primary time since 2007, Nick Saban’s first season. The 16-season streak was the longest streak in SEC historical past and was tied with Nebraska from 1982 to 1997 for the longest streak by any FBS crew within the ballot period (since 1936).
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Missouri
Earlier rating: 17
2024 document: 6-1
Week 8 consequence: Defeated West Virginia 45-18
Stat to know: This was the Wildcats’ ninth recreation with 40-plus factors for the reason that begin of final season (third this 12 months), probably the most amongst Large 12 groups throughout that span.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Kansas
Earlier rating: 15
2024 document: 5-1
Week 8 consequence: Idle
What’s subsequent: Friday at UNLV, 10:30 p.m., CBSSN
Earlier rating: 18
2024 document: 5-2
Week 8 consequence: Idle
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Oklahoma, midday
Earlier rating: 20
2024 document: 6-0
Week 8 consequence: Idle
What’s subsequent: Thursday vs. Syracuse, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
Earlier rating: 22
2024 document: 6-1
Week 8 consequence: Defeated Michigan 21-7
Stat to know: This was Illinois’ first win in an AP-ranked matchup with Michigan since 1983.
What’s subsequent: Saturday at Oregon, 3:30 p.m., CBS
Earlier rating: 19
2024 document: 6-1
Week 8 consequence: Defeated Auburn 21-17
Stat to know: Missouri overcame an 11-point deficit getting into the fourth quarter. It is the most important comeback by Missouri, getting into the fourth quarter, since 2011.
What’s subsequent: Saturday at Alabama
Earlier rating: 21
2024 document: 6-1
Week 8 consequence: Defeated Stanford 40-10
Stat to know: SMU received its twelfth straight convention recreation (3-0 this season) courting to 2022 (within the AAC). That is the second-longest lively convention win streak in FBS behind former convention foe Tulane, which has received 13 consecutive.
What’s subsequent: Saturday at Duke, 8 p.m., ACC Community
Earlier rating: 23
2024 document: 7-0
Week 8 consequence: Defeated East Carolina 45-28
Stat to know: Within the recreation, QB Bryson Every day turned the primary participant in Military historical past with one passing landing and 5 speeding scores.
What’s subsequent: Nov. 2 vs. Air Drive, midday, CBS
Earlier rating: 25
2024 document: 6-0
Week 8 consequence: Defeated Charlotte 51-17
Stat to know: Navy scored not less than 30 factors for the sixth straight recreation, tying the longest single-season streak in program historical past. The Midshipmen additionally had six-game streaks in 2007 and 2010.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Notre Dame, midday
Earlier rating: NR
2024 document: 5-2
Week 8 consequence: Defeated Ball State 24-14
Stat to know: Diego Pavia was answerable for not less than 290 yards of complete offense for the fourth recreation this season.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Texas
