AP College Football Rankings Shift Again After More Upsets In Week 11
- Pre Game Sports
- Nov 9
- 2 min read
The College Football Playoff race tightened again after a chaotic Week 11 that included major upsets across the Top 25. With only a couple of weeks left in the regular season, every ranking shift now carries real postseason consequences.
Week 12 College Football AP Top 25 Rankings
Rank | Team | Record | Movement |
1 | Ohio State | 9-0 | — |
2 | Indiana | 10-0 | — |
3 | Texas A&M | 9-0 | — |
4 | Alabama | 8-1 | — |
5 | Georgia | 8-1 | — |
6 | Ole Miss | 9-1 | ↑ 1 |
7 | Oregon | 8-1 | ↓ 1 |
8 | Texas Tech | 9-1 | ↑ 1 |
9 | Notre Dame | 7-2 | ↑ 1 |
10 | Texas | 7-2 | ↑ 3 |
11 | Oklahoma | 7-2 | — |
12 | BYU | 8-1 | ↓ 4 |
13 | Vanderbilt | 8-2 | ↑ 2 |
14 | Georgia Tech | 8-1 | ↑ 2 |
15 | Utah | 7-2 | ↑ 2 |
16 | Miami | 7-2 | ↑ 2 |
17 | USC | 7-2 | ↑ 3 |
18 | Michigan | 7-2 | ↑ 3 |
19 | Louisville | 7-2 | ↓ 5 |
20 | Virginia | 8-2 | ↓ 8 |
21 | Tennessee | 6-3 | ↑ 2 |
22 | Cincinnati | 7-2 | ↑ 3 |
23 | Pitt | 7-2 | NR |
24 | James Madison | 8-1 | NR |
25 | South Florida | 7-2 | NR |
Ranked Upsets That Shook the Poll
Chaos reigned again this weekend. Here are the biggest ranked upsets that flipped the polls:
No. 8 Texas Tech 29 vs. No. 7 BYU 7
Texas Tech dominated and physically overwhelmed BYU, sending the Cougars tumbling out of the Top 10.
Wake Forest 16 vs. No. 14 Virginia 9
Wake's defense took over late, shutting down the Cavaliers’ offense and earning a statement win that launches Virginia out down the rankings.
California 29 vs. No. 15 Louisville 26 (OT)
After a stalemate 4th quarter Cal sealed the upset in overtime, marking one of the program’s biggest road wins in recent memory.
Wisconsin 13 vs. No. 23 Washington 10
With a second half comeback fueled by their defense Wisconsin got a much needed win for their program as Washington saw their high hopes dashed along with their lead.
Tulane 38 vs. (Playoff Seed 12) Memphis 32
Tulane jumped out to a 35-17 first half lead before holding off a Memphis 4th quarter comeback as they made their case why they should get the final spot to the playoff committee.
This is exactly the kind of November chaos that makes college football one of the best sports in America.
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