A top-three matchup and two more top-25 matchups were the only games the teams lost in last week. Nevertheless, the latest AP Top 25 saw changes. Here’s what you need to know.

Week 8 AP Poll

Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 68, Nebraska 62, Arizona State 39, Oklahoma 36, ​​Washington State 32, Iowa 29, Texas Tech 18, Syracuse 13, Arkansas 13, Utah 7, Louisville 6, Southern California5, Liberty 2, UNLV 1.

Texas holds off Oregon for No. 1

Texas held off Oregon for the top spot in this week’s AP Top 25 with 51 points. The Longhorns dominated a ranked Oklahoma team in the Red River Rivalry as quarterback Quinn Ewers shined in his return to the lineup.

Oregon comes in just behind Texas in the rankings at No. 2. The Ducks moved up one spot after beating then No. 2 Ohio State by one point at home.

MORE: No. 1 Texas blows out No. 18 Oklahoma in Red River Rivalry, winning 34-3

LSU moves into the top 10

After LSU defeated then-No. 9 Ole Miss, the Tigers moved up five spots to enter the top 10 at No. 8. LSU isn’t the only team to join the top 10 this week, as Iowa State also rose two spots to No. 8. 9.

We already talked about the top two seeds, but the rest of the top five consists of No. 3 Penn State, No. 4 Ohio State and No. 5 Georgia. Ohio State dropped just two spots after the loss.

The rest of the top 10 includes no. 6 Miami, No. 7 Alabama and No. 10 Clemson. The SEC has four teams in the top 10, with Tennessee falling to No. 11.

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Army and Navy are in this week’s rankings

Army and Navy were the two teams to join the rankings this week, replacing Utah and Oklahoma after the schools lost last week. Both schools are part of the 11 undefeated teams remaining in the FBS. Liberty is the only undefeated team not ranked.

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Navy joins the top 25 for the first time after a bye last week, but the Midshipmen started the season 5-0. Army joins the top 25 for the first time this season after moving to 6-0 with a dominant win over UAB. Army now has the longest active win streak in the country at 10 games.

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Ranked games to watch this week

Here are the ranked vs. ranked matchups in Week 8:

• No. 7 Alabama at No. 11 Tennessee
• No. 24 Michigan at No. 22 Illinois
• No. 5 Georgia at No. 1 Texas