As we survey the damage from Saturday’s final games, let’s look ahead to the AP top 25 college football rankings entering Week 8

Who’s going up? Who’s going down?

Please note: This is not our ranking of the top teams, but our prediction for how the top 25 voters will rank them in Sunday’s official poll

Dropping out: Utah, Oklahoma

25. Navy. After receiving 43 votes in last week’s AP rankings, the Midshipmen could benefit from losing to other ranked teams and move into the top 25 despite being off this week, sitting at 5-0, and had a nice win over Air Force the week before, ranking 3rd nationally in rushing, and in two weeks will have a shot at Notre Dame in a big test for both schools.

24. Army. AP’s Top 25 voters gave the Black Knights 33 votes last week but should move down the rankings after UAB extended college football’s longest winning streak to 10 games and emerged as 1 of 2 teams nationally to not to be left behind at any point in a match, so far this season.

23. SMU. This week the Mustangs are at a standstill, then the Mustangs go to Stanford and then Duke and face only one ranked team at home, Pittsburgh, which is moving forward, is 5-1 and currently has the 14th best scoring offense plays in college football, scoring 41 points per game. game.

22.Michigan. The defending college football champions fell fourteen spots in last week’s rankings after losing at Washington and return from their inactive weekend on the road against Illinois next Saturday.

21.Illinois. Despite marching out to a 27-3 lead in the third quarter, the Illini let lowly Purdue back into the game late, giving up 40 points in the second half, but ultimately pulling out a 1-point victory in overtime, with a 2-1 point. in Big Ten play and then a home date against Michigan and then a trip to Oregon.

20.Missouri. Brady Cook had two touchdowns and the Tigers ran for 231 yards to beat UMass on the road after suffering a tough loss at Texas A&M the week before.

19. Pittsburgh. The Panthers are 6-0 for the first time since 1982 after outlasting Cal as Desmond Reid scored two touchdowns to pace the offense and gave the Pitt defense six sacks. Two games against ranked teams await, at SMU and against Clemson in the next four weeks.

18. State of Kansas. Avery Johnson won back-and-forth Colorado when he launched a 50-yard touchdown to Jayce Brown with just over 2 minutes left, right after Shedeur Sanders gave the Buffs a late lead, but the Wildcats move to 2-1 in Playing Big 12 with a date in West Virginia next.

17.Indiana. The Hoosiers are idle this week and are 6-0 for the second time ever and are the other team not to trail at any point in a game this season, thanks to an offense that has allowed at least 41 points in five straight games has scored and is facing each other. against Nebraska next.

16. Boise State. Ashton Jeanty ran for more than 200 yards and scored twice, his 17th and 18th touchdowns of the season, as the Broncos passed Hawaii on the road, holding the Rainbow Warriors to 1 yard per carry and moving to 2-0 in Mountain West play with a 3-point loss to Oregon on their resume and a date at league-leader UNLV after that after a bye.

15. Texas A&M. This week, the Aggies are riding high at 3-0 in SEC play after beating Missouri the week before and are playing their best football at a time when quarterback Conner Weigman is back to full health and the rushing attack ranks 9th nationally stands.

14. Ole ma’am. This really felt like the year where Lane Kiffin was about to take the next step and reach the playoffs, but his Rebels fell to 1-2 in SEC play after being held out of the end zone in the second half on the road against LSU. and now games against Oklahoma and Georgia await in the next three weeks.

13. BYU. Jake Retzlaff played turnover-free football, scoring twice, while the defense had three points to beat Arizona at home, and the Cougars move to 6-0 overall with a solid 3-0 mark in Big 12 play, once again a hugely important step is being taken towards the title conflict of the conference.

12. Iowa State. Carson Hansen ran for three touchdowns and Rocco Becht passed for a fourth as the Cyclones defeated the Mountaineers, moved to 6-0 for the first time since 1938 and faced a Big 12 schedule without any likely ranked teams until the season finale against Kansas State .

11. Notre Dame. We could see the Irish move into the top 10 after taking care of Stanford like a College Football Playoff team should, as Riley Leonard threw three touchdowns and ran for fourth, and now ND looks ahead to Georgia Tech before taking on undefeated Navy next.

10.Clemson. Cade Klubnik had three TDs and Phil Mafah scored two more to beat Wake Forest behind a 28-point second quarter, and Clemson has scored 243 combined points during its five-game win streak, moving to 4-0 in ACC game and emerged as 1 of 2 favorites to have a shot at the conference title.

9. LSU. Garrett Nussmeier threw for over 300 yards and the tying touchdown to Aaron Anderson to force overtime, when he connected with Kyren Lacy and recovered from a 20-13 deficit in the second half to upset Ole Miss and to a 2-0 start in the second half. SEC plays Arkansas and then Texas A&M heading into road games.

8. Tennessee. Big Orange got off to a very slow start, two turnovers and an early deficit against the Gators, but Dylan Sampson pushed through for the winning touchdown in overtime, although there are still concerns as Nico Iamaleava didn’t throw a TD pass with Alabama next to Rocky Top, and two weeks later a trip to Georgia.

7. Alabama. After losing Vandy, the Tide nearly suffered another apocalyptic L against South Carolina, suffering costly turnovers, allowing a late touchdown, falling behind in the fourth quarter, and nearly paying the price for a late special teams blunder , but did just enough to survive to win a 2-point game that leaves more questions than answers.

6. Miami. The Hurricanes are stagnant this week, are a perfect 6-0 and are looking at a pretty favorable schedule with no ranked opponents the rest of the way, ranking No. 1 in college football with 400 passing yards per game and 3rd with almost 48 points per match. game average.

5. Ohio State. There are some legitimate questions about the Buckeyes’ ability to defend against elite skill players after going through some big plays, even if their own offense has the tools to go the distance, but Ryan Day falls to 1- 7 against top 5 opponents after a 1-point loss at Oregon.

4. Georgia. Although the Bulldogs’ offense put up more than 600 total yards, there are some questions surrounding a defensive unit that surrendered 385 yards at home to Mississippi State, especially with a date at Texas next weekend, the second of three major road tests for Georgia.

3. Penn State. Drew Allar survived three interceptions, threw two touchdowns and led a 20-6 second-half scoring run, and Tyler Warren had a career day with 237 all-purpose yards as a receiver, rusher and passer (and center) as the Nittany Lions remain perfect after a close overtime win at USC.

2. Oregon. Dillon Gabriel posted 370 yards and scored 3 touchdowns in a statement win over the Buckeyes, which heralded the Ducks as legitimate contenders in the Big Ten title race, and with AP top 25 voters ready to unseat Texas already at No. 1 – when Alabama knocked Georgia out of the top-5 — the Ducks probably won’t take enough of the Longhorns’ 52 first-place votes to fall out of the top spot again.

1.Texas. What will AP voters appreciate more: Oregon’s win against a top-5 team, or the Longhorns dominating the Sooners by 31 points in the Red River Shootout? While it’s a given that Texas will lose some first-place votes, Oregon didn’t get any last week and it would be difficult to predict that they would need enough to oust Texas again.

More… When the Top 25 rankings are released

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