Five Top-Seven Teams Fall in Unprecedented Saturday
11 sourcesUpdated Oct 21, 20261 min read
Five of the AP’s top seven teams—Georgia, Notre Dame, Indiana, Alabama and Texas—lost on the same Saturday, an unprecedented run of upsets that could dramatically reshape the rankings and playoff picture. Georgia fell to unranked Auburn 27-24 on a last-play field goal, while No. 8 BYU edged No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24 after the Irish’ final pass fell incomplete. The losses also extended a rare streak: Texas and Georgia had each fallen to unranked opponents in consecutive weeks, something not seen since 1990. With several highly ranked teams defeated, Miami appeared well-positioned to claim the top spot, while BYU’s win gave the Cougars a case to rise sharply.
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Hard to feel bad for the big programs when so many of them dropped at once on the same Saturday.
This kind of mass upset at the top really throws the playoff seeding into chaos for the next few weeks.
Georgia and Notre Dame both losing in one day leaves the top spot wide open for Miami after their overtime win.
