It was a weekend with a whole lot of extra in it for AP Top 25 teams and changes are in store for Sunday’s college football rankings.
Six ranked teams lost over the weekend and four of them were in the top 10, with two of those going down in double overtime: No. 3 Penn State lost 30-24 at home to No. 6 Oregon and No. 8 Florida State was stunned at Virginia, losing 46-38 as 7-point favorites.
Adding to the chaos: No. 4 LSU lost 24-19 at No. 13 Ole Miss and No. 5 Georgia fell at home to No. 17 Alabama, 24-21.
In all, four games with ranked teams went to overtime but No. 16 Georgia Tech climbed back from a 20-3 deficit to win at Wake Forest 30-29 and No. 15 Tennessee won 41-34 at Mississippi State.
Look for them to move up
Oregon dominated for long stretches at Penn State and built a 17-3 lead with 12:25 in the fourth quarter before the Nittany Lions rallied. The Ducks should move up with three teams in front of them losing but how far? Oregon had a single No. 1 vote last week. Top-ranked Ohio State (52 first-place votes last week) won 24-6 at Washington while No. 2 Miami (7) was idle.
Ole Miss knocked off an LSU team that had been in the top five since the opener. Trinidad Chambliss continued to shine for the Rebels, throwing for 314 yards and hitting Cayden Lee for a 2-yard touchdown pass.
Is Alabama back? Ty Simpson and the Crimson Tide look far better than the team that lost to Florida State in the opener and seem sure to climb in the poll.
Notre Dame improved from No. 24 to No. 22 after a Week 4 win over Purdue. The Fighting Irish kept momentum rolling against Arkansas, outscoring the Razorbacks 56-13 on the road.
Look for them to drop
No. 3 Penn State, No. 4 LSU and No. 5 Georgia will almost certainly lose spots. Penn State is now 4-21 against AP top 10 teams since James Franklin became coach. The Bulldogs looked sluggish a week earlier and trailed Alabama 24-14 at halftime before making it interesting. The Tigers fell behind in the second quarter after never caught up as Chambliss burned LSU for more than 8 yards per throw.
No. 8 Florida State is likely to fall out of the top 10. The Seminoles won’t have much time to worry about it; No. 2 Miami visits Tallahassee this weekend for the annual rivalry game between those schools and the ACC opener for the Hurricanes.
No. 24 TCU fell 27-24 to unranked Arizona State.
Wild card
No. 9 Texas A&M shut down Auburn 16-10 at home and could benefit from the turmoil in front of the Aggies to move up.
Georgia Tech improved to 5-0 with a win over Wake Forest, but it wasn’t pretty. Wake Forest controlled the bulk of the game.
Arizona State’s 27-24 win against No. 24 TCU could be enough to get back into the Top 25. The Sun Devils fell out of the rankings following a 24-20 loss to Mississippi State in Week 2. Arizona State has since won three straight, improving to 4-1.
After a 63-10 loss to Indiana, No. 23 Illinois bounced back with a field goal on the final play to beat No. 21 USC 34-32.
With a 4-1 record and a fresh win against a top 10 team, Virginia could find its way in the Top 25 this week. But with only one ranked win this season, the Cavaliers’ resume might not yet be strong enough.
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