The new AP Top 25 college football poll is out. With the Ohio State Buckeyes and Penn State Nittany Lions out this week, the SEC and ACC powers took center stage on Saturday.

Previously, the Oregon Ducks defeated the Purdue Boilermakers on Friday.

The Miami Hurricanes were put on the road again. Led by Cam Ward's 319 yards passing and four touchdowns, they outscored the Louisville Cardinals 52-45.

The Tennessee Volunteers climbed back into the top 10 with a win over the rival Alabama Crimson Tide. The Texas Longhorns and Georgia Bulldogs faced off in a top-five matchup, with the Bulldogs winning 30-15 in the second half.

What does this all mean for the new AP Top 25? Let's break down the rankings.

Statistics courtesy of ESPN Research.

Always east

Previous ranking:2

Record from 2024: 7-0

Week 8 result: Defeated Purdue 35-0

Stat knowing: Dillon Gabriel completed 80% of his passes for the fourth time this season. That's most of these games in the FBS.

What's next?: Saturday vs. Illinois, 3:30 p.m., CBS

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Previous ranking: 5

Record from 2024: 6-1

Week 8 result: Defeated Texas 30-15

Stat knowing: Georgia joined South Carolina (which beat No. 1 Alabama) in 2010 as the only teams in the last 20 years with seven sacks against AP No. 1 team.

What's next?: November 2 vs. Florida (at Jacksonville), 3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN+

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Previous ranking:3

Record from 2024: 6-0

Week 8 result: Idle

What's next?: Saturday in Wisconsin, 7:30 p.m., NBC

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Previous ranking: 4

Record from 2024: 5-1

Week 8 result: Idle

What's next?: Saturday vs. Nebraska, 12 p.m., Fox

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Previous ranking: 1

Record from 2024: 6-1

Week 8 result: Lost 30-15 to Georgia

Stat knowing: The 15-point loss was the third-largest by a No. 1 AP home team since 1982.

What's next?: Saturday at Vanderbilt

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Previous ranking:6

Record from 2024: 7-0

Week 8 result: Defeated Louisville 52-45

Stat knowing: Miami scored 50 points for the fourth time this season, tying for the most such games in a season in program history.

What's next?: Saturday vs. Florida State, 7 p.m., ESPN

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Previous ranking: 11

Record from 2024: 6-1

Week 8 result: Defeated Alabama 24-17

Stat knowing: The Vols didn't score in the first half for the second straight week. But they won both games, becoming the first SEC team to win consecutive games despite going scoreless in both games since Georgia in 2006 against Colorado and Ole Miss.

What's next?: November 2 vs. Kentucky

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Previous ranking:8

Record from 2024: 6-1

Week 8 result: Defeated Arkansas 34-10

Stat knowing: LSU forced three turnovers (two fumbles, one interception) against the Razorbacks. It was LSU's fourth FBS-leading game to force as many turnovers.

What's next?: Saturday at Texas A&M

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Previous ranking: 10

Record from 2024: 6-1

Week 8 result: Defeated Virginia 48-31

Stat knowing: Clemson has scored 40 or more points in each of its last four games against Virginia, the longest streak by either school in series history.

What's next?: November 2 vs. Louisville

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Previous ranking:9

Record from 2024: 7-0

Week 8 result: Defeated UCF 38-35

Stat knowing: The Cyclones are off to a 7-0 start for the first time since 1938. They finished that season with a tie against Kansas State and a loss against Oklahoma.

What's next?: November 2 vs. Texas Tech

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Previous ranking: 13

Record from 2024: 7-0

Week 8 result: Defeated Oklahoma State 38-35

Stat knowing: BYU is 7-0 for just the fifth time in the AP poll era (1936).

What's next?: Saturday at UCF

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Previous ranking: 12

Record from 2024: 6-1

Week 8 result: Defeated Georgia Tech 31-13

Stat knowing: Riley Leonard and Jeremiyah Love are the first Notre Dame teammates since Brandon Wimbush and Josh Adams in 2017 to each have seven or more rushing scores in the team's first seven games of the season.

What's next?: Saturday at Navy, noon

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Previous ranking: 16

Record from 2024: 7-0

Week 8 result: Defeated Nebraska 56-7

Stat knowing: The 56 points are the most Indiana has ever scored against Nebraska. The previous high was 54, achieved in three consecutive games from 1943 to 1945.

What's next?: Saturday against Washington, noon, BTN

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Previous ranking: 14

Record from 2024: 6-1

Week 8 result: Defeated Mississippi State 34-24

Stat knowing: Mike Elko is the first Texas A&M coach to go 6-1 in his first season with the Aggies since DV “Tubby” Graves in 1918.

What's next?: Saturday against LSU

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Previous ranking:7

Record from 2024: 5-2

Week 8 result: Lost 24-17 to Tennessee

Stat knowing: Alabama lost multiple games before November for the first time since 2007, Nick Saban's first season. The 16-season streak was the longest streak in SEC history and tied with Nebraska from 1982 to 1997 for the longest streak of any FBS team in the poll era (since 1936).

What's next?: Saturday against Missouri

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Previous ranking: 17

Record from 2024: 6-1

Week 8 result: Defeated West Virginia 45-18

Stat knowing: This was the Wildcats' ninth game with more than 40 points since the start of last season (third this year), the most among Big 12 teams in that span.

What's next?: Saturday against Kansas

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Previous ranking: 15

Record from 2024: 5-1

Week 8 result: Idle

What's next: Friday at UNLV, 10:30 p.m., CBSSN

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Previous ranking: 18

Record from 2024: 5-2

Week 8 result: Idle

What's next?: Saturday against Oklahoma, noon

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Previous ranking: 20

Record from 2024: 6-0

Week 8 result: Idle

What's next?: Thursday vs. Syracuse, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

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Previous ranking: 22

Record from 2024: 6-1

Week 8 result: Defeated Michigan 21-7

Stat knowing: This was Illinois' first win in an AP ranking game against Michigan since 1983.

What's next?: Saturday in Oregon, 3:30 p.m., CBS

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Previous ranking: 19

Record from 2024: 6-1

Week 8 result: Defeated Auburn 21-17

Stat knowing: Missouri overcame an 11-point deficit early in the fourth quarter. It's Missouri's biggest fourth-quarter comeback since 2011.

What's next?: Saturday in Alabama

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Previous ranking: 21

Record from 2024: 6-1

Week 8 result: Defeated Stanford 40-10

Stat knowing: SMU won its 12th straight conference game (3-0 this season) dating to 2022 (in the AAC). This is the second-longest active conference winning streak in the FBS behind former conference foe Tulane, which has won 13 straight.

What's next?: Saturday at Duke, 8 p.m., ACC Network

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Previous ranking: 23

Record from 2024: 7-0

Week 8 result: Defeated East Carolina 45-28

Stat knowing: In the game, QB Bryson Daily became the first player in Army history with a passing touchdown and five rushing scores.

What's next?: November 2 vs. Air Force, Noon, CBS

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Previous ranking: 25

Record from 2024: 6-0

Week 8 result: Defeated Charlotte 51-17

Stat knowing: Navy scored at least 30 points for the sixth straight game, tying the longest single-season streak in program history. The Midshipmen also had six straight games in 2007 and 2010.

What's next?: Saturday against Notre Dame, noon

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Previous ranking: NO

Record from 2024: 5-2

Week 8 result: Defeated Ball State 24-14

Stat knowing: Diego Pavia accounted for at least 290 total yards of offense in the fourth game this season.

What's next?: Saturday against Texas