College football Week 8 highlights
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The 2025 college football season has officially surpassed the midway point of the regular season after the conclusion of a thrilling Week 8 slate. Among the games that will shape the College Football Playoff picture was the final matchup between No. 13 Notre Dame and No. 20 USC for the foreseeable future.
That means the final six undefeated FBS teams are No. 1 Ohio State, No. 3 Indiana, No. 4 Texas A&M, No. 12 Georgia Tech, No. 15 BYU and unranked Navy. Yep, some of those names are nice surprises. As for the big question:
There were highs and lows in Week 8 of the college football season. A breakdown of the winners and losers from Saturday's action.
Unbeaten Georgia Tech jumped into the top 10 this week at No. 7 and controls its own destiny in the College Football Playoff conversation. Another surge up the rankings came from Vanderbilt, who squashed previously 10th-ranked LSU with its first win over the Tigers since 1990. The Commodores are ranked 12th, up six spots from last week's mark.
Two top 25 teams played on Friday night. No. 2 Miami (FL) hosted Louisville in an ACC game, and No. 25 Nebraska traveled to take on Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference showdown. Surprisingly, both teams suffered losses in a pair of big upsets in Week 8.
The AP Top 25 college football poll has seen a major shakeup after a chaotic weekend in which nine ranked teams lost, including four in the top 10
Alabama's ranking in the latest AP Poll has been revealed following a Week 8 home win over the rival Tennessee Volunteers.