College football polls: Updated AP Top 25, Coaches Poll rankings after Week 8

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Two more teams fell from the undefeated ranks on Saturday, providing some variety to a Week 8 slate that otherwise didn't live up to last week's action.

The biggest loss suffered among the top 10 was by No. 7 Ole Miss, which jumped out to a 17-3 lead over LSU before getting outscored 42-3 by the Tigers in what ultimately was a 45-20 loss. That defeat is not a season-ender by any means for the Rebels, but it does take a lot of the shine off a season in which they started 7-0.

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On the West Coast, No. 9 UCLA suffered its first loss of the season, a debilitating defeat at the hands of then No. 10 Oregon. Ducks quarterback Bo Nix played arguably his best game of the season as he led the hosts to a 45-30 victory. The Ducks are the last remaining undefeated team in conference play in the Pac-12.

No. 5 Clemson also got a scare against undefeated, No. 14 Syracuse. The Orange jumped out to a 21-7 lead on the road before Tigers coach Dabo Swinney switched out DJ Uiagalelei for backup Cade Klubnik at QB. The move proved to do the trick, as the Klubnik helped lead Clemson to three scoring drives in a 27-21 comeback victory.

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The last game of note in the top 10 took place between No. 8 TCU and No. 17 Kansas State. The Horned Frogs fell behind 28-10 in the first half but then rattled off four consecutive touchdowns and take home a 38-28 win. The Horned Frogs are the last undefeated team, conference play or otherwise, in the Big 12.

The Sporting News looks at the latest Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 rankings for Week 9 following Saturday's action:

College football rankings for Week 9

Coaches Poll

Rank Team Record Points (No. 1 votes)
1 Georgia 7-0 1550 (43)
2 Ohio State 7-0 1516 (17)
3 Tennessee 7-0 1424 (2)
4 Michigan 7-0 1407 (1)
5 Clemson 8-0 1325
6 Alabama 7-1 1264
7 TCU 7-0 1184
8 Oregon 6-1 1125
9 Oklahoma State 6-1 1031
10 Wake Forest 6-1 949
11 USC 6-1 941
12 Ole Miss 7-1 816
13 Penn State 6-1 789
14 Utah 5-2 782
15 UCLA 6-1 744
16 Syracuse 6-1 554
17 Kentucky 5-2 473
18 Illinois 6-1 469
19 Cincinnati 6-1 441
20 LSU 6-2 350
21 UNC 6-1 347
22 Kansas State 5-2 261
23 NC State 5-2 259
24 Tulane 7-1 206
25 South Carolina 5-2 87

Others receiving votes: Texas (48), Liberty (42), Maryland (24), Washington (22), Oregon State (21), Baylor (6), Texas-San Antonio (4), Mississippi State (4), Troy (3), Arkansas (3), Coastal Carolina (2), UCF (1), Boise State (1)

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AP Top 25

Rank Team Record Points (No. 1 votes)
1 Georgia 7-0 1530 (31)
2 Ohio State 7-0 1513 (18)
3 Tennessee 7-0 1476 (13)
4 Michigan 7-0 1382
5 Clemson 8-0 1318 (1)
6 Alabama 7-1 1266
7 TCU 7-0 1213
8 Oregon 6-1 1114
9 Oklahoma State 6-1 1064
T-10 USC 6-1 927
T-10 Wake Forest 6-1 927
12 UCLA 6-1 803
13 Penn State 6-1 783
14 Utah 5-2 766
15 Ole Miss 7-1 744
16 Syracuse 6-1 626
17 Illinois 6-1 508
18 LSU 6-2 502
19 Kentucky 5-2 429
20 Cincinnati 6-1 386
21 UNC 6-1 278
22 Kansas State 5-2 272
23 Tulane 7-1 243
24 NC State 5-2 169
25 South Carolina 5-2 113

Others receiving votes: Texas (38), Liberty (35), Oregon State (25), Mississippi State (10), Maryland (8), Troy (3), Texas-San Antonio (1), Arkansas (1), Washington (1), Florida State (1)

Zac Al-Khateeb contributed to this report.

Kyle Irving

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You read that wrong – not Kyrie Irving. From Boston, graduated from the University of New Hampshire. Sixth season as a content producer for NBA.com's Global editions. Covering the NBA Draft has become his annual "dream come true" moment on the job. Irving has a soft spot for pass-first point guards, with Rajon Rondo and Steve Nash being two of his favorite players of all time.