Penn State and the University of Texas fell out of the Top 25 AP Poll, the AP sports writers explain why.
How could the AP have gotten the rankings so incredibly wrong? The #1 and #2 preseason AP top teams, Texas and Penn St. have fallen out of the top 25. Add Clemson at #4 as well. Three of the top four AP preseason teams are currently not in the Top 25.
Big changes hit the AP Top 25 college football rankings, with Penn State and Texas gone from the poll for the first time since 2022. Miami moved ahead of an idle Oregon to reclaim the No. 2 spot and No. 9 Texas Tech rose to its highest ranking since 2008.
While No. 1 Ohio State and No. 4 Ole Miss stayed put, No. 6 Oklahoma slipped one notch. The losses by Penn State and Texas made way for Indiana at No. 7 and Alabama at No. 8, a two-spot promotion for the Crimson Tide. No. 10 Georgia also climbed two spots.