Week 10 AP Top 25 projections: Georgia, Oklahoma up; Texas, Florida down
By John Buhler
AP Week 10 Top 25 projections after a weekend that saw double-digit ranked teams lose, including No. 6 Texas and No. 9 Florida.
What a week it was in college football. With many ranked teams losing, expect the initial College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday evening to look drastically different than the AP Top 25 Poll we saw for Week 9.
Though it was mostly chalk in the top-10, we did see the No. 6 Texas Longhorns suffer their second loss of the season, this time to the Oklahoma State Cowboys in Stillwater. Texas has the right head coach in Tom Herman, but losses to Maryland and Oklahoma State have ruined the Longhorns’ hopes at making the Playoff.
In the three games featuring two ranked opponents going at it, the higher of the two ranked teams came out on top. No. 7 Georgia distanced No. 9 Florida in the fourth quarter down in Jacksonville. No. 17 Penn State did just enough to keep No. 18 Iowa at bay over in Happy Valley. Gardner Minshew continues his magical year in Pullman for Washington State, as the No. 14 Cougars bested No. 24 Stanford in Palo Alto.
This week also saw one of the five remaining undefeated teams succumb to defeat in the South Florida Bulls. USF played horrendous defense on the road, as the Houston Cougars throttled the No. 21 team in the nation, 57-36. That being said, the AAC looks to be the best Group of 5 conference by a wide margin.
Overall, this was a weekend that lacked a ton of high-profile games. While Florida/Georgia lived up to expectations, this week will be best remembered for having several mid-level ranked teams falling, allowing others to crack the Top 25 for the first time all year.
Here is what the Top 25 could look like heading into Week 10. It makes a ton of sense at the top, while the bottom is absolutely churning in chaos.