NCAA Top 25 polls shift after Miami, Vanderbilt Week 10 upsets

Dan Treacy

College football rankings: Updated NCAA Top 25 polls after Miami, Vanderbilt losses in Week 10 image

TL;DR

  • Week 10 saw upsets, with three ranked teams losing to unranked opponents.
  • Oklahoma secured a significant win, keeping their playoff hopes alive.
  • Georgia Tech's undefeated season ended with a loss to NC State.
  • Ohio State and Indiana remain dominant, on track for a potential Big Ten title game.

The first College Football Playoff rankings of the season loom on Tuesday, but Week 10 brought a shakeup in both the Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 on Sunday.

Three ranked teams fell against unranked teams on Saturday, while Tennessee, Vanderbilt, and Cincinnati were among ranked teams that saw their playoff hopes take a sizable hit with losses to other ranked opponents.

Oklahoma might be able to claim the most impactful win of Week 10, as the Sooners went into Knoxville and avoided a third loss in four games to keep their playoff hopes very much alive. The final stretch of the season presents a tough challenge for Oklahoma, but clearing that hurdle on the road was one of the biggest moments of the Brent Venables era.

Elsewhere, Georgia Tech saw its undefeated season slip away thanks to a defensive meltdown at NC State. The Yellow Jackets now find themselves in a crowd of one-loss teams in ACC play fighting for a trip to the conference title game with the regular season hurtling toward the end.

What's clear is the Big Ten's grip on the top of the rankings won't change ahead of Week 11. Ohio State and Indiana both won in blowout fashion on Saturday, keeping themselves on track for a potential meeting in the conference title game.

Here are the updated NCAA Top 25 polls for Week 11.

MORE: Updated College Football Playoff projections for Week 11

Week 11 college football AP Poll

Top Coaches Ranked

This section will be updated when the Coaches Poll is revealed.

RankTeamRecordPoints (No. 1 votes)
1Ohio State8-01596 (60)
2Indiana9-01525 (1)
3Texas AM8-01479 (3)
4Alabama7-11385
5Georgia7-11335
6Oregon7-11284
7Ole Miss8-11213
8BYU8-01157
9Texas Tech8-11028
10Notre Dame6-2992
11Virginia8-1852
12Oklahoma7-2806
13Texas7-2788
14Georgia Tech8-1740
15Louisville7-1734
16Vanderbilt7-2610
17Missouri6-2501
18Miami (Fla.)6-2487
19Utah7-2476
20Michigan7-2468
21USC6-2291
22Tennessee6-2243
23Memphis8-1242
24Iowa6-2128
25Cincinnati7-2109

Others receiving votes: Washington (82); North Texas (60); James Madison (44); San Diego State (30); Pittsburgh (29); USF (21); Houston (18); Navy (16); TCU (12); Illinois (8); Arizona State (2); Tulane (1); Minnesota (1); LSU (1)

MORE: Can Miami overcome loss to SMU to make the playoff?

AP Top 25

RankTeamsRecordPoints (No. 1 votes)
1Ohio State8-01,633 (54)
2Indiana9-01,591 (11)
3Texas AM8-01,523 (1)
4Alabama7-11,447
5Georgia7-11,364
6Oregon7-11,293
7Ole Miss7-11,263
8BYU8-01,207
9Texas Tech8-11,091
10Notre Dame6-21,071
10Oklahoma7-2850
12Virginia8-1838
13Texas7-2835
14Louisville7-1827
15Vanderbilt7-2698
16Georgia Tech8-1667
17Utah7-2560
18Miami (FL)6-2558
19Missouri6-2491
20USC6-2453
21Michigan7-2344
22Memphis8-1224
23Tennessee6-3171
24Washington6-2110
25Cincinnati7-277

Others receiving votes:  Iowa 71, James Madison 53, Pittsburgh 35, San Diego St. 30, North Texas 27, South Florida 23, SMU 7, Houston 6, Illinois 4, LSU 4, Arizona St. 4.

MORE: Updates on Nebraska QB Dylan Raiola's injured ankle

Dan Treacy

Dan Treacy is a content producer for Sporting News, joining in 2022 after graduating from Boston University. He founded @allsportsnews on Instagram in 2012 and has written for Lineups and Yardbarker.