Oregon remains at the top of the eighth week of the Gator Country.com Top 25 poll, this time by garnering 18 first-place votes for 565 rating points. With Ohio State losing to Wisconsin, the Buckeyes dropped from No. 2 to No. 10 this week, with Oklahoma moving up two spots to No. 2. No. 3 this week is Auburn, which moved up from No. 7, Boise State was up two spots to No. 4 while Texas Christian remained at No. 5. The Florida Gators dropped out of the poll’s Top 25 after their 10-7 loss to now No. 23 Mississippi State.
GATOR COUNTY.com TOP 25 / WEEK 8
The teams in Week 8 of the Gator Country.com Top 25 college football poll, (their first-place votes), (their records), their rating points, last week’s ranking, this week’s opponents and their next game opponents. All games are Saturday unless otherwise noted:
1. Oregon (18), (6-0), 565, 1
This week: Thursday vs. UCLA, 9 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN3.com)
Next: Saturday, Oct. 30 at Southern California, 8 p.m. (ABC/ESPN)
2. Oklahoma (2), (6-0), 514, 4
This week: Saturday at Missouri, 8 p.m. (ABC)
Next: Saturday, Oct. 30 vs. Colorado, 9:15 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3.com)
3. Auburn (1), (7-0), 500, 7
This week: Saturday vs. No. 6 Louisiana State, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)
Next: Saturday, Oct. 30 at Mississippi, 6 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3.com)
4. Boise State (2), (6-0), 490, 6
This week: Idle.
Next: Tuesday, Oct. 26 vs. Louisiana Tech, 8 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3.com)
5. Texas Christian (7-0), 486, 5
This week: Saturday vs. Air Force, 8 p.m. (CBS College Sports)
Next: Saturday, Oct. 30 at UNLV, 11 p.m.
6. Louisiana State (7-0), 464, 9
This week: Saturday at No. 5 Auburn, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)
Next: Saturday, Nov. 6 vs. Alabama, 8 p.m. (ABC/ESPN)
7. Alabama (6-1), 438, 8
This week: Saturday at Tennessee, 7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN3.com)
Next: Saturday, Nov. 6 at Louisiana State, 8 p.m. (ABC/ESPN)
8. Michigan State (7-0), 402, 12
This week: Saturday at Northwestern, 12 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN3.com)
Next: Saturday, Oct. 30 at Iowa, 3:30 p.m. (ABC/ESPN)
9. Utah (6-0), 401, 11
This week: Saturday vs. Colorado State, 6 p.m. (The Mountain)
Next: Saturday, Oct. 30 at Air Force, 7:30 p.m.
10. Ohio State (6-1), 345, 2
This week: Saturday vs. Purdue, 12 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Next: Saturday, Oct. 30 at Minnesota, 8 p.m. (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2)
11. Wisconsin (6-1), 310, 19
This week: Saturday at Iowa, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Next: Saturday, Nov. 6 at Purdue, TBA
12. Iowa (5-1), 295, 15
This week: Saturday vs. Wisconsin, 3:30 p.m. (ABC/ESPN)
Next: Saturday, Oct. 30 vs. Michigan State, 3:30 p.m. (ABC/ESPN)
13. Nebraska (5-1), 281, 3
This week: Saturday at Oklahoma State, 3:30 p.m. (ABC/ESPN/ESPN3.com)
Next: Saturday, Oct. 30 vs. Missouri, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
14. Stanford (5-1), 267, 14
This week: Saturday vs. Washington State, 5 p.m.
Next: Saturday, Oct. 30 at Washington, TBA
15. Missouri (6-0), 248, 18
This week: Saturday vs. Oklahoma, 8 p.m. (ABC/ESPN3.com)
Next: Saturday, Oct. 30 at Nebraska, 3:30 p.m. (ABC/ESPN)
16. Oklahoma State (6-0), 238, 17
This week: Saturday vs. Nebraska, 3:30 p.m. (ABC/ESPN/ESPN3.com)
Next: Saturday, Oct. 30 at Kansas State, 12 p.m. (FSN)
17. Florida State (6-1), 211, 16
This week: Idle.
Next: Thursday, Oct. 28 at North Carolina State, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN3.com)
18. Arizona (5-1), 199, 21
This week: Saturday vs. Washington, 10:15 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN3.com)
Next: Saturday, Oct. 30 at UCLA, TBA
19. South Carolina (4-2), 174, 10
This week: Saturday at Vanderbilt, 7 p.m. (FSN/ESPN3.com)
Next: Saturday, Oct. 30 vs. Tennessee, 12:21 p.m. (SEC Network/ESPN3.com)
20. West Virginia (5-1), 142, orv
This week: Saturday vs. Syracuse, 12 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3.com)
Next: Friday, Oct. 29 at Connecticut, 8 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3.com)
21. Texas (4-2), 126, orv
This week: Saturday vs. Iowa State, 12 p.m. (FSN)
Next: Saturday, Oct. 30 vs. Baylor, 7 p.m. (FSN)
22. Arkansas (4-2), 119, 13
This week: Saturday vs. Mississippi, 12:21 p.m. (SEC Network)
Next: Saturday, Oct. 30 vs. Vanderbilt, 7 p.m. (FSN/ESPN3.com)
23. Mississippi State (5-2), 54, orv
This week: Saturday vs. UAB, 7 p.m. (ESPNU/ESPN3.com)
Next: Saturday, Oct. 30 vs. Kentucky, 7 p.m. (ESPNU/ESPN3.com)
24. Miami (Fla.) (4-2), 44, orv
This week: Saturday vs. North Carolina, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3.com)
Next: Saturday, Oct. 30 at Virginia, 12 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN3.com)
25. Kansas State (5-1), 39, orv
This week: Saturday at Baylor, 3:30 p.m.
Next: Saturday, Oct. 30 vs. Oklahoma State, 12 p.m. (FSN)
Others receiving votes: Virginia Tech (5-2) 37; Nevada (6-1) 19; Florida (4-3) 13; North Carolina State (5-2) 9; Penn State (3-3) 5; East Carolina (4-2) 5; Southern California (5-2) 5; Air Force (5-2) 4; Oregon State (3-3) 2; Kent State (2-4) 2; Northwestern (5-1) 2; Michigan (5-2) 1.
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