College football never had day with this many top…
College football has never skilled a Saturday like this.
Five of the top seven groups in the AP Top 25 misplaced on the same day in the common season for the first time in historical past.
The last time something even remotely close occurred was on Jan. 2, 1989, according to Sportradar, when 5 of the top eight groups misplaced.
Tigers head coach Alex Golesh lets out a celebratory yell after Auburn’s 27-24 upset win over No. 1 Georgia on Oct. 17, 2026 in Athens, Ga. AP Photo/Colin Hubbard
Shakeup Saturday was pushed by the Southeastern Conference, with No. 1 Georgia, No. 6 Alabama and No. 7 Texas going down as landing or more favorites.
No. 2 Notre Dame (at No. 8 BYU) and fifth-ranked Indiana (against No. 4 Ohio State) also misplaced, although those had been less stunning.
It’s the first time Nos. 1 and 2 misplaced on the same day in the common season since Oregon (to Stanford) and Kansas State (to Baylor) in 2012.
The chaos, which is sure to shuffle the ballot and College Football Playoff seeding forecasts, cleared a path for No. 3 Miami to take over the top ballot spot after beating rival Florida State 43-35 in a double-overtime traditional that ended in controversy.
BYU followers storm the sphere after their crew’s 28-24 upset win over Notre Dame on Oct. 17, 2026 in Provo, Utah. AP
The Hurricanes can only hope to do better than the No. 1 crew has the last two weeks; Texas and Georgia misplaced to unranked groups, the first time that’s occurred in consecutive weeks since Notre Dame (to Stanford) and Michigan (to Michigan State) in 1990.
Five of the top eight groups in the AP ballot misplaced on the same day in 1989 when No. 3 West Virginia, No. 5 USC, No. 6 Nebraska, No. 7 Auburn and eighth-ranked Arkansas stumbled in bowl video games.
Chaos on the SEC
It was practically as uncommon for heavyweights Georgia, Alabama and Texas to lose on the same Saturday, which hadn’t occurred since Oct. 26, 1996, according to the SEC.
It confirmed why SEC coaches had been so hesitant to give in to enjoying a nine-game league slate.
And it is likely to be becoming that the bloody Saturday got here on the same week the SEC capitulated to the Big Ten to transfer nearer to finalizing a 24-team playoff.
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