US EditionTexas A&M Falls Out of Top 5 in AP Poll for the First Time in 2 Months
Texas A&M's first loss of the season to Texas and Michigan's defeat reshaped playoff rankings and conference championship matchups, impacting College Football Playoff seedings.
- Here are the updated Coaches and AP polls following Week 14 games, as the regular season concluded and rankings shifted after Rivalry Week; no loss was more impactful than Texas A&M Aggies' first defeat to Texas Longhorns.
- Rivalry Week results produced the shifts, as several upsets altered resumes, with Cal's upset of SMU sending 7-5 Duke to the ACC title and Vanderbilt's 45-24 win over Tennessee reshaping voting.
- Julian Sayin dominated with a three-touchdown performance, completing 19 of 26 passes, Indiana Hoosiers routed Purdue Boilermakers 56-3 to finish undefeated, and Notre Dame's win included an injury scare for Jeremiyah Love.
- Ohio State and Indiana will meet for the Big Ten championship and the top CFP seed at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, on Saturday, Dec. 6, with the field of undefeated teams reduced afterward.
- Miami's road victory over Pitt adds pressure on the CFP committee as Miami reaches 10-2, Penn State outlasts Rutgers 40-36 to become bowl-eligible, and Oregon maintains a first-round home game chance.
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