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Another week in the 2026 season has brought about another round of upsets, and after multiple losses to top-10 teams, there are set to be some more changes to the new college football rankings.
\n\nNo. 2 BYU and No. 8 Texas Tech each took their first loss of the season to unranked opponents, while No. 7 Ole Miss lost at No. 19 Texas, and we still await the conclusion of No. 8 Utah hosting No. 14 Houston at the time of publication.
\n\nIf you combine those results with No. 15 Iowa and No. 16 USC both taking their second losses of the season, both to unranked teams, we have a week where the very top of the rankings might be easier to figure out than most of the spots outside the top 10.
\n\nNo. 1 Miami made things easy by putting a 50-burger on the board against Pitt, and more than half of the top five were off in Week 8 to provide very little room for upward momentum. But some of the changes further down in the rankings, including the result of Texas' win against Ole Miss, present the voters with unique challenges.
\n\nHow should voters react, for example…
Original source: https://www.cbssports.com/
