{"id":418647,"date":"2026-10-04T19:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T19:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/418647\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T19:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T19:06:12","slug":"missouri-jumps-to-14th-in-ap-top-25-florida-tumbles-8-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/418647\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri jumps to 14th in AP Top 25; Florida tumbles 8 spots"},"content":{"rendered":"

Missouri<\/a> made a big jump to No. 14 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday following its rout of Florida while the Gators<\/a> dropped eight spots to No. 16 and were replaced by LSU<\/a>in the top 10.<\/p>\n

Texas<\/a> will go into Saturday’s Red River Rivalry game against Oklahoma<\/a> as the No. 1 team for the fourth straight week. The rest of the top five stood pat with Georgia<\/a>, Notre Dame<\/a>, Miami<\/a> and Ohio State<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Texas received 61 of the 70 first-place votes from the media voting panel, one less than last week. Georgia, whose 24-point win over Vanderbilt<\/a> was its closest of the season, got six first-place votes. Miami, which beat Clemson<\/a> by four touchdowns on the road, got two.<\/p>\n

Texas’ four-week hold on No. 1 is the program’s longest since it topped the poll for six weeks in 1977.<\/p>\n

No. 6 Alabama<\/a> and No. 7 Indiana<\/a> flip-flopped, with the Hoosiers, who have dropped one spot each of the last three polls, receiving the remaining first-place vote. BYU<\/a> moved up two rungs to No. 8, Ole Miss<\/a> remained No. 9 and LSU went up one spot to No. 10.<\/p>\n

Missouri’s 11-spot promotion from No. 25 was the second-biggest jump by a team this season following Florida’s 13-spot rise last week. The Tigers sent the Gators plummeting with their 45-17 home win and have their highest ranking since Oct. 5, 2025.<\/p>\n

Coincidentally, Missouri’s biggest promotion before this week also came after a win over Florida, when the Tigers got a nine-spot bump to No. 5 on Oct. 20, 2013.<\/p>\n

No. 12 Utah<\/a> has risen in each poll this season after starting at No. 21, while No. 13 Oregon<\/a>, which was idle this week, is making its 70th straight appearance in the Top 25.<\/p>\n

Iowa<\/a> fell six spots to No. 20 after a 17-point home loss to Ohio State and SMU<\/a> slipped three to No. 24 after an uninspired home win over Boston College<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh<\/a>, which is 5-0 for the second time in three seasons, made its season debut in the poll at No. 25. The Panthers are ranked for the first time since last November after holding off Virginia Tech<\/a> 35-33.<\/p>\n

The bad news is that the Panthers will go forward without quarterback Mason Heintschel<\/a>, who tore his ACL on Friday and will miss the rest of the season<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kentucky<\/a>, No. 24 last week, dropped out after a 35-34 overtime win at South Carolina<\/a>. The Wildcats, after erasing a 17-0 deficit, are the unranked team receiving the most votes, two points behind Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

CONFERENCE CALL<\/p>\n

SEC (9 ranked teams): No. 1 Texas, No. 2 Georgia, No. 6 Alabama, No. 9 Mississippi, No. 10 LSU, No. 14 Missouri, No. 15 Tennessee<\/a>, No. 16 Florida, No. 17 Mississippi State<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Big Ten (6): No. 5 Ohio State, No. 7 Indiana, No. 13 Oregon, No. 19 USC<\/a>, No. 20 Iowa, No. 21 UCLA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Big 12 (5): No. 8 BYU, No. 11 Texas Tech<\/a>, No. 12 Utah, No. 18 Oklahoma State<\/a>, No. 22 Houston<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ACC (3): No. 4 Miami, No. 24 SMU, No. 25 Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

Pac-12 (1): No. 23 Boise State<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Independent (1): No. 3 Notre Dame.<\/p>\n

RANKED VS. RANKED<\/p>\n

No. 2 Georgia at No. 6 Alabama: The two Southeastern Conference powers split two games in 2025. The Bulldogs haven’t been tested yet and Crimson Tide haven’t scored fewer than 45 points in a game so far this season.<\/p>\n

No. 21 UCLA at No. 13 Oregon: Last met in a Top 25 matchup in 2022. The Bruins, who have lost five straight to Ducks, get their biggest test after four impressive wins.br\/]<\/p>\n

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