Saturday\u2019s college football action was proof positive that every week is a test, as Coach Kirby Smart said after his No. 2-ranked Georgia program disposed of Arkansas on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Texas, which seized the No. 1 ranking last week on the heels of its come-from-behind 24-23 win over Ohio State, should hold serve at the top of the poll after pounding UTSA, 30-6.<\/p>\n
The Longhorns earned the No. 1 ranking with their win over the Buckeyes last week, which still stands as the most impressive win by any college football team this season.<\/p>\n
Smart\u2019s Bulldogs look like the No. 2 team after beating the Razorbacks 45-17, having pulled a majority of starters with a 38-3 lead early in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
Things could get interesting after that, but Miami\u2019s offense proved explosive enough in Friday night\u2019s 33-20 win at Wake Forest for the Hurricanes to maintain the No. 3 position on this voter\u2019s AP Top 25 ballot.<\/p>\n
Ohio State dominated Kent State in a 59-3 victory and should be the No. 4 team in the nation, looking very much like a College Football Playoff field lock.<\/p>\n
Ole Miss served former coach Lane Kiffin a dose of revenge late Saturday night, spoiling his return to Oxford as the LSU coach with a 32-24 victory that should vault the Rebels into the top five.<\/p>\n
Ole Miss held a 24-7 halftime lead before the Tigers battled back to tie the game 24-24, only to see quarterback Trinidad Chambliss lead a game-winning drive and Coach Pete Golding\u2019s defense get a late red zone stop.<\/p>\n
Notre Dame pulled away from Michigan State for a 27-10 home win that made the Irish look like the No. 6 team with its efficient offense and fierce defense.<\/p>\n
Indiana wasn\u2019t flashy against an overmatched opponent, but the defending national champions flexed defensive muscle in moving to 3-0 with their second consecutive shutout, blanking Western Kentucky 38-0 in Bloomington to earn a No. 7 ranking.<\/p>\n
Kiffin\u2019s Tigers still look like championship contenders and should drop no lower than No. 8 as the transfer heavy team looks to come together after the defeat.<\/p>\n
Alabama rallied to beat Florida State at home, its offense lethal enough to edge out rising Tennessee for the No. 9 spot.<\/p>\n
Texas A&M, previously No. 9, suffered a shocking 31-21 home loss to 17-point underdog Kentucky and should tumble down, if not out, of the Top 25.<\/p>\n
Mississippi State\u2019s 41-31 win at South Carolina adds more flavor near the bottom of the Top 25 with QB Kamario Taylor a rising star to keep an eye on.<\/p>\n
Mike Griffith\u2019s AP Top 25 ballot<\/p>\n
1. Texas (3-0) <\/p>\n
Beat UTSA, 30-6<\/p>\n
2. Georgia (3-0) <\/p>\n
Won at Arkansas, 45-17<\/p>\n
3. Miami (3-0)<\/p>\n
Won at Wake Forest, 33-20<\/p>\n
4. Ohio State (2-1)<\/p>\n
Beat Kent State, 59-3<\/p>\n
5. Ole Miss (3-0)<\/p>\n
Beat No. 7 LSU, 32-24<\/p>\n
6. Notre Dame (3-0)<\/p>\n
Beat Michigan State, 27-10 <\/p>\n
7. Indiana (3-0)<\/p>\n
Beat Western Kentucky, 38-0<\/p>\n
8. LSU (2-1)<\/p>\n
Lost at No. 8 Ole Miss, 32-24 <\/p>\n
9. Alabama (3-0)<\/p>\n
Beat Florida State, 50-36<\/p>\n
10. Tennessee (3-0)<\/p>\n
Beat Kennesaw State, 42-9<\/p>\n
11. Utah (3-0)<\/p>\n
Beat Utah State, 33-0<\/p>\n
12. BYU (3-0)<\/p>\n
Beat Colorado State, 41-23<\/p>\n
13. Penn State (3-0)<\/p>\n
Beat Buffalo, 55-13<\/p>\n
14. Texas Tech (3-0)<\/p>\n
Beat No. 22 Houston, 28-26<\/p>\n
15. Louisville (2-1)<\/p>\n
Beat No. 18 SMU, 41-31<\/p>\n
16. Florida (3-0)<\/p>\n
Beat Auburn, 44-39<\/p>\n
17. Michigan (3-0)<\/p>\n
Beat UTEP, 52-17<\/p>\n
18. USC (4-0)<\/p>\n
Won at Rutgers, 42-35<\/p>\n
19. SMU (2-1)<\/p>\n
Lost at No. 19 Louisville, 41-31<\/p>\n
20. Iowa (3-0)<\/p>\n
Beat Northern Iowa, 55-0<\/p>\n
21. Oregon (2-1)<\/p>\n
Beat Portland State, 84-0<\/p>\n
22. Houston (2-1)<\/p>\n
Lost at No. 17 Texas Tech, 28-26<\/p>\n
23. Mississippi State (3-0)<\/p>\n
Won at South Carolina, 41-34<\/p>\n
24. Virginia Tech (3-0)<\/p>\n
Won at Maryland, 35-26<\/p>\n
25. Oklahoma (2-1)<\/p>\n
Beat New Mexico 14-6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Saturday\u2019s college football action was proof positive that every week is a test, as Coach Kirby Smart said…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":441702,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[35795,1189,20980,3129,9910,27,29,28,758],"class_list":["post-441701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-georgia-uga-georgia-football-kirby-smart","tag-lsu","tag-notre-dame","tag-ohio-state","tag-ole-miss","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news","tag-top-25"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441701\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}