{"id":862349,"date":"2026-09-27T10:36:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T10:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/862349\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T10:36:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T10:36:36","slug":"mississippi-likely-out-of-top-5-in-new-ap-top-25-big-shuffle-on-tap-after-7-ranked-teams-lose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/862349\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi likely out of top 5 in new AP Top 25; big shuffle on tap after 7 ranked teams lose"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mississippi’s stay in the top five of The Associated Press Top 25<\/a> looks as if it will be a short one and a major shuffle is coming to the middle and bottom of the new college football poll that will be released Sunday afternoon. <\/p>\n

The Rebels, following their 52-28 loss at No. 21 Florida<\/a> on Saturday, are in for a demotion as the only top-10 team to lose during Week 4. <\/p>\n

Texas won a defensive battle at Tennessee<\/a> 20-17 and should hold onto its No. 1 ranking, and No. 5 Indiana won a close game at Northwestern<\/a> on Friday night. The rest of the top 10 posted lopsided wins, as did No. 11 Texas Tech.<\/p>\n

A lot of changes are in store after that. <\/p>\n

No. 12 Southern California, No. 13 Penn State, No. 14 Tennessee, No. 16 Louisville, No. 18 Michigan, No. 19 Missouri and No. 23 Texas A&M all lost.<\/p>\n

No. 20 Oregon and Florida are in line for big promotions. The Ducks, playing most of the game without star quarterback Dante Moore,<\/a> recorded a convincing 41-27 road win over USC.<\/a> The Gators’ 24-point win over Mississippi followed their 44-39 victory at Auburn and they are 4-0 for the first time since 2019 and 2-0 in the SEC for the first time since 2020.<\/p>\n

Kentucky, Oklahoma State and Boise State are line for rankings, all at 3-1. Kentucky beat South Alabama<\/a>; Oklahoma State knocked off West Virginia<\/a> on the road and Boise State easily defeated Western Michigan<\/a> on the road in a closely watched Group of Six showdown.<\/p>\n

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Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here<\/a>, visit the Top 25 here<\/a> and see AP\u2019s full college football coverage here<\/a><\/p>\n

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