AP top 25 poll: Biggest movers in Week 7 college football rankings

Where things stand in the AP top 25 college football rankings moving into the Week 7 schedule of games

Author:
James Parks
Publish date:
Oct 8, 2023 2:01 PM EDT

There was more movement up and down the latest AP top 25 college football rankings heading into the Week 7 slate of games after seven ranked teams lost over the weekend. And as those schools slide down the rankings, that gave others a chance to move into the top 25.

Where we left off: Last week's AP top rankings

Oklahoma's statement win over Texas and Notre Dame's stunning loss to Louisville caused some notable changes in the polls, while voters were in greater agreement this week than last about who the No. 1 team in the country is right now.

Who's moving up this week? And who's going down? Let's take a look at the updated rankings, according to AP voters.

AP top 25 college football rankings

First-place votes in parentheses

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AP top 25 poll biggest movers

Notre Dame (Down 11). The Irish are falling after their second loss of the season, this time at Louisville.

Louisville (Up 11). The Cardinals have a potent offense that put away Notre Dame and moved to 6-0 and first in the ACC.

Miami (Down 8). A late fumble and TD allowed to Georgia Tech sank the Hurricanes in their first loss of the year.

Texas (Down 6). The Longhorns were within striking distance late against OU but Quinn Ewers' 3 turnovers were too much, falling to 5-1.

Other teams receiving votes

These schools got votes, but not enough to make the rankings

Missouri 69, Wyoming 42, Air Force 41, Wisconsin 41, Tulane 27, West Virginia 26, Clemson 17, Maryland 9, Iowa 7, James Madison 7, Texas A&M 5.

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