The Latest: Penn State and Texas drop out of the AP Top 25 as Miami reclaims its No. 2 spot

The latest AP Top college football rankings show a major shakeup with Penn State and Texas gone from the poll for the first time since Miami moved ahead of an idle Oregon to reclaim the No spot and No Texas Tech rose to its highest ranking since No Ohio State stayed put thanks to a win over Minnesota but the Buckeyes number of first-place votes dwindled to the lowest since the band claimed the top spot five weeks ago No Oklahoma slipped one notch but losses by Penn State and Texas made way for Indiana at No and Alabama at No a two-spot promotion for the Crimson Tide No Georgia also climbed two spots Follow live updates from The Associated Press below for contest recaps ranking analysis and voter answers to fan questions all in one place Here s the latest Hear from an AP editor How does the poll get made By DAVE ZELIO It s a straight points system A first-place vote is worth points a second-place vote is worth points down to point for a h-place vote Then it s just a summary of which teams are - based on the total number of points Hear from a voter Can Nebraska make it into the top with a win next week By JAVON EDMONDS I have the Huskers at No And the Terps would ve made it onto my ballot had they not collapsed against Washington I think Nebraska s final hurdle which is a hurdle its head coach shares is beating a ranked unit It won t have that opportunity until Nov at the earliest The upcoming games in College Park and at Minnesota for a rivalry tournament are big for the Huskers Who s in Who s out By MAURA CAREY In Memphis made its first poll appearance this season coming in at No after a - win against Tulsa No South Florida returned to the Top after beating Charlotte - Out Texas and Penn State have fallen out of the rankings after surprising losses to Florida and UCLA Hear from a voter How does Georgia look for the rest of the season By JAVON EDMONDS The Bulldogs have already played Alabama and Tennessee and still have Auburn a rivalry Ole Miss Florida another rivalry Mississippi State and Georgia Tech on the schedule That looks like an opportunity to finish with the best r sum in the country Ole Miss holds steady as other teams with bye weeks shift By MAURA CAREY No Ole Miss was the only company with a bye week to retain its exact spot in the poll Miami leapfrogged over Oregon returning to No after a - win over Florida State Indiana Tennessee Georgia Tech Missouri and Arizona State each ascended in the rankings No is Georgia Tech s highest ranking since when the Yellow Jackets went - and beat Mississippi State in the Orange Bowl Iowa State drops eight spots Florida State falls to No Iowa State dropped eight spots falling from No to No after losing to unranked Cincinnati Florida State retained its AP Top status but dropped seven spots coming in at No after losing to Miami on Saturday night Hear from a voter Who are your biggest surprises and disappointments so far By JAVON EDMONDS My biggest disappointment is Clemson I assumed the Tigers were a national championship contender in the summer We dropped them out of the poll after the Georgia Tech loss and I was in the press box for the Syracuse loss I can t recall ever being more wrong about a college football club Texas and Penn State are obvious candidates for bulk disappointing too Those programs have invested too much money into those rosters to be anything but top-five teams I think the country is learning that Arch Manning isn t selected generational quarterback And the first-round hype around Drew Allar should be gone by now AP Top temperature check Heating up Miami Alabama Texas Tech Michigan Notre Dame BYU Virginia Memphis South Florida Cooling off Penn State Texas Vanderbilt Iowa State Florida State Holding steady Ohio State Ole Miss Hear from a voter How do you weigh undefeated teams against those with tougher schedules By JAVON EDMONDS I believe context is needed Are Ole Miss and Missouri undefeated Yes Have they played anyone as good as Alabama or Georgia No I can t penalize Georgia too much for losing to Alabama What I will say which I have to consider moving forward is that the Florida State loss isn t looking as good for the Tide Miami shows its stuff By TIM REYNOLDS Miami is the only organization in the country with three wins over ranked teams so far this season The Hurricanes beat then-No Notre Dame then-No South Florida and then-No Florida State Miami s first-place votes this week match its total from the last polls combined going back to midway through the season The squad has appeared in consecutive AP polls matching the fifth-longest streak in school history Hear from a voter Which teams were your biggest movers and why By JAVON EDMONDS I had Ole Miss out of the top last week I am not one that believes they are the fourth-best unit in the country However I moved them into that tier this week The losses to Texas by Penn State whom I had little faith in already made me rethink which r sum s deserve a top- distinction AP Top poll rankings Ohio State Miami Fla Oregon Ole Miss Texas A M Oklahoma Indiana Alabama Texas Tech Georgia LSU Tennessee Georgia Tech Missouri Michigan Notre Dame Illinois BYU Virginia Vanderbilt Arizona State Iowa State Memphis South Florida Florida State Seven Top teams had the week off No Oregon No Ole Miss No Indiana No Tennessee No Georgia Tech No Missouri and No Arizona State each had the week off and will return to tournament action next weekend The bye week came at a good time following hard-fought battles in Week Oregon Tennessee and Georgia Tech beat opponents in overtime Arizona State Ole Miss and Indiana each won by a touchdown or less Georgia returns to win column Georgia wide receiver Dillon Bell celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football match against Kentucky Saturday Oct in Athens Ga AP Photo Colin Hubbard Georgia responded to its first loss of the season with a - win against Kentucky Quarterback Gunner Stockton ran the ball in for two touchdowns in the first quarter giving the Bulldogs an early - lead Kentucky responded with a points in the second quarter before Georgia s Dillon Bell notched two rushing touchdowns Cash Jones put the encounter away in the third quarter connecting with Stockton for a -yard touchdown It was a much-needed win for the Bulldogs who dropped - to Alabama in Week Hear from a voter How much do you consider the difficulty of a club s schedule when voting By JAVON EDMONDS That is the basis of my voting process Who did you play and how good did you look I don t really think there s any other way to vote In the early parts of the season voting based on belief in the roster can be acceptable But that has to phase out as the year progresses Upset watch UCLA pulled off the biggest upset of the week with a - win over No Penn State Bruins quarterback Nico Iamaleava accounted for five touchdowns running three in and connecting with Kwazi Gilmer and Titus Mokiao-Atimalala for two more A struggling Florida unit exposed No Texas beating the Longhorns - on Saturday Texas once ranked No in the poll is now at hazard of slipping out of the rankings altogether Who might rise and fall in this week s poll Stock up Alabama Notre Dame BYU Texas Tech Stock down Florida State Penn State Texas Iowa State Hear from a voter What do you see in Miami over other top teams like Ohio State and Oregon By JAVON EDMONDS I see a Hurricanes club with a national champion under center the best pass rusher in the country a super talented roster and a good schedule Once Ohio State and Oregon play chosen more competition I ll consider them for No Right now Miami has the best combination of talent and r sum Hear from voter What s your take on so-called SEC bias By JAVON EDMONDS It s simple for me Play good teams and you ll be rewarded Totally being in a conference doesn t qualify you as a good association see Kentucky and Rutgers I watch as multiple games as I can on Saturdays and catch up on whichever ones I missed I care about the body of work not the rhetoric Ohio State safe at No as Miami makes a matter for No Miami moved from No to No in the poll after a Sept bye While the Hurricanes had time off Oregon topped Penn State in double overtime moving up to No The roles were reversed this week as Oregon had the week off for rest and recovery while Miami delivered a convincing - win against No Florida State Meanwhile Ohio State returned to action with a - conquest over Minnesota likely making the Buckeyes untouchable at No Knocking on the door Cincinnati knocked off No Iowa State on Saturday outscoring the Cyclones - and improving to - It s the fourth straight win for the Bearcats who are beginning to make a development for a Top ranking Memphis improved to - with a dominant - win over Tulsa on Saturday The Tigers rank second in the American Conference behind Navy which has the edge with a - conference record South Florida could return to the rankings after a - win against Charlotte The Bulls received votes in the poll last week more than any other organization still outside the Top Who votes in the poll and how does it work No organization has been ranking teams and naming a major college football national champion longer than The Associated Press since AP employees don t vote themselves but they do choose the voters AP Top voters comprise around writers and broadcasters who cover college football for AP members and other select outlets The goal is to have every state with a Football Bowl Subdivision school represented by at least one voter There is a - point system with a club voted No receiving points down to point for a th-place vote After that it s simple The poll lists the teams with the most of points from to and others receiving votes are also noted Voting is done online and the tabulation is automated Source