The Week 7 AP Top 25 reflected a turbulent weekend in the 2026 college football season: five teams ranked in the top 10 lost, and every team in the poll changed position from the previous week. Miami took the No. 1 spot, with BYU second and Ohio State third.
The top ranking sets up a comparison between Miami and BYU. Miami received 40 first-place votes, while BYU received 20. The Hurricanes improved to No. 1 after beating Florida State 43-35 in double overtime at home. The source reports that Miami had not played a ranked opponent this season.
BYU climbed to No. 2 after defeating then-No. 2 Notre Dame, 28-24, to reach a 6-0 record. The result placed the Cougars ahead of Ohio State, which was ranked third in the new poll. The supplied material describes the No. 1 position as a point of debate, citing Miami’s schedule and BYU’s win over Notre Dame.
Florida made the largest upward move, rising 12 places to No. 20 after beating Texas. Texas, which had been No. 7, fell to No. 19 following its second consecutive loss. The poll also included five two-loss teams, all from the Southeastern Conference, according to the report.
Kentucky was ranked No. 12 after improving to 6-1 with a road win over Oklahoma. The supplied account notes that it was the Wildcats’ third conference road victory and identifies the team as coached by first-year head coach Will Stein. It also raises the possibility that Kentucky could merit a place in the top 10, while reporting the team’s actual ranking as No. 12.
The Big 12 had four teams among the top 15: BYU at No. 2, Texas Tech at No. 8, Utah at No. 10 and Houston at No. 14. The account pointed to a scheduled Houston visit to Utah on Saturday as a matchup with playoff implications. It did not provide a game time or additional details about the teams’ playoff prospects.
The rankings followed a weekend of substantial movement rather than a change confined to the top of the poll. The supplied material does not list all 25 teams or the full set of week-to-week position changes, but it identifies the leading teams, the largest rises and falls, and several conference-level details.
