ESPN shakes up Top 25 Power Rankings after turbulent Week 8 of college football

After an exciting Week 8 of college football, ESPN has released its updated top 25 power rankings. There are now only six remaining undefeated teams after Ole Miss, Syracuse and UCLA all lost, opening a couple of spots for teams to move into the top 10.

The Rebels saw the steepest drop of any of those teams, going from No. 6 in last week’s rankings to No. 15 following a 45-20 loss to LSU. The Tigers went from unranked to No. 20 following quarterback Jayden Daniels‘ five total touchdowns in the win.

Oregon replaced UCLA at No. 8 in the power rankings after a 45-30 victory against the Bruins, who fell to No. 13. Quarterback Bo Nix finished 22-of-28 passing for 283 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions as the Ducks claimed their sixth straight victory.

Syracuse, which gave up 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter in a 27-21 loss to Clemson, dropped from No. 16 to No. 19.

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At least the top five teams in ESPN’s power rankings remained the same, as Ohio State, Tennessee and Clemson all won while Georgia and Michigan were both on bye. See below for ESPN’s full top 25 power rankings following Week 8.

ESPN Top 25 Power Rankings following Week 8 of college football

1. Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0)
2. Georgia Bulldogs (7-0)
3. Tennessee Volunteers (7-0)
4. Michigan Wolverines (7-0)
5. Clemson Tigers (8-0)
6. Alabama Crimson Tide (6-1)
7. TCU Horned Frogs (7-0)
8. Oregon Ducks (6-1)
9. Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-1)
10. USC Trojans (6-1)
11. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-1)
12. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-1)
13. UCLA Bruins (6-1)
14. Utah Utes (5-2)
15. Ole Miss Rebels (7-1)
16. Illinois Fighting Illini (6-1)
17. Kentucky Wildcats (5-2)
18. Kansas State Wildcats (5-2)
19. Syracuse Orange (6-1)
20. LSU Tigers (6-2)
21. Cincinnati Bearcats (6-1)
22. North Carolina Tar Heels (6-1)
23. Tulane Green Wave (7-1)
24. NC State Wolfpack (5-2)
25. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-2)

Oklahoma State moved back into the top 10 at No. 9 following a 41-34 victory against Texas during which the Cowboys defense held the Longhorns to just a field goal in the second half. However, TCU, which defeated OSU in Week 7, comes in at No. 7 as the Big 12’s only remaining undefeated team.

South Carolina re-entered ESPN’s top 25 rankings after edging out Texas A&M 30-24 this past week. The Gamecocks are on a four-game winning streak and face matchups against Missouri and Vanderbilt over the next two weeks.