Projecting the College Football AP Top 25 for Week 8

The loaded Week 7 slate did not disappoint.

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A loaded Week 8 slate across college football lived up to every bit of the hype, with multiple overtime games, close affairs, coaching gaffes and more.

Here's Sports Illustrated's AP Top 25 projection for Week 8:

The Projected Ranking

1. Texas Longhorns: 6-0 (2-0 SEC)

This Week: Won 34-3 vs. No. 18 Oklahoma

Week 8: Home vs. Georgia

2. Oregon Ducks: 6-0 (3-0 Big Ten)

This Week: Won 32-31 vs. No. 2 Ohio State

Week 8: Away at Purdue

3. Penn State Nittany Lions: 6-0 (3-0 Big Ten)

This Week: Won 33-30 at USC

Week 8: Idle

4. Georgia Bulldogs: 5-1 (3-1 SEC)

This Week: Won 41-31 vs. Mississippi State

Week 8: Away at Texas

5. Ohio State Buckeyes: 5-1 (2-1 Big Ten)

This Week: Lost 32-31 at No. 3 Oregon

Week 8: Idle

6. Miami Hurricanes: 6-0 (2-0 ACC)

This Week: Idle

Week 8: Away at Louisville

7. Alabama Crimson Tide: 5-1 (2-1 SEC)

This Week: Won 27-25 vs. South Carolina

Week 8: Away at Tennessee

8. Tennessee Volunteers: 5-1 (2-1 SEC)

This Week: Won 23-17 (OT) vs. Florida

Week 8: Home vs. Alabama

9. Clemson Tigers: 5-1 (4-0 ACC)

This Week: Won 49-14 at Wake Forest

Week 8: Home vs. Virginia

10. Iowa State Cyclones: 6-0 (3-0 Big 12)

This Week: Won 28-16 at West Virginia

Week 8: Home vs. UCF

11. LSU Tigers: 5-1 (2-0 SEC)

This Week: Won 29-26 (OT) vs. No. 9 Ole Miss

Week 8: Away at Arkansas

12. Notre Dame Fighting Irish: 5-1

This Week: Won 49-7 vs. Stanford

Week 8: Home vs. Georgia Tech

13. BYU Cougars: 6-0 (3-0 Big 12)

This Week: Won 41-19 vs. Arizona

Week 8: Home vs. Oklahoma State

14. Texas A&M Aggies: 5-1 (3-0 SEC)

This Week: Idle

Week 8: Away at Mississippi State

15. Ole Miss Rebels: 5-2 (1-2 SEC)

This Week: Lost 29-26 (OT) at No. 13 LSU

Week 8: Idle

16. Boise State Broncos: 5-1 (2-0 Mountain West)

This Week: Won 28-7 at Hawaii

Week 8: Idle

17. Indiana Hoosiers: 6-0 (3-0 Big Ten)

This Week: Idle

Week 8: Home vs. Nebraska

18. Kansas State Wildcats: 5-1 (2-1 Big 12)

This Week: Won 31-28 at Colorado

Week 8: Away at West Virginia

19. Missouri Tigers: 5-1 (1-1 SEC)

This Week: Won 45-3 at UMass

Week 8: Home vs. Auburn

20. Pittsburgh Panthers: 6-0 (2-0 ACC)

This Week: Won 17-15 vs. Cal

Week 8: Idle

21. Illinois Fighting Illini: 5-1 (2-1 Big Ten)

This Week: Won 50-49 vs. Purdue

Week 8: Home vs. Michigan

22. Michigan Wolverines: 4-2 (2-1 Big Ten)

This Week: Idle

Week 8: Away at Illinois

23. SMU Mustangs: 5-1 (2-0 ACC)

This Week: Idle

Week 8: Away at Stanford

24. UNLV Rebels: 5-1 (2-0 Mountain West)

This Week: Won 50-34 at Utah State

Week 8: Away at Oregon State

25. Army Black Knights: 6-0 (5-0 American)

This Week: Won 44-10 vs. UAB

Week 8: Home vs. ECU

Dropped from Rankings: No. 16 Utah, No. 18 Oklahoma

Others Considered: Nebraska, Navy, Vanderbilt, Utah

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