Projecting Sunday's AP Top 25: Mississippi State moves up to No. 1
From unranked to No. 1 … in six games.
The rapid rise could happen for Dan Mullen’s Bulldogs who recorded their third consecutive win over a Top 10 — the fifth team ever to do so — on Saturday against Auburn, dominating the defending SEC champion, 38-23.
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Here’s our best guess at Sunday’s new Top 25 Poll after Week 7 results. We’ve included last week’s rankings as a guide.
PROJECTING SUNDAY’S WEEK 8 AP TOP 25
1. Mississippi State (6-0) beat Auburn, 38-23. Next: BYE
2. Florida State (6-0) beat Syracuse, 38-20. Next: vs. Notre Dame, Saturday
3. Ole Miss (6-0) beat Texas A&M, 35-20. Next: vs. Tennessee, Saturday
4. Baylor (6-0) beat TCU, 61-58. Next: at West Virginia, Saturday
5. Notre Dame (6-0) beat North Carolina, 50-43. Next: at Florida State, Saturday
6. Alabama (5-1) beat Arkansas, 14-13. Next: vs. Texas A&M, Saturday
7. Auburn (5-1) lost to Mississippi State, 38-23. Next: BYE
8. Michigan State (5-1) beat Purdue, 45-31. Next: at Indiana, Saturday
9. Oklahoma (5-1) beat Texas, 31-26. Next: vs. Kansas State, Saturday
10. Oregon (5-1) beat UCLA, 42-30. Next: vs. Washington, Saturday
11. Georgia (5-1) beat Mizzou, 34-0. Next: at Arkansas, Saturday
12. TCU (4-1) lost to Baylor, 61-58. Next: vs. Oklahoma State, Saturday
13. Ohio State (4-1) BYE. Next: vs. Rutgers, Saturday
14. Oklahoma State (5-1) beat Kansas, 27-20. Next: at TCU, Saturday
15. Kansas State (4-1) BYE. Next: at Oklahoma, Saturday
16. Arizona (5-1) lost to USC, 28-26.
17. East Carolina (5-1) beat South Florida, 28-17. Next: BYE
18. Arizona State (4-1) BYE. Next: vs. Stanford, Saturday
19. Nebraska (5-1) BYE. Next: at Northwestern, Saturday
20. Utah (4-1) BYE. Next: at Oregon State, Thursday
21. Duke (5-1) beat Georgia Tech, 31-25. Next: vs. Virginia, Saturday
22. Clemson (4-2) beat Louisville, 23-17. Next: at Boston College, Saturday
23. Texas A&M (5-2) lost to Ole Miss, 35-20. Next: at Alabama, Saturday
24. USC (4-2) beat Arizona, 28-26.
25. Marshall (6-0) beat Middle Tennessee, 49-24. Next: at Florida International, Saturday
Dropped out: Georgia Tech, Mizzou, UCLA