Zak Drapeau's CFB Top-25 Power Rankings Post Week-8
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by Zak Drapeau 10/20/2025 Sportz Nation
AP Poll (10/19) Zak's Top-25
1. Ohio St 1. Ohio St
2. Indiana 2 Indiana
3. Texas A&M 3. Alabama
4. Alabama 4. Texas A&M
5. Georgia 5. Georgia
6. Oregon 6. Oregon
7. Georgia Tech 7. Notre Dame
8. Ole Miss 8. Georgia Tech
9. Miami 9. Ole Miss
10. Vanderbilt 10. Oklahoma
11. BYU 11. BYU
12. Notre Dame 12. Texas
13. Oklahoma 13. Vanderbilt
14. Texas Tech 14. Texas Tech
15. Missouri 15. Tennessee
16. Virginia 16. Miami
17. Tennessee 17. Virginia
18. USF 18. :SU
19. Louisville 19. Illinois
20. LSU 20. Missouri
21. Cincinnati 21. Michigan
22. Texas 22. Arizona St
23. Illinois 23. Louisville
24. Arizona St 24. Cincinnati
25. Michigan 25. USC
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Zak's Next 5
26. Utah
27. USF
28. James Madison
29. Houston
30. Minnesota
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Biggest Differences of
AP and Zak's Polls
Notre Dame and Texas
The Associated Press is still criminally underrating a few teams and Notre Dame and Texas are the biggest examples. Notre Dame is clearly a Top-10 team and ranks #7 on my list but still #12 for AP. Their wins against USC, Boise State and Arkansas were definitive and their only losses are on the road in Miami and College Station. Texas fell off the list after a bad game in the Swamp but shouldn't be as low as #22 with their defense and roster. If you could tell me the AP's Top-21 teams could beat Texas in Neutral Site games then you are out of your mind.
Miami
As an admitted Hurricanes fan, their home loss against Louisville is a bigger deal than the AP have made it out to be. Miami has a great defense and Carson Beck had a Heisman-season until this week when he threw 4 interceptions but their beginning to look like home-merchants. The Canes have only had 1 away game and it was basically in their backyard at Tallahassee. The Hurricanes have also started ACC-play late and after barely escaping Florida State, they then lost to Louisville.
USF
I have to say I did call Memphis' fall from grace last week after an inflated win-loss from bad opponents and USF has now made the same list. Starting the season well with wins against Boise State and Florida, USF's best win since is North Texas. A matchup between the two teams this week in Memphis should really settle which team is for real after all.
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Biggest Games of
Next Week
8Ole Miss at 13Oklahoma
15Missouri at 10Vanderbilt
3Texas A&M at 20LSU
Houston at 24 Arizona St
23 Illinois at Washington
18 USF at Memphis
11 BYU at Iowa State
22 Texas at Mississippi State
Minnesota at Iowa
San Diego State at Fresno St
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-Z.D.