The wildest Saturday in college football history led to a significant shakeup in the weekly Top 25 poll. When five of the eight top-ranked teams all lost on the same day -- the first time in AP poll history -- it guaranteed a new-look top 10. The undefeated Miami Hurricanes are the new No. 1 team in the country, receiving 40 first-place votes.
The Hurricanes jumped last week's No. 1 Georgia, which slipped to No. 5 after a last-second home loss to unranked Auburn. The Big 12 was the biggest benefactor from Saturday's chaos atop the rankings. BYU jumped all the way up to No. 2 after its controversial win over then-No. 2 Notre Dame.
The Fighting Irish fell two spots to No. 4 despite the Big 12 issuing a statement afterward that officials erred in not putting another second on the clock. Texas Tech jumped up two spots to No. 8 after its blowout win over Arizona State. The Big 12 now has a conference-best three top-10 teams.
The Big Ten also has three top-10 teams (Ohio State, Indiana and UCLA), while the SEC has two. A week ago, the SEC had four teams in the top 10 and seven in the top 15. This week: Two in the top 10 and five in the top 15.
It's no surprise that the SEC is beating itself up, though seeing the Big 12 with more top 10 teams is admittedly eye-opening. The SEC slate is always challenging, and moving to a nine-game conference schedule naturally made it tougher. But Saturday showed just how challenging from top-to-bottom the SEC is this season.
The only top-10 team from last week to survive unscathed was Ole Miss. Georgia, Texas and Alabama all went down on Saturday, with two of those losses coming at home. There is no longer an unbeaten team in the SEC, and it sure looks likely there will be more chaos to come within the conference.
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