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AP Top 25 poll preview: Alabama edges Missouri in SEC thriller, Florida State’s slump worsens
Week 7 of college football is underway. No. 8 Alabama edged out No. 14 Missouri in an Southeastern Conference thriller, while No. 25 Florida State's slump worsened with a loss to Pitt.
Miami moved back to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, Texas Tech has its highest ranking since 2008 and Penn State and Texas fell all the way out of the Top 25 for the first time since 2022 after the two top-10 teams lost to unranked opponents.
Penn State isn't the only Bottom 25 newcomer this week. Kentucky is making its first appearance of the season after falling 35-14 at Georgia. But there is hope: Big Blue Madness is on Saturday. The annual preseason basketball party will provide a welcome distraction from the fact that UK football team is required to play seven more games.
After two straight wins, the Illini were rewarded by college football voters – and social media, as usual, had plenty to say about it