Texas remains No. 1 on my Associated Press Top 25 ballot, getting the slight edge over No. 2 Oregon.
After five of the AP’s top 11 teams lost two weeks ago, only two of the top 11 teams lost on Saturday — although there were near losses by Alabama and Tennessee.
New to my Top 25 this week: Army, Nebraska and Arizona State.
Here's my AP Top 25 ballot compared with Action Network senior writer Collin Wilson’s betting power ratings.
Note: The "AP" column is my AP Poll ballot ranking for each team. The "PR" column is where each team sits in Action Network's betting power ratings.
College Football AP Top 25 Poll: Brett McMurphy’s Week 8 Ballot
1
AP
Texas Longhorns
1
PR
2
AP
Oregon Ducks
4
PR
3
AP
Ohio State Buckeyes
3
PR
4
AP
Georgia Bulldogs
2
PR
5
AP
Penn State Nittany Lions
5
PR
6
AP
Miami Hurricanes
9
PR
7
AP
Iowa State Cyclones
10
PR
8
AP
Clemson Tigers
11
PR
9
AP
LSU Tigers
16
PR
10
AP
Alabama Crimson Tide
6
PR
11
AP
BYU Cougars
36
PR
12
AP
Indiana Hoosiers
24
PR
13
AP
Tennessee Volunteers
8
PR
14
AP
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
12
PR
15
AP
Texas A&M Aggies
13
PR
16
AP
Kansas State Wildcats
15
PR
17
AP
Ole Miss
7
PR
18
AP
Missouri Tigers
19
PR
19
AP
Pitt Panthers
41
PR
20
AP
Boise State Broncos
27
PR
21
AP
Illinois Fighting Illini
38
PR
22
AP
SMU Mustangs
21
PR
23
AP
Army Black Knights
57
PR
24
AP
Nebraska Cornhuskers
25
PR
25
AP
Arizona State Sun Devils
51
PR
Collin also put five teams in the top 25 of his betting power ratings that were not on my ballot: No. 17 Oklahoma, No. 18 Auburn, No. 20 Iowa, No. 21 Florida and No. 24 Louisville.
