Florida jumped 13 spots to No. 8 following a 52-28 win over then-No. 4 Ole Miss. That climb pushed BYU, LSU and Texas Tech each down one spot, landing BYU at No. 10, LSU at No. 11 and Tech at No. 12. In the US LBM Coaches Poll released Sunday, Tech held steady at No. 10, a small sign the Red Raiders still have plenty of respect nationally even after the AP dip.
The rest of the AP top 15 has Texas at No. 1, Georgia at No. 2 and Notre Dame at No. 3, with Miami, Ohio State, Indiana and Alabama rounding out the top seven. Ole Miss fell to No. 9 after the Florida loss.
For Tech fans, the slide is minor but the timing matters. The first College Football Playoff rankings drop Tuesday, Nov. 3, and every spot in these weekly polls factors into how the committee sizes up the field. A one-spot dip in the AP Poll while holding firm in the Coaches Poll suggests voters are still sorting out just how much one bad week should cost a team.
Florida's 24-point swing against a top-five opponent moved the Gators up further in a single week than Texas Tech has moved in the past month.