The biggest upset of the weekend came in Southern California as the unranked USC Trojans soundly defeated the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday. What are the AP Poll implications?
USC was among a few Big Ten teams that dropped completely out of the rankings, including Oregon and Iowa, and all three had a chance at re-joining the AP Poll. The Trojans are now No. 18 and Iowa is up to No. 21 while the Ducks are still on the outside looking in of the top 25. Oregon received the 27th-most votes, behind Northwestern.
AP Top 25 Poll Week 9
1. Miami
2. Georgia
3. Utah
4. Notre Dame
5. UCLA
6. Indiana
7. BYU
8. Kentucky
9. Alabama
10. Texas
11. Ohio State
12. Ole Miss
13. Texas Tech
14. Wake Forest
15. LSU
16. Tennessee
17. Houston
18. USC
19. Missouri
20. Boise State
21. Iowa
22. New Mexico
23. South Carolina
24. Arizona
25. Florida
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Oregon upset then-No. 20 Northwestern at home while Iowa defeated then-No. 25 Wisconsin 30-0 at home, scoring 30 points on a Badgers defense that previously held USC to 7 points after a bye week. Might the Trojans have been looking ahead to their game against Ohio State?
USC pulled off the upset over the Buckeyes, regardless, shaking up the top of the AP Poll. The Ducks remain unranked and stay behind Northwestern in the polls, but Iowa and USC made some of the biggest leaps…