College Football Rankings for Week 8: Brett McMurphy's AP Top 25 Poll Ballot vs. Our Betting Power Ratings

My Associated Press Top 25 ballot has a much different view at the top this week: Rocky Top. Tennessee moves up to the top spot after the Vols' 52-49 win over Alabama.

On my ballot, the Vols, ranked No. 5 last week, jumped Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia and Clemson. Ohio State dropped one spot to No. 2 on my ballot, while Georgia and Clemson remained at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. Alabama fell to No. 5, one spot ahead of No. 6 Michigan.

The rest of my Top 10 consists of No. 7 TCU, No. 8 UCLA, No. 9 Ole Miss and No. 10 Oregon.

After a weekend in which six undefeated teams lost, I have three new teams on my Top 25 ballot this week: Kentucky, Tulane and Purdue.

  
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