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DISCLAIMER: This poll does not reflect the results of the week that just concluded. It is a catch-up poll for the next-to-last week in October. This week's poll will be posted by no later than noon Thursday, I promise.
The Bring On The Cats Top 25 Poll (which actually is back to 25 teams this week last week) has a new No. 1 team, as Clemson takes the biggest jump of the week (just four spots, don't get excited) to ascend to the top spot.
That means Utah must have fallen precipitously, right? Eleven places, to be exact. The voters do not look favorably upon failure, especially when it comes at the hands of three-loss teams that just fired their alcoholic coaches.
Florida State fell eight spots (and other than the fact that Georgia Tech won on a fluke, it could've been more).
The rest of the poll is sedate, with no other team rising or falling more than three places and three of them staying put. Obviously, due to last week's "situation," we had three dropouts and just one newcomer (Mississippi State).
For last week's belated poll results, scroll down. (Please note: Results do not account for last week's most recent outcomes on Thursday, Friday or Saturday. Check back later this week for those outcomes.)
Bring On The Cats Top 25 Poll — Week 8
| Rank | AP | Team | Record | Points | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Clemson Tigers (4) | 7-0 (4-0) | 231 |
 4 |
| 2 | 4 | LSU Tigers (1) | 7-0 (4-0) | 226 | — |
| 3 | 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes (4) | 8-0 (4-0) | 224 |
3 |
| 4 | 2 | Baylor Bears (1) | 7-0 (4-0) | 219 |
 1 |
| 5 | 6 | Michigan State Spartans | 8-0 (4-0) | 212 |
2 |
| 6 | 5 | TCU Horned Frogs | 7-0 (4-0) | 209 |
2 |
| 7 | 7 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 7-1 (4-1) | 189 |
1 |
| 8 | 10 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 7-0 (3-0) | 169 |
2 |
| 9 | 12 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 7-0 (4-0) | 163 |
2 |
| 10 | 8 | Stanford Cardinal | 6-1 (5-0) | 154 |
3 |
| 11 | 9 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 6-1 | 149 |
1 |
| 12 | 13 | Utah Utes | 6-1 (3-1) | 143 |
11 |
| 13 | 16 | Memphis Tigers | 7-0 (3-0) | 140 |
1 |
| 14 | 11 | Florida Gators | 6-1 (4-1) | 126 |
1 |
| 14 | 14 | Oklahoma Sooners | 6-1 (3-1) | 126 |
2 |
| 16 | 18 | Houston Cougars | 7-0 (4-0) | 87 |
3 |
| 17 | 17 | Florida State Seminoles | 6-1 (4-1) | 83 |
8 |
| 18 | 20 | Toledo Rockets | 7-0 (4-0) | 81 | — |
| 19 | 21 | Temple Owls | 7-0 (4-0) | 75 |
2 |
| 20 | 15 | Michigan Wolverines | 5-2 (2-1) | 66 |
2 |
| 21 | 22 | Duke Blue Devils | 6-1 (3-0) | 49 |
2 |
| 22 | 19 | Ole Miss Rebels | 6-2 (3-1) | 36 |
3 |
| 23 | 23 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 6-1 (4-0) | 35 |
1 |
| 24 | 25 | Mississippi St. Bulldogs | 6-2 (2-2) | 14 |
2 |
| 25 | 24 | UCLA Bruins | 5-2 (2-2) | 12 | — |
| Dropouts: Texas A&M Aggies, California Golden Bears, BYU Cougars | |||||
| Others Receiving Votes: North Carolina 11, Navy 9, Georgia 5, Texas A&M 5, Appalachian State 1, USC 1 | |||||
As always, your voters are myself, EMAW 4 Ever, Jon Morse, JT VanGilder, Luke Thompson, nugget1224, PurpleBrunette, wildcat00 and KSUEMAW!