AI Opinion / Explanation

Here's the scoreboard for **AP Top 25 Week 8** (Saturday, Oct 24, 2026, all times ET): | Rank | Team | Opponent | Kickoff (ET) | Predicted Score | |---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Miami | vs Pitt | 12:00 PM | **Miami 38 – Pitt 13** | | 2 | BYU | at UCF | 3:30 PM | **BYU 34 – UCF 17** | | 3 | Ohio State | — | — | **BYE WEEK** | | 4 | Notre Dame | — | — | **BYE WEEK** | | 5 | Georgia | — | — | **BYE WEEK** | | 6 | Indiana | at Michigan | 12:00 PM | **Indiana 27 – Michigan 20** | | 7 | Ole Miss | at #19 Texas | 7:30 PM | **Texas 28 – Ole Miss 24** | | 8 | Texas Tech | at Cincinnati | 12:00 PM | **Texas Tech 34 – Cincinnati 20** | | 9 | UCLA | vs Michigan State | 3:30 PM | **UCLA 31 – Michigan State 14** | | 10 | Utah | vs #14 Houston | 10:15 PM | **Utah 27 – Houston 24** | | 11 | Tennessee | at South Carolina | 3:30 PM | **Tennessee 27 – South Carolina 24** | | 12 | Kentucky | vs Vanderbilt | 7:30 PM | **Kentucky 27 – Vanderbilt 20** | | 13 | Alabama | vs Texas A&M | 3:30 PM | **Alabama 34 – Texas A&M 14** | | 14 | Houston | at #10 Utah | 10:15 PM | **Utah 27 – Houston 24** | | 15 | Iowa | at Minnesota | 3:30 PM | **Iowa 24 – Minnesota 14** | | 16 | USC | at Wisconsin | 7:30 PM | **USC 31 – Wisconsin 24** | | 17 | Wake Forest | — | — | **BYE WEEK** | | 18 | LSU | at Auburn | 12:00 PM | **LSU 27 – Auburn 20** | | 19 | Texas | vs #7 Ole Miss | 7:30 PM | **Texas 28 – Ole Miss 24** | | 20 | Florida | — | — | **BYE WEEK** | | 21 | Boise State | at Washington State | 6:00 PM | **Boise State 31 – Washington State 17** | | 22 | Missouri | — | — | **BYE WEEK** | | 23 | SMU | vs California | 12:00 PM | **SMU 34 – California 17** | | 24 | Northwestern | vs Rutgers | 12:00 PM | **Northwestern 27 – Rutgers 13** | | 25 | Arizona | vs Iowa State | 7:30 PM | **Arizona 28 – Iowa State 20** | **Two ranked-vs-ranked games:** #7 Ole Miss at #19 Texas and #14 Houston at #10 Utah. **Six teams on bye:** Ohio State, Notre Dame, Georgia, Wake Forest, Florida, and Missouri.