{"id":304825,"date":"2025-10-15T07:53:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T07:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/304825\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T07:53:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T07:53:13","slug":"week-8-jp-poll-top-20-college-football-power-rankings-see-shakeup-penn-state-still-included","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/304825\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 8 JP Poll: Top 20 college football power rankings see shakeup, Penn State still included"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Week 8 is upon us, and the national championship picture is slowly starting to come into focus. There were plenty of changes in the JP Poll<\/strong>, as well, as Josh Pate<\/strong> updated the power ratings with a major shakeup.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s JP Poll power ratings \u2013 remember, they\u2019re not rankings \u2013 saw the top team stay the same. But a Top-3 team fell, and the team that won took its place. Indiana<\/a><\/strong> now finds itself in the Top 5 of the JP Poll as Oregon<\/a><\/strong> dropped after last week\u2019s game.<\/p>\n

There were plenty more changes, as well, after a jam-packed slate. Here is the full Week 8 JP Poll, as revealed on Josh Pate\u2019s College Football Show<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1. Ohio State (-)<\/p>\n

After cruising past Illinois<\/a><\/strong> last week, Ohio State<\/a><\/strong> maintained its spot atop the JP Poll. The Buckeyes got the job done on both offense and defense as they took down the Fighting Illini in Champaign in Week 7.<\/p>\n

Julian Sayin<\/a><\/strong> threw for two touchdowns and CJ Donaldson<\/a><\/strong> ran in two scores on the ground in the 34-16 victory. Ohio State will now turn its attention to a matchup with Wisconsin<\/a><\/strong> in Madison this week.<\/p>\n

2. Miami (+1)<\/p>\n

\"Miami\u00a9 Melina Myers-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Up a spot to No. 2, Miami<\/a><\/strong> had a Week 7 bye after a victory over Florida State<\/a><\/strong> in Tallahassee. But with the results of the week, the Hurricanes moved up one spot in the JP Poll.<\/p>\n

The Hurricanes have a short week this week, though, with a high-profile primetime game awaiting. Louisville<\/a><\/strong> is coming to Hard Rock Stadium for a Friday night showdown.<\/p>\n

3. Indiana (+8)<\/p>\n

The biggest riser from Week 7, Indiana<\/a><\/strong> made quite the statement with a victory over Oregon<\/a><\/strong> at Autzen Stadium. As a result, the Hoosiers jumped up eight spots to No. 3 in the latest JP Poll power ratings.<\/p>\n

IU quarterback Fernando Mendoza<\/a><\/strong> continues to impress, emerging as a name not only in the Heisman Trophy race, but also in NFL Draft circles. The Hoosiers will welcome Michigan State<\/a><\/strong> to Bloomington this week as they try to continue charting a course for the Big Ten title game.<\/p>\n

4. Alabama (-)<\/p>\n

Staying put at No. 4 in the JP Poll, Alabama<\/a><\/strong> got another key victory in SEC play. The Crimson Tide went into CoMo and took down Missouri<\/a><\/strong> to extend the winning streak to five games.<\/p>\n

Ty Simpson<\/a><\/strong> was impressive once again, throwing for three touchdowns in the effort. Alabama has a huge rivalry matchup awaiting this week, though, as Tennessee<\/a><\/strong> comes to town for the Third Saturday in October<\/strong> showdown.<\/p>\n

5. Georgia (-)<\/p>\n

\"GeorgiaAlan Poizner | Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Also staying put in the Week 8 JP Poll, Georgia<\/a><\/strong> managed to come away with a win over Auburn<\/a><\/strong> at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The Bulldogs held strong at No. 5 after the victory, which improved their record to 5-1 on the year.<\/p>\n

UGA got touchdowns from Gunner Stockton<\/a><\/strong> and Chauncey Bowens<\/a><\/strong> en route to the 20-10 win in the Deep South\u2019s Oldest Rivalry<\/strong>. Now, Georgia will return home for a matchup with Ole Miss<\/a><\/strong> that will have ESPN College GameDay in attendance.<\/p>\n

6. Notre Dame (-)<\/p>\n

Despite a sluggish start against NC State<\/a><\/strong>, Notre Dame<\/a><\/strong> turned on the jets in the second half to get a home victory over the Wolfpack. That win kept the Fighting Irish at No. 6 in the Week 7 JP Poll.<\/p>\n

CJ Carr<\/a><\/strong> had another big day, throwing for 341 yards and two touchdowns, while Jeremiyah Love<\/a><\/strong> ran for 86 yards and two scores on the ground. A big-time showdown awaits this week, though, as USC<\/a><\/strong> makes the trip to South Bend for the Battle for the Bejeweled Shillelagh.<\/p>\n

7. Oregon (-5)<\/p>\n

Down five spots following its first loss of the year, Oregon<\/a><\/strong> checks in at No. 7 in the JP Poll. The Ducks battled it out against Indiana<\/a><\/strong> last week in Eugene, but the Hoosiers did just enough to pull off the victory at Autzen Stadium.<\/p>\n

Dante Moore<\/a><\/strong> continues to impress for Oregon and is generating some early NFL Draft chatter, as well. The Ducks will look to rebound from the loss when they make the cross-country trip to Piscataway, N.J. to take on Rutgers<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

8. Texas (-)<\/p>\n

\"Texas\u00a9 Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

The golden hat is staying in Austin after Texas<\/a><\/strong> defeated Oklahoma<\/a><\/strong> in the Red River Rivalry<\/strong> in Week 7. That victory kept the Longhorns at No. 8 in the latest JP Poll.<\/p>\n

The Texas defense showed out, holding OU to six points, while Tre Wisner<\/a><\/strong> led the rushing attack with 94 yards. The Longhorns now find themselves 4-2 on the year and 1-1 in SEC play heading into Week 8\u2019s game against Kentucky<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

9. Texas A&M (+1)<\/p>\n

Up a spot to No. 9, Texas A&M<\/a><\/strong> went back and forth with Florida<\/a><\/strong> in the first quarter at Kyle Field<\/strong>. The Aggies eventually got the 34-17 victory, though, and improved to 6-0 on the season.<\/p>\n

Marcel Reed<\/a><\/strong> threw for 234 yards and a touchdown while adding a rushing score, as well, to help lead Texas A&M to the win. The Aggies will now turn their attention to a matchup at Arkansas<\/a><\/strong> this week, though they\u2019ll likely do so without Le\u2019Veon Moss<\/a><\/strong> due to injury.<\/p>\n

10. Ole Miss (-3)<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t easy for Ole Miss<\/a><\/strong> in last week\u2019s game against Washington State<\/a><\/strong>. The Rebels went back and forth with the Cougars before holding on for the 24-21 win at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.<\/p>\n

Ole Miss improved to 6-0 on the year, but dropped three spots in the JP Poll as a result of the close non-conference victory. The Rebels have a huge matchup this week, though, as they head to Athens to take on Georgia<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Week 8 JP Poll: 11-20<\/p>\n

11. Texas Tech<\/a><\/strong> (-5)
12. Oklahoma<\/a><\/strong> (-)
13. Missouri<\/a><\/strong> (+3)
14. Utah<\/a><\/strong> (+4)
15. Tennessee<\/a><\/strong> (-2)
16. LSU<\/a><\/strong> (-1)
17. USC<\/a><\/strong> (NR)
18. Clemson<\/a><\/strong> (+2)
19. Penn State<\/a><\/strong> (-5)
20. Vanderbilt<\/a><\/strong> (NR)<\/p>\n

With October off and running, the stakes are getting higher around college football. That also means the JP Poll is going to continue shifting as teams begin to create separation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Week 8 is upon us, and the national championship picture is slowly starting to come into focus. There…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":304826,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[1318,1317,1315,1316,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-304825","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-ncaa","10":"tag-ncaa-football","11":"tag-ncaafootball","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115377105208613584","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}