After a week of historic shakeups at the top of the college football rankings, it was the Miami Hurricanes who emerged atop the pile and now enter the second half of the season as the No. 1 team in the country, according to the CBS Sports 138. The Hurricanes needed two overtimes to put away rival Florida State. In doing so, they guaranteed their spot at the table as one of the few unbeaten teams left in the sport.
Our experts are not unanimous with Miami's ascension to No. 1, as evidenced by the team's average ballot ranking of 1.4. But with no one else carrying a ballot ranking better than 2.5, it's clear that Mario Cristobal's team is on a tier by itself in the rankings this week in the eyes of our experts. Ohio State narrowly beat out BYU for the No. 2 spot, and then there is another drop-off to the next tier of contenders, with Georgia, Notre Dame and Indiana all holding down the No. 4 through No. 6 spots with some clear separation ahead of the rest of the top 10.
So while all three of those teams did lose in Week 7, there is still a very high floor for how far they were going to fall given the quality each team has shown so far this season. Further down in the rankings, we see some of the biggest surprises of the season continuing to rise, like UCLA up to No. 7 or Wake Forest to No. 15, but also some "last chance" spots for teams like Texas, Missouri and Mississippi State. Our experts are not ready to send these squads all the way outside the top 30 after taking a second loss, but it's clear that confidence is waning compared to where all three were standing earlier in the year.
Texas' struggles in a home loss to Florida made them one of the most notable week-to-week adjustments in the CBS Sports 138, which ranks every FBS team with the help of ballots from CBS Sports and 247Sports experts. For more of those changes to note, check out the Mover's Report below the top 25 table. College football experts from CBS Sports and 247Sports contribute ballots each week, which are averaged together for our rankings.
You can see the top 25 below and 26-138 on our rankings page. Check out the rest of the CBS Sports 138: Teams ranked 26-138
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