The USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-136 rounds the corner toward November with three newcomers in the top 10, a shakeup in the Big 12 and big drops from several would-be College Football Playoff contenders.
LSU led Texas A&M 18-14 at halftime but was bulldozed in the second half of a 49-25 loss. Now down to No. 35, the three-loss Tigers will move forward without coach Brian Kelly, who was fired on Sunday.
One minor change in the top five has the Aggies climbing to No. 3 and swapping places with No. 4 Alabama, which struggled to put away South Carolina.
No. 8 Vanderbilt is up two after beating Missouri, No. 9 Mississippi is also up a pair following a road win against Oklahoma and No. 10 Brigham Young climbs five spots after winning at Iowa State. BYU is one of four 8-0 teams in the Bowl Subdivision, joining No. 1 Indiana, A&M and No. 6 Georgia Tech. Ohio State and Navy are both 7-0.
Also in the Big 12, Houston is up 13 spots to No. 17 after beating Arizona State. Houston has already topped last year’s win total and are tied with Texas Tech for second place in the conference standings, though the Red Raiders own the head-to-head tiebreaker. Kansas State is up to No. 52 after moving to 4-4 with a blowout of rival Kansas.
On the other hand, Colorado drops 13 spots to No. 80 after being humiliated by Utah. The Utes ran for 422 yards while the Buffaloes managed just 2.1 yards per play.
