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Live updates: More big changes could be coming for the AP Top 25

The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll is set to undergo another major overhaul following another eventful week of games. Five teams, including No. 2 BYU and No. 8 Texas Tech, suffered defeats at the hands of unranked opponents on Saturday. The top 10 also saw No. 7 Mississippi fall to No. 19 Texas, keeping the Longhorns' College Football Playoff hopes alive. Miami, meanwhile, had no trouble securing its first win atop the poll since 2002, routing Pittsburgh 52-23 in their debut.

BYU's double overtime loss at UCF should clear the path for No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Notre Dame, and No. 5 Georgia, all of whom remained idle. The future of the rankings will depend on the extent to which BYU drops after its first loss, which occurred away from home a week after they defeated then-No. 2 Notre Dame.

The week's chaos is reminiscent of Week 7, and significant adjustments to the poll are expected when it is released at 2 p.m. EDT. This season, there have been 11 top-10 teams that have lost over the past three weeks, a record in the poll's 90-year history. The Associated Press Top 25 voters comprise writers and broadcasters who cover college football, with 69 voters participating.

They are chosen based on their representation across various states and are tasked with determining the rankings based on performance, not reputation or preseason speculation.

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