{
  "id": 15490373,
  "title": "Coaches Poll Week 8: Notre Dame and Texas Dropped Big",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/coaches-poll-week-8-notre-dame-and-texas-dropped-big",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T20:56:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/coaches-poll-week-8-notre-205632297.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Coaches Poll rankings saw significant shifts in Week 8. Notre Dame, once No. 2, plummeted to eighth place after a loss to BYU. Texas, the other major casualty, dropped from No. 6 to No. 18. However, several teams climbed the ranks, including BYU, which gained five spots, and Kentucky, which rose by four. UCLA, the lone unbeaten Big Ten team, only advanced two places. On the losing end, Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi State, and Oklahoma State all saw their rankings drop.",
  "summary": "Despite the close call and controversy, Notre Dame crashed in the Week 8 Coaches Poll, and so did Texas. Here are the latest Top 25 Rankings.",
  "key_points": [
    "Notre Dame drops to 8th place after loss to BYU",
    "Texas falls to 18th after being No. 6",
    "BYU gains 5 spots, Kentucky rises 4 places"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}