Following an ugly 38-13 loss to Michigan on Saturday, the Wisconsin Badgers moved down the AP top-25 poll from No. 15 to No. 23.
After four of the top eight teams lost, The Associated Press college football poll had a new look behind No. 1 Alabama, with Ohio State reaching No. 2, LSU jumping back to No. 5 and Michigan moving into the top 10 for the first time this season.
The Crimson Tide received all but one of the 61 first-place votes from the media panel Sunday, with Ohio State receiving the other. No. 3 Clemson and No. 4 Notre Dame also moved up a spot. LSU jumped eight spots after handing Georgia its first loss of the season. The Bulldogs slipped from No. 2 to No. 8.
No. 6 Michigan has its best ranking of the season after blowing out Wisconsin and Texas is up two spots to No. 7.
No. 9 Oklahoma moved back into the top 10 while it was idle and Central Florida remained No. 10.
AP Top 25 poll: Week 8
| NO. | TEAM | RECORD | PREV. RANK |
| 1 | Alabama | 7-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 7-0 | 3 |
| 3 | Clemson | 6-0 | 4 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 7-0 | 5 |
| 5 | LSU | 6-1 | 13 |
| 6 | Michigan | 6-1 | 12 |
| 7 | Texas | 6-1 | 9 |
| 8 | Georgia | 6-1 | 2 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 5-1 | 11 |
| 10 | UCF | 6-0 | 10 |
| 11 | Florida | 6-1 | 14 |
| 12 | Oregon | 5-1 | 17 |
| 13 | West Virginia | 5-1 | 6 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 5-1 | 18 |
| 15 | Washington | 5-2 | 7 |
| 16 | NC State | 5-0 | 20 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 5-2 | 22 |
| 18 | Penn St. | 4-2 | 8 |
| 19 | Iowa | 5-1 | NR |
| 20 | Cincinnati | 6-0 | 25 |
| 21 | South Florida | 6-0 | 23 |
| 22 | Mississippi St. | 4-2 | 24 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 4-2 | 15 |
| 24 | Michigan St. | 4-2 | NR |
| 25 | Washington St. | 5-1 | NR |
