College Football AP Top 25 Prediction for Week 8

A packed Week 8 college football slate lived up to the hype in every way, with multiple overtime games, close affairs, coaching errors and more.

Here is Sports IllustratedAP Top 25 Prediction for Week 8:

1. Texas Longhorns: 6-0 (2-0 SEC)

This week: Won 34-3 over No. 18 Oklahoma

Week 8: Home vs. Georgia

2. Oregon Ducks: 6-0 (3-0 Big Ten)

This week: Won 32-31 against No. 2 Ohio State

Week 8: Away at Purdue

3. Penn State Nittany Lions: 6-0 (3-0 Big Ten)

This week: Won 33-30 at USC

Week 8: Idle

4. Georgia Bulldogs: 5-1 (3-1 SEC)

This week: Won 41-31 against Mississippi State

Week 8: Away in Texas

5. Ohio State Buckeyes: 5-1 (2-1 Big Ten)

This week: Lost 32-31 at No. 3 Oregon

Week 8: Idle

6. Miami Hurricanes: 6-0 (2-0 ACC)

This week: idle

Week 8: Away at Louisville

7. Alabama Crimson Tide: 5-1 (2-1 SEC)

This week: Won 27-25 against South Carolina

Week 8: Away at Tennessee

8. Tennessee Volunteers: 5-1 (2-1 SEC)

This week: Won 23-17 (OT) vs. Florida

Week 8: Home vs. Alabama

9. Clemson Tigers: 5-1 (4-0 ACC)

This week: Won 49-14 at Wake Forest

Week 8: Home vs. Virginia

10. Iowa State Cyclones: 6-0 (3-0 Big 12)

This week: Won 28-16 at West Virginia

Week 8: Home vs. UCF

11. LSU Tigers: 5-1 (2-0 SEC)

This week: Won 29-26 (OT) over No. 9 Ole Miss

Week 8: Away at Arkansas

12. Notre Dame Fighting Irish: 5-1

This week: Won 49-7 against Stanford

Week 8: Home vs. Georgia Tech

13. BYU Cougars: 6-0 (3-0 Big 12)

This week: Won 41-19 against Arizona

Week 8: Home vs. Oklahoma State

14. Texas A&M Aggies: 5-1 (3-0 SEC)

This week: idle

Week 8: Away at Mississippi State

15. Ole Miss Rebels: 5-2 (1-2 SEC)

This week: Lost 29-26 (OT) at No. 13 LSU

Week 8: Idle

16. Boise State Broncos: 4-1 (1-0 Mountain West)

This week: LATE in Hawaii

Week 8: Idle

17. Indiana Hoosiers: 6-0 (3-0 Big Ten)

This week: idle

Week 8: Home vs. Nebraska

18. Kansas State Wildcats: 4-1 (1-1 Big 12)

This week: LATE in Colorado

Week 8: Away at West Virginia

19. Missouri Tigers: 5-1 (1-1 SEC)

This week: Won 45-3 at UMass

Week 8: Home vs. Auburn

20. Pittsburgh Panthers: 6-0 (2-0 ACC)

This week: Won 17-15 vs. Cal

Week 8: Idle

21. Illinois Fighting Illini: 5-1 (2-1 Big Ten)

This week: Won 50-49 against Purdue

Week 8: Home vs. Michigan

22. Michigan Wolverines: 4-2 (2-1 Big Ten)

This week: idle

Week 8: Away at Illinois

23. SMU Mustangs: 5-1 (2-0 ACC)

This week: idle

Week 8: Away at Stanford

24. UNLV Rebels: 5-1 (2-0 Mountain West)

This week: Won 50-34 at Utah State

Week 8: Away at Oregon State

25. Army Black Knights: 6-0 (5-0 American)

This week: Won 44-10 vs. UAB

Week 8: Home vs. ECU

Removed from the rankings: No. 16 Utah, No. 18 Oklahoma

Others considered: Nebraska, Navy, Vanderbilt, Utah