Arch Manning makes TD catch on Texas trick play (0:52)Parker Livingstone finds Arch Manning on a trick play for a Texas touchdown vs. Arkansas. (0:52)
We’re in the closing stretch of the college football season and it seems like most upsets are behind us. The only team from last week’s top 25 to lose as the favorite were Georgia Tech, which struggled against unranked-but-tough Pitt, and Illinois, which couldn’t get anything going against Wisconsin. The only other ranked teams to lose were Missouri, which fell in a low-scoring affair against Oklahoma, and USC, which lost to No. 7 Oregon.
Stat to know: Texas A&M’s win over Samford is its largest shutout win since defeating Prairie View A&M 67-0 in 2016.
Stat to know: Georgia has won 48 consecutive games against unranked opponents. That’s the longest active streak in FBS.
Stat to know: Alabama’s 34 total yards allowed against Eastern Illinois was its fewest allowed since 1962.
Stat to know: The win over Virginia Tech was Miami’s first outside the state of Florida this season.
Arch Manning makes TD catch on Texas trick play (0:52)Parker Livingstone finds Arch Manning on a trick play for a Texas touchdown vs. Arkansas. (0:52)
The big tests for most of the country’s top teams will come next week.
What does this all mean for the AP Top 25? Let’s break down the rankings.
Stat to know: Ohio State is 11-0 all-time against Rutgers.
Stat to know: Oregon has won four straight games against USC.
What’s next: Friday at Mississippi State, noon, ABC
Stat to know: Oklahoma has an FBS-high five wins against ranked opponents this season.
Stat to know: Notre Dame hadn’t scored 70 points in a game since 1932.
Stat to know: BYU is the only Big 12 team to win 10 games over the last two seasons.
Stat to know: The win over Kansas State was Utah’s fourth straight game with 45 or more points.
Stat to know: Michigan has won nine consecutive games against Maryland.
Stat to know: Texas’s 52 points against Arkansas are its most against an SEC opponent since 2012.
Stat to know: The 20-point win against Florida was tied for the largest in school history.
Stat to know: USC has lost seven consecutive games against top-10 opponents.
Stat to know: JMU has won nine straight games, the longest active streak by any Group of 6 team.
Stat to know: North Texas has scored 50 or more points an FBS-high six times this season.
Stat to know: This is Tulane’s fourth consecutive nine-win season.
Stat to know: Pitt has six-straight wins in ACC play, its longest such streak under Pat Narduzzi.
Stat to know: SMU’s 32-point win against Louisville ties its largest win of the season.
Parker Livingstone finds Arch Manning on a trick play for a Texas touchdown vs. Arkansas. (0:52)
What’s next: Friday at Georgia Tech, 3:30 p.m., ABC
What’s next: Saturday at Stanford, 10:30 p.m., ESPN
What’s next: Saturday at Tennessee, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
What’s next: Saturday vs. Virginia Tech, 7 p.m., ESPN
What’s next: Saturday vs. Vanderbilt, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
What’s next: Saturday at Coastal Carolina, 3:45 p.m., ESPNU
What’s next: Saturday vs. Charlotte, 7:30 p.m., ESPNU