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Only Miami, Utah and UCLA remain unbeaten as BYU falls to No. 8 in AP poll

Miami held No. 1 in the AP Top 25 released Sunday with 59 first-place votes, followed by Ohio State, Georgia, Indiana and Notre Dame. BYU fell from No. 2 to No. 8 after a 39-31 double-overtime loss at UCF. Texas made the biggest jump, from No. 19 to No. 11, after beating Ole Miss. Miami, Utah and UCLA are the only unbeaten teams, the fewest at this point of a season since 1977, according to Sportradar.

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Only three teams remain unbeaten, Miami, Utah and UCLA, the fewest at this point of a season since 1977 according to Sportradar. BYU dropped six spots after its double-overtime loss at UCF, and Texas rose eight spots after beating Ole Miss.

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