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The Calm Before the Storm
College football finally cools down, but the World Series keeps the intensity alive as the Blue Jays and Dodgers trade blows.
Hey Team 👋
This weekend might’ve been the first time all month we could finally catch our breath. After an October packed with nonstop chaos across the sports world, things stayed relatively stagnant — at least by recent standards. Still, there was no shortage of drama. College football delivered down-to-the-wire finishes, and the World Series continued to keep fans on edge. Speaking of hard-fought battles, the Dodgers’ sweep streak is officially over. The Blue Jays took Game 1, but Los Angeles bounced back to even the series in Toronto.
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Week 10 AP Poll

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After a season defined by chaos, Week 9 of college football offered a rare moment of calm — at least on paper. While Week 8 turned the rankings on their head, this week’s rankings stayed (mostly) intact. The favorites largely took care of business, but not without some heart-stopping moments along the way. South Carolina pushed Alabama to the brink before the Tide finally sealed it in regulation. Mississippi State gave Texas a serious scare, forcing overtime in Starkville. But not every favorite survived: Memphis clawed its way back into the rankings with a statement win over USF. And, we saw another coach bite the dust, as Brian Kelly was fired after LSU’s loss to Texas A&M. There may not have been crazy upsets or monumental shifts in rankings this weekend, but the drama never took a week off.
AP Top 25
1. Ohio State (🟰)
2. Indiana (🟰)
3. Texas A&M (🟰)
4. Alabama (🟰)
5. Georgia (🟰)
6. Oregon (🟰)
7. Ole Miss (⬆️1)
8. Georgia Tech (⬇️1)
9. Vanderbilt (⬆️1)
10. Miami (⬇️1)
10. BYU (⬆️1)
12. Notre Dame (🟰)
13. Texas Tech (⬆️1)
14. Tennessee (⬆️3)
15. Virginia (⬆️1)
16. Louisville (⬆️3)
17. Cincinnati (⬆️4)
18. Oklahoma (⬇️5)
19. Missouri (⬇️4)
20. Texas (⬆️2)
21. Michigan (⬆️4)
22. Houston (previously unranked)
23. USC (previously unranked)
24. Utah (previously unranked)
25. Memphis (previously unranked)
Week 10 Matchups
#9 Vanderbilt at #20 Texas (TEX -1.5)
Penn State at #1 Ohio State (OSU -20.5)
#10 Miami at SMU (MIA -12.5)
UCF at Baylor (BAY -4.5)
Arizona State at Iowa State (ISU -6.5)
#5 Georgia at Florida (UGA -7.5)
#13 Texas Tech at Kansas State (TTU -7.5)
Mississippi State at Arkansas (ARK -4.5)
South Carolina at #7 Ole Miss (MISS -13.5)
#18 Oklahoma at #14 Tennessee (TENN -2.5)
#23 USC at Nebraska (USC -6.5)
#17 Cincinnati at #24 Utah (UTAH -9.5)