AP Top 25 Poll, Rankings Prediction: Week 8

What will the AP Top 25 college football poll be after Week 8? We take our best guess prediction before the real poll comes out on Sunday morning.

What will the 2021 AP Poll potentially look like? It’s our predicted best guess on the early college football rankings after Week 8


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Note that this is NOT the actual 2021 Week 8 AP Poll – it’s our prediction and projection of what it might be before its release.

2021 Week 8 AP Poll Prediction

Number in parentheses is where each team finished in last week’s rankings.     

25. NC State Wolfpack 5-2 (22)

24. Iowa State Cyclones 5-2 (NR)

23. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 6-1 (15)

22. UTSA Roadrunners 8-0 (24)

21. Baylor Bears 6-1 (20)

20. Auburn Tigers 5-2 (19)

19. Penn State Nittany Lions 5-2 (7)

18. Pitt Panthers 6-1 (23)

17. San Diego State Aztecs 7-0 (22)

16. SMU Mustangs 7-0 (21)

15. Oklahoma State Cowboys 6-1 (8)

14. Texas A&M Aggies 6-2 (17)

13. Kentucky Wildcats 6-1 (15)

12. Wake Forest Demon Deacons 7-0 (16)

11. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 6-1 (13)

Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY prediction: Week 8

10. Ole Miss Rebels 6-1 (12)

9. Iowa Hawkeyes 6-1 (11)

8. Oregon Ducks 6-1 (10)

7. Michigan State Spartans 7-0 (9)

6. Michigan Wolverines 7-0 (6)

5. Ohio State Buckeyes 6-1 (5)

4. Alabama Crimson Tide 7-1 (4)

3. Oklahoma Sooners 8-0 (3)

2. Cincinnati Bearcats 7-0 (2)

1. Georgia Bulldogs 7-0 (1)

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