Tom Murphy explains his Associated Press Top 25 ballot | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Miami stayed put at No. 1 on Tom Murphy’s Associated Press Top 25 ballot after another Saturday reshuffled the Big 12. Ohio State and Georgia remained second and third, while BYU slid from No. 4 to No. 9 following a double-overtime loss at UCF. Texas Tech dropped six spots to No. 11 after losing 37-24 at Cincinnati, and Utah rose to No. 6 after a 21-13 home win over Houston. In the SEC, Ole Miss and Tennessee fell to No. 10 and No. 15, respectively, as Georgia and Kentucky kept one loss. Murphy added Arizona, Boise State and New Mexico, replacing USC, Auburn and Oregon.