College football rankings: Predicting the AP top 25 poll for Week 8

The latest college football games were played on Saturday. The next AP top 25 college rankings will be released on Monday.

North Carolina is 6-1 and could be in the rankings this week after beating Duke.

NC State lost at Syracuse and lost its quarterback Devin Leary for the year.

Kansas is still in the poll, but only because they lost a game.

Illinois is the new No. 22 in the AP rankings after a statement win over Minnesota.

Cincinnati is idle this week. The Bearcats have two road games coming up in the AAC.

Utah is 20th in the new rankings. Utah won at home over USC by a dramatic 2-point conversion.

Texas beat Iowa State to move to 5-2.

Mississippi State's three-game win streak is over after a loss to Kentucky.

Will Levis and Chris Rodriguez scored two rushing scores each to help Kentucky hold off Mississippi State.

Kansas State is ranked No. 16 this week. The team has a game at TCU coming up next.

Penn State's rushing defense was cut in half by Michigan's backs.

Wake Forest is ranked No. 14. The Deacons are off this weekend.

Syracuse is 6-0 and second in the ACC. The team's next opponent is Clemson.

Oregon is 5-0 and has scored 40-plus points each time out. They play UCLA next Saturday.

Oklahoma State lost a big lead to TCU.

Jordan Addison left the game with an injury and USC lost to Utah.

UCLA is ranked No. 9. The Bruins have one of the game's best skill groups. They play Oregon next Saturday.

The TCU team came back from a double overtime deficit to beat Okie State.

The Crimson Tide lost to Tennessee in a shootout. They are out of the College Football Playoff picture.

Ole Miss is ranked No. 6 after a win over Auburn.

Michigan is running the ball well. The team beat Penn State in a rout.

Clemson is undefeated and the favorites in the ACC this week.

Tennessee is the nation's top-ranked offense. The Vols beat Alabama in a shootout at home.

Georgia's dominant win over Ohio State means the Buckeyes are idle this week. Iowa and Penn State are next on the schedule.

Georgia is the reigning No. 1 team. Georgia is playing Florida next. After that, Georgia plays Tennessee, at Mississippi State and at Kentucky.