NCAA Football 2019 Week 8 results

Upsets still plauged some of the same conferences, and we lost two more teams from the ranks of unbeaten. There could be more to follow this week.

Top 25 [Last week's position]
1.  Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0) [1]
2.  Alabama Crimson Tide (7-0) [2]
3.  Penn State Nittany Lions (7-0) [3]
4.  LSU Tigers (7-0) [6]
5.  Clemson Tigers (7-0) [5]
6.  Oklahoma Sooners (7-0) [7]
7.  Wisconsin Badgers (6-1) [4]
8.  Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-1) [8]
9.  Oregon Ducks (6-1) [9]
10. Baylor Bears (7-0) [10]
11. Georgia Bulldogs (6-1) [11]
12. Auburn Tigers (6-1) [12]
13. Utah Utes (6-1) [15]
14. SMU Mustangs (7-0) [16]
15. Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-0) [18]
16. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-2) [19]
17. Missouri Tigers (5-2) [13]
18. Michigan Wolverines (5-2) [14]
19. Texas Longhorns (5-2) [20]
20. Florida Gators (7-1) [22]
21. UAB Blazers (6-1) [23]
22. Washington Huskies (5-3) [17]
23. UCF Golden Knights (5-2) [24]
24. Navy Midshipmen (5-1) [NR]
25. Appalachian State Mountaineers (6-0) [NR]

Dropped off: Boise State Broncos [#21], Tulane Green Wave [#25]

On the Edge: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (6-1), Memphis Tigers (6-1), San Diego State Aztecs (6-1), Cincinnati Bearcats (6-1), Wyoming Cowboys (5-2), Virginia Cavaliers (5-2)

Big Ten Report
There were a few surprises this week.  Both Michigan and Purdue fought a lot harder than I expected.  Maryland continued to struggle, allowing Indiana the chance to beat them.  However, the clear surprise was Illinois.  I figured they would beat the spread, but I had no idea that they would beat Wisconsin outright.  They scored more points than any other team against the Badgers, which was quite an accomplishment.

Wisconsin's loss, and a likely second loss by facing Ohio State this week, certainly puts Minnesota in the driver's seat for winning the division.  The Gophers will probably lose to Penn State, but they could beat Iowa.  If they do that, they could certainly win the division, especially since they finish the season against Wisconsin.

In the East, Ohio State definitely holds the edge, especially since Penn State's last two games have been within seven points.  If Penn State can avoid an upset against Minnesota, both of them should be unbeaten when they face each other.  If that's true, that game will determine the divisional winner. The game is in Columbus, which benefits the Buckeyes.

Upset Watch
Upsets struck many conferences.  The Big Ten faced it in Champaign.  The Pac-12 was struck on Thursday when UCLA slaughtered Stanford.  Boston College beat NC State to bring an upset to the ACC.  Vanderbilt beat Missouri to bring an upset to the SEC, and it knocked the Tigers down in the Top 25.  Army was surprisingly upended by Georgia State, and Boise State fell from the ranks of unbeaten, and the Top 25, by a shocking loss to BYU.