Oklahoma State Drops Out of Top 25 after Heartbreaking Loss to Iowa State

In Week 8, the Cowboys used a blowout win over Colorado to sneak back into the polls. But they are back on the outside after an ugly heartbreaker in Ames.

Oklahoma State fell out of the AP Top 25 after losing to Iowa State 51-49 on the road. The Cowboys received three votes which puts them as the ninth team out. OSU is the eighth team out of the US LMB Coaches poll, having received nine votes.

While the Cowboys got bumped from the ranking, Week 9 was less volatile than past weeks when it comes to Top 25, except for one big upset. Teams ranked 12th through 16th remained static with only a couple of big jumps.

USC climbed 13 spots back in at No. 18 after stunning No. 2 Ohio State 30-18 which saw the two-loss Buckeyes fall to No. 11. Iowa moved up five spots to No. 21 after blanking No. 25 Wisconsin 30-0.

The top of the Big 12 performed well with Utah moving up one spot to No. 3 after taking care of Cincinnati 49-25. BYU moved from 8 to 7 after beating Arizona State. Texas Tech remained at 13 after beating No. 22 Arizona. The Wildcats dropped two spots to 24, and Houston moved up a spot to 17 on a bye week.