Florida State (16-2-4) jumped from No. 6 to claim the top spot in the latest rankings, displacing Stanford (21-2-2), which slipped to No. 2 after holding the pole position. The Seminoles' climb is the headline, but Duke's surge from No. 11 to No. 3 is the move that signals genuine chaos in the race. The Blue Devils (17-5-1) didn't just inch up — they rocketed past six teams, and that kind of leap this late in the season says everything about momentum.
The bottom of the poll tells a harsher story. Arkansas (10-5-4) crashed from No. 4 all the way to No. 17, and Memphis (17-1-3) fell from No. 3 to No. 18 — two of the steepest drops you'll see. Notre Dame (14-2-3) also tumbled hard, dropping from No. 2 to No. 11. Meanwhile, Ohio State (11-5-6) and Baylor (14-5-4) crashed the party from the margins, with the Buckeyes entering at No. 9 and the Bears climbing eight spots from No. 23 to No. 15. The poll isn't just moving — it's rewriting the whole narrative.
Data via ESPN · Summarized by D1Ball's editorial engine from official statistics.
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