The Aggies (29-4) jumped from No. 6 to No. 1, supplanting the Cornhuskers (33-1), who slipped two spots to No. 3 despite carrying just a single loss on the season. The Wildcats (30-3) held strong at No. 2, making the summit a three-team conversation with no margin for error.
The Badgers (28-5) made the poll's biggest leap, climbing five spots from No. 10 to No. 5, while the Boilermakers (27-7) rose four places to No. 8. The Panthers (30-5) stayed planted at No. 4 — steady, unbothered, and very much in the hunt.
The Longhorns (26-4) fell from No. 3 to No. 6, and the Sun Devils (28-4) dropped from No. 8 to No. 12, casualties of a top half that got suddenly ruthless. Meanwhile, a new Mustangs squad (27-8) crashed the party at No. 21 after going unranked the week prior. The message from the voters: nobody's seat is safe, and 33-1 might not even be enough.
Data via ESPN · Summarized by D1Ball's editorial engine from official statistics.
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