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Three top-10 teams in The Associated Press college football poll lost. No. 9 Vanderbilt fell short in a 34-31 loss to No. 20 Texas, while No. 10 Miami lost 26-20 in overtime at SMU.

Like clockwork, Ohio State remains at the top of this week’s AP Top 25. The Buckeyes defeated the James Franklin- and Drew Allar-less Penn State team, winning 38-14. The rest of the No. 2–7 spots also remained unchanged from Week 10.

While other polls are snubbing the Hawkeyes, Iowa has surged into the top 25 of the USA TODAY Sports College Football Re-Rank.

Week 9 of college football has mainly seen the expected outcomes. Georgia Tech, Alabama, Vanderbilt and Indiana secured victories, contrasting with Week 8, when four top 10 teams lost.