NCAA Football Rankings, Week 8: Minnesota not ranked in AP top 25

Jesse Johnson-US PRESSWIRE - Presswire

The Minnesota Golden Gophers are not ranked in the Associated Press top 25 after losing to Northwestern.

For the eighth consecutive week, the Minnesota Golden Gophers are not ranked in the Associated Press top 25.

The Golden Gophers fell to 4-2 on Saturday with their second consecutive loss. After starting 4-0 in the non-conference portion of the schedule, Minnesota has lost its first two Big Ten games. Even when they were 4-0, Minnesota was off the AP radar as it didn't receive a vote at any point this season.

Now, with back-to-back losses, Minnesota is likely a ways off from receiving votes in the poll. While Minnesota isn't ranked, two Big Ten teams are ranked in the Week 8 poll. Ohio State improved to 7-0 with a win over Indiana and moved up one spot in the AP poll and are now No. 7. Michigan dominated Indiana 45-0 and moved up two spots to No. 23.

Here's this week's entire AP Top 25 poll:

Rank	Team	Votes
1	Alabama	1,500
2	Oregon	1,436
3	Florida	1,361
4	Kansas State	1,296
5	Notre Dame	1,283
6	LSU	1,153
7	Ohio State	1,071
8	Oregon State	1,050
9	South Carolina	1,042
10	Oklahoma	994
11	USC	874
12	Florida State	836
13	Georgia	753
14	Clemson	673
15	Mississippi State	591
16	Louisville	574
17	West Virginia	552
18	Texas Tech	444
19	Rutgers	405
20	Texas A&M	379
21	Cincinnati	294
22	Stanford	242
23	Michigan	177
24	Boise State	133
25	Ohio	104