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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 |