College football rankings: Ole Miss plummets to No. 23 in Week 8 AP poll

Whichever way you slice it, Saturday's 34-30 loss to Arkansas -- the second consecutive such failure for Ole Miss -- renders the remainder of the Rebels' 2016 campaign virtually moot. A 6-6 record at season's end seems like a real possibility right now, and frankly you'd be hard pressed to find anyone among Rebel nation who actually gives a shit about that sad prospect.

Ole Miss dropped 11 ranks in the AP Top 25, but honestly No. 23 still feels generous given the Rebs' complete pants-wetting in Fayetteville. No. 23 in the AP and No. 22 in the Coaches Poll mask the fact that Hugh Freeze and his staff had a bewildered game plan approaching Arkansas and that when Ole Miss went down early they crawled into a hole to weather the storm. It was over before halftime.

The top two spots remain unchanged, of course. Alabama thoroughly whipped Tennessee, while Ohio State needed overtime to down a noble Wisconsin effort. No. 3 Michigan and No. 4 Clemson swapped rankings, while the big winner of the week was No. 12 West Virginia: the Mountaineers had previously been ranked No. 20.

Below are the updated Week 8 rankings from the AP Top 25, Coaches Poll, and S&P+. Whatever.