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Ole Miss set to jump LSU in the AP Top 25 after a 32-24 win
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Ole Miss set to jump LSU in the AP Top 25 after a 32-24 win

2026-09-20 18:10 Last Updated At:18:20

An adjustment to the top 10 probably is in store for The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll when it is released Sunday.

No. 8 Mississippi is set to move ahead of No. 7 LSU after holding off Lane Kiffin and the Tigers 32-24 on Saturday night, and No. 9 Texas A&M should drop after losing 31-21 at home to Kentucky.

No. 1 Texas, which moved to the top spot last week after beating Ohio State, had no problem getting past UTSA. The rest of the top five — Georgia, Notre Dame, Indiana and Miami — also won, with the closest margin being 13 points.

Three ranked teams besides LSU and Texas A&M took their first losses. No. 16 SMU was beaten 41-31 at No. 23 Louisville, No. 23 Houston lost 28-26 at No. 13 Texas Tech and No. 25 Virginia lost 38-27 to unranked West Virginia in a neutral-site game in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Teams that won somewhat unimpressively included No. 12 USC (42-35 at winless Rutgers) and No. 24 Oklahoma (14-6 at home over New Mexico).

Washington, the team outside the Top 25 with the most votes after dropping out last week, had a solid win over Eastern Washington of the Football Championship Subdivision and could re-enter the rankings. Also in line is Florida, which is 3-0 for the first time since 2019 after beating Auburn on the road.

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Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed (10) is pressured by Kentucky defensive lineman Tavion Gadson (94) during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed (10) is pressured by Kentucky defensive lineman Tavion Gadson (94) during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — Led by 13-year-old Yu Zidi, China dominated the first day of swimming at the Asian Games with Yu and defending Olympic champion Pan Zhanle taking gold.

Yu easily won the 200-meter butterfly on Sunday at the Olympic pool in Tokyo, and Pan took the 100 free, where he holds the world record (46.40 seconds) set two years ago in Paris.

Yu swam a personal-best time of 2:05.08 and fellow Chinese Chang Mohan took silver (2:08.44) with bronze for Misa Okuzono (2:09.97) of Japan.

Yu is a swimmer the world is watching heading to next year's world championships in Budapest, Hungary, and the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. She turns 14 in October.

Yu defeated American Regan Smith earlier this year in the 200 fly in a meet in China. She swam a personal best in that race (2:05.71), which she eclipsed on Sunday.

Smith took silver in the 2024 Paris Olympics behind the dominant swimmer in the event — Summer McIntosh of Canada.

McIntosh holds the world record in the 200 fly (2:01.65) and also holds the marks in Yu's two other dominant races — the 200 individual medley (2:05.70) and the 400 IM (4:23.65). Yu will swim all three events in Japan.

Pan was more than a second off his world-record time and finished in 47.61, barely beating Kim Youngbeom of South Korea (47.65). Another South Korean, Hwang Sunwoo, took bronze (47.79).

Leon Marchand, who won four Olympic gold medals two years ago, was on the pool deck in Tokyo handing out medals.

The Asian games opened officially on Saturday with the first full-day of competition on Sunday. They end Oct. 4.

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Pan Zhanle of China watches the scoreboard after competing in the men's 100-meter freestyle final in swimming at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Pan Zhanle of China watches the scoreboard after competing in the men's 100-meter freestyle final in swimming at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Yu Zidi of China competes in the women's 200-meter butterfly final in swimming at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Yu Zidi of China competes in the women's 200-meter butterfly final in swimming at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Yu Zidi of China, left, and Chang Mohan of China reach towards each other after competing in swimming at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Yu Zidi of China, left, and Chang Mohan of China reach towards each other after competing in swimming at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Yu Zidi of China competes in the women's 200-meter butterfly final in swimming at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Yu Zidi of China competes in the women's 200-meter butterfly final in swimming at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Gold medalist Yu Zidi of China, center, flanked by silver medalist Chang Mohan of China, left, and bronze medalist Misa Okuzono of Japan pose on the podium after the women's 200-meter butterfly final in swimming at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Gold medalist Yu Zidi of China, center, flanked by silver medalist Chang Mohan of China, left, and bronze medalist Misa Okuzono of Japan pose on the podium after the women's 200-meter butterfly final in swimming at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

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