New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- Ohio State's defeat at USC opened a hole near the top of Bleacher Report's college football rankings, but the teams around the Buckeyes came close to creating a much larger reshuffle. Miami survived in Chapel Hill, Indiana needed overtime against Minnesota and BYU escaped Arizona State. Winning was enough to keep all three in the publication's leading group.

The clearest consequence belonged to Ohio State. The Buckeyes dropped from second to 13th after their 30-18 loss, while Miami retained first place ahead of Georgia, Utah, Indiana and UCLA. Joel Reuter published the outlet's updated expert rankings on November 1 following the Week 9 games.

These are Bleacher Report's editorial rankings, not an announced Associate...