2024 college football rankings: Joel Klatt's top 10 teams after Week 8

This college football season continues to deliver.

Saturday gave us another week of exciting action with plenty of great games. We also had another top-five matchup as previously fifth-ranked Georgia took down previously No. 1-ranked Texas in Austin, 30-15. 

When we get matchups like Georgia-Texas much more frequently, it's hard to argue against the superconferences and an expanded College Football Playoff, right? What's even better is that there are still a ton of meaningful matchups left this season because of the expanded conferences and playoff.

With that, here are my top 10 teams in college football following Week 8 of the season:

1. Oregon(Last week: 2)
Record: 7-0
Week 8 result: Defeated Purdue, 35-0

Just 2.5 years into his tenure at Oregon, Dan Lanning has the Ducks at No. 1 in my poll. I'm not surprised, either. I've said for a while that if there's one young coach I could buy stock in, it's Lanning. Oregon was clicking on all cylinders against Purdue on Friday and whatever early-season woes it had look like a thing of the past. 

2. Georgia (Last week: 4)
Record: 6-1
Week 8 result: Defeated Texas, 30-15

When watching Georgia's win over Texas live, it felt like the Bulldogs mauled the Longhorns. It didn't seem like Texas had much of a chance in that game, even after its comeback attempt. When you turn on the film, though, it's never as bad as you think, and it's never as good as you think it might be from when you watched the game live. 

That was the case with Saturday's game. The film showed that Georgia was better, but not drastically better. The film showed two elite defenses playing incredibly while both offenses mostly struggled. Texas struggled a little more, but that was mainly at the line of scrimmage.