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  "spec": "pointcast.25-team-receipt/v1",
  "season": 2026,
  "board": "002",
  "status": "week-5",
  "canonical": "https://pointcast.xyz/25/teams/houston",
  "machineEdition": "https://pointcast.xyz/25/teams/houston.json",
  "team": {
    "rank": 18,
    "school": "Houston",
    "short": "HOU",
    "conference": "Big 12",
    "movement": "+7",
    "signal": "fault-line",
    "accent": "#c8102e",
    "reason": "Houston made the close loss look less accidental.",
    "case": "The two-point loss at Texas Tech now sits beside a 14-point road response.",
    "doubt": "Georgia Southern does not confirm top-tier Big 12 strength.",
    "proof": "Beat a conference opponent with cleaner defensive control.",
    "record": "3-1",
    "lastResult": "W 42–28 at Georgia Southern",
    "previousRank": 25,
    "movementReason": "Board 001: #25 → #18. Houston made the close loss look less accidental.",
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=1272",
    "slug": "houston",
    "referenceRank": 20,
    "rankDelta": 2,
    "comparison": "PointCast ranks Houston 2 places higher than AP Top 25.",
    "isCurrent": true,
    "archiveBoard": "002"
  },
  "reference": {
    "name": "AP Top 25 · September 27, 2026",
    "shortName": "AP Top 25",
    "publishedAt": "2026-09-27",
    "checkedAt": "2026-09-29",
    "url": "https://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=1272",
    "note": "The September 27 AP poll, as archived by College Poll Archive and cross-checked against LSU Athletics. An opinion poll, not a predictive model: one legible reference board, not a universal consensus.",
    "rankings": [
      "Texas",
      "Georgia",
      "Notre Dame",
      "Miami",
      "Ohio State",
      "Indiana",
      "Alabama",
      "Florida",
      "Ole Miss",
      "BYU",
      "LSU",
      "Texas Tech",
      "Utah",
      "Iowa",
      "Oregon",
      "Mississippi State",
      "Tennessee",
      "USC",
      "Oklahoma State",
      "Houston",
      "SMU",
      "Boise State",
      "UCLA",
      "Kentucky",
      "Missouri"
    ]
  },
  "receiptBook": "https://pointcast.xyz/25/receipts.json",
  "completeBoard": "https://pointcast.xyz/25.json"
}