Indiana Reached No. 3 in the Associated Press college football poll on Sunday for its highest ranking in program history texas And USC It was one of five teams to enter the top 25 after eight ranked teams – three of them previously undefeated – lost over the weekend.
Ohio State And miami The top two teams remained while the Hoosiers earned a four-place promotion. 10 point win not then. 3 oregonnumber 4 Texas A&M and number 5 ole miss trading places after aggies 17 point home win Above Florida and the rebels’ three-point home win Above Washington State,
Buckeyes tighten their grip on No. 1 solid road win Against then-No. 17 Illinois And received 50 votes for first place, which is 10 more than last week. Miami, which was inactive, earned 13 first-place votes and Indiana received the other three.
Texas A&M’s highest regular season ranking since being ranked No. 3 in September 1995.
alabama Climbed two places to number six and then dropped to number two texas techOregon, Georgia And LSUOregon dropped five spots from No. 8 in September 2024 and has its lowest ranking in 20 surveys.
Indiana’s phenomenal performance under second-year coach Curt Cignetti has been one of the biggest stories in college football since last season. The Hoosiers went 0-46 against top-five teams in the Oregon game and, before Sunday, had never been ranked higher than No. 4. His three first-place votes are his most in a poll since he received the same number of votes when he was No. 6 on November 5, 1945.
oklahoma With its first defeat, it fell eight places to number 14, 23-6 For Texas. The Longhorns were the preseason No. 1 team, but a season-opening loss at Ohio State and a Week 6 loss at Florida dropped them out of the top 25.
In defeating the rival Sooners, the Longhorns defeated a top-10 opponent without a touchdown for the first time since 1979 and re-entered the poll at No. 21. It was Texas’ first win of the season against a ranked opponent, and the second would not be on the schedule for at least three weeks.
missouriAfter a 5-0 start, it dropped two places to 16th. three point home loss For Alabama.
No. 20 Southern California, ranked for two weeks in September, returned to the rankings on the strength of its 18 point home win Above michigan,
number 23 utah is back after three weeks absence 32 point win Above arizona state,
number 24 cincinnati Beat Central Florida At home This is the fifth consecutive win and the first since 2022 to be ranked.
number 25 nebraska came from behind to beat up maryland Is on the road and has its first ranking of the season. This is the first time since the 2013 and 14 seasons that the Cornhuskers have been ranked in consecutive seasons.
Five teams – Michigan (15), Illinois (17), Arizona State (21), iowa state (22) and Florida State (25) — This marks the most turnover in a regular season poll since seven teams were eliminated on October 2, 2022.
conference call
SEC(10): Numbers 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 21.
Big Ten (5): Numbers 1, 3, 8, 20, 25.
Big 12 (4): Number 7, 15, 23, 24.
acc(3): Numbers 2, 12, 18.
American (2): No. 19, 22.
Independent (1): Number 13.
rank vs rank
No. 5 Ole Miss (6-0) at No. 9 Georgia (5-1): Given their close call against Washington State, this may be what the Rebels have been waiting for. They have lost six in a row in Athens since 1996.
No. 10 LSU (5-1) at No. 17 Vanderbilt (5-1): The Tigers have won 10 in a row in the series. For the first time since 1947, both the teams will be ranked in this match.
number 11 tennessee (5-1) at No. 6 Alabama (5-1): The game is in the top 25 for the fifth consecutive year. Both the teams are winning by three points after a tough fight.
No. 20 Southern California (5-1) at No. 13 Notre Dame (4-2): In this much-discussed series, both teams are riding on their playoff hopes and there is a lot at stake.
No. 23 Utah (5-1) at No. 15 BYU (6-0): First top 25 matchup in this since 2009. Last year, the Cougars benefited from a questionable fourth-down defensive holding penalty before kicking a field goal with 4 seconds remaining for a 22–21 victory.
