A month before the playoff matchups are set, the AP Top 25 college football poll shuffled in a big way: 19 teams are in new spots, including Texas at No. 10.
The top five — No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Indiana, No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 4 Alabama and No. 5 Georgia — were unchanged.
Incremental moves follow: No. 6 Ole Miss swapped spots with No. 7 Oregon after the Ducks’ narrow win at Iowa. No. 8 Texas Tech and No. 9 Notre Dame both moved up one spot.
The Longhorns, ranked No. 1 in the preseason poll, jumped three spots to round out the top 10. They’ll face the Bulldogs in an SEC showdown this weekend.
No. 11 Oklahoma was the only other team that stayed put.
Find out more about what happened in this week’s Top 25 poll, tell us what the rankings should’ve been and follow live updates from The Associated Press below.
Here’s what to know:
- Who moved in? No. 23 Pittsburgh is in the AP poll for the first time since last November. No. 24 James Madison’s last AP Top 25 appearance was in 2023. No. 25 South Florida is back after a two-week absence. Missouri, Memphis and Washington dropped out.
- Who decides the rankings? The Top 25 voters are more than 60 journalists covering college football for AP members and other news organizations. They’re urged to base their votes on head-to-head results, not reputation, preseason speculation or regional bias.
- Think you know better? Tell us what you think the rankings should be by filling out a ballot in the AP Top 25 fan poll.
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