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Texas A&M, Texas Tech gain ground in AP poll following Top 25 wins

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Texas A&M remained No. 3, while picking up additional first-place votes, and Texas Tech moved up a spot in the latest Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday after each team earned Top 25 wins over the weekend.

The Aggies (9-0) won at previous No. 19 Missouri 38-17, while the Red Raiders (9-1) shut down previously undefeated No. 8 BYU 29-7 in a high-profile game in the Big 12. Those results gained the Aggies three additional first-place votes (now up to four) to help them gain ground on No. 2 Indiana and allowed the Red Raiders to move up a spot to No. 8.

The state of Texas loomed particularly large in the polls this week, as preseason No. 1 Texas (7-2) made its return to the Top 10, jumping three spots during its bye week.

Indiana (10-0) averted disaster with a dramatic, last-minute comeback victory at struggling Penn State, winning 27-24. The Hoosiers lost five first-place votes after the result, yet remained No. 2 behind first-place Ohio State (9-0), which downed Purdue 34-10.

Oregon was similarly punished for a win, after the Ducks (8-1) rallied for an 18-16 road victory over Iowa. Oregon fell to No. 7 behind 9-1 Ole Miss, the new No. 6 after the Rebels’ 49-0 win over The Citadel.

No. 4 Alabama (8-1) and No. 5 Georgia (8-1) were unaffected following one-sided wins, while Notre Dame (7-2) moved up to No. 9 after blasting Navy 49-10.

Along with BYU, which dropped to No. 12, the biggest falls this week came from No. 19 Louisville (previously No. 14) and No. 20 Virginia (from No. 12). Both were both upset in ACC play, creating a logjam of five teams at the top of the league standings with a single loss.

New additions to the poll this week were No. 23 Pittsburgh (7-2), No. 24 James Madison (8-1) and No. 25 South Florida (7-2).

Dropping out following losses were Missouri, Memphis and Washington.

Associated Press Top 25

1. Ohio State (9-0)
2. Indiana (10-0)
3. Texas A&M (9-0)
4. Alabama (8-1)
5. Georgia (8-1)
6. Ole Miss (9-1)
7. Oregon (8-1)
8. Texas Tech (9-1)
9. Notre Dame (7-2)
10. Texas (7-2)
11. Oklahoma (7-2)
12. BYU (8-1)
13. Vanderbilt (8-2)
14. Georgia Tech (8-1)
15. Utah (7-2)
16. Miami (7-2)
17. USC (7-2)
18. Michigan (7-2)
19. Louisville (7-2)
20. Virginia (8-2)
21. Tennessee (6-3)
22. Cincinnati (7-2)
23. Pittsburgh (7-2)
24. James Madison (8-1)
25. South Florida (7-2)

–Field Level Media

Iowa State Cyclones' defensive back Ta’Shawn James (19) and linebacker Carson Willich (14) miss tackle BYU Cougars quarterback Bear Bachmeier (47) as running for a touchdown during the third quarter at Jack Trice Stadium on Oct. 25, 2025, in Ames, Iowa.

Top six in AP Top 25 remain unchanged; BYU enters top 10

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Reflecting a week of college football that wasn’t too chaotic at the top, the top six teams in Sunday’s Associated Press Top 25 poll remained unchanged.

Ohio State stayed at No. 1 followed by Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia and Oregon.

Ole Miss moved up one spot past Georgia Tech to No. 7 after its 34-26 win at Oklahoma, which fell five spots to No. 18.

Vanderbilt also moved up a spot to No. 9 after improving to 7-1 with Saturday’s 17-10 win over Missouri, which fell four spots to No. 19.

BYU, which rallied to beat Iowa State 41-27 to improve to 8-0, moved up one spot into a tie with Miami for 10th.

Cincinnati and Michigan were the biggest risers of the week, each moving up four spots. The Bearcats leapt to No. 17 with a 41-20 win over Baylor while the Wolverines jumped to No. 21 with a 31-20 win at Michigan State.

Four of the bottom eight teams in last week’s poll — South Florida, LSU, Illinois and Arizona State — fell out of the poll after losing Saturday. They were replaced by No. 22 Houston, No. 23 Southern California, No. 24 Utah and No. 25 Memphis.

The full Top 25:
1. Ohio State (7-0)
2. Indiana (8-0)
3. Texas A&M (8-0)
4. Alabama (7-1)
5. Georgia (6-1)
6. Oregon (7-1)
7. Ole Miss (7-1)
8. Georgia Tech (8-0)
9. Vanderbilt (7-1)
10. Miami (6-1)
10. BYU (8-0)
12. Notre Dame (5-2)
13. Texas Tech (7-1)
14. Tennessee (6-2)
15. Virginia (7-1)
16. Louisville (6-1)
17. Cincinnati (7-1)
18. Oklahoma (6-2)
19. Missouri (6-2)
20. Texas (6-2)
21. Michigan (6-2)
22. Houston (7-1)
23. USC (5-2)
24. Utah (6-2)
25. Memphis (7-1)

–Field Level Media

Tennessee tight end Princeton Fant (88) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the NCAA college football game against Kentucky on Saturday, October 29, 2022 in Knoxville, Tenn. Utvkentucky1029

Tennessee moves into No. 2 tie in AP Top 25; Georgia still on top

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Tennessee used a convincing victory over Kentucky to move into a tie with Ohio State at No. 2 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, released Sunday, with a showdown at No. 1 Georgia set for next weekend.

The Bulldogs held on to the top spot for the fourth straight week, earning 30 of 63 first-place votes and 1,528 points. But right on their heels are the Volunteers, who gathered 18 first-place votes, and the Buckeyes (15 votes), who are tied with 1,500 points.

The Volunteers had not reached the No. 2 spot since 2001.

Next Saturday’s game in Athens, Ga., will be the first time Georgia or Tennessee ever played in a regular-season game pitting the No. 1 and 2 teams in the nation. It will be the 53rd matchup all-time between the top two teams in the nation, including postseason games.

No. 4 Michigan and No. 5 Clemson held their spots to round out the top five, with each team in the group standing at 8-0. They were followed by Alabama, TCU and Oregon, with USC moving up to No. 9 and UCLA to No. 10, giving the Pac-12 three teams in the top 10.

How the top 10 will shake out on Tuesday, when the first College Football Playoff rankings are released, remains to be seen.

Last week’s No. 9 team, Oklahoma State, plummeted nine spots to No. 18 after a 48-0 shellacking by Kansas State on Saturday. The Wildcats rose nine spots to No. 13.

Wake Forest fell 10 places to No. 20 following its 48-21 loss to Louisville.

Three teams entered the Top 25 for the first time this season — No. 23 Liberty, No. 24 Oregon State and No. 25 UCF.

While Liberty and UCF last were ranked in 2020, the Beavers had been absent from the regular-season Top 25 since 2012.

Dropping out of the Top 25 following losses on Saturday were Kentucky, South Carolina and Cincinnati.

The Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference and Pac-12 each had five ranked teams.

–Field Level Media