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AP Top 25 Poll Shaken Up After Weekend Of Ranked Battles

The AP Top 25 Poll is updated the then-No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels beat then-No. 13 Oklahoma Sooners and then-No. 10 Vanderbilt Commodores beat then-No. 15 Missouri Tigers. The No. 6 Oregon Ducks stayed put after a rainy win over the Wisconsin Badgers.
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Oct 25, 2025; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin celebrates with fans after the game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.
Oct 25, 2025; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin celebrates with fans after the game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. | Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

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Another exciting week of the college football season is in the books, and the top programs are continuing to separate themselves from the rest of the country. No teams inside the top-10 lost on Saturday, and no teams inside the top six moved at all.

Then-No. 8 Ole Miss defeated then-No. 13 Oklahoma, and then-No. 10 Vanderbilt beat then-No. 15 Missouri in tight games between ranked opponents while then-No. 3 Texas A&M ran away from then-No. 20 LSU, giving the Tigers three losses before November. As a result, Ole Miss climbed up to No. 7 and Vanderbilt moved to No. 9, while LSU fell from the rankings entirely.

The No. 6 Oregon Ducks could have slipped after escaping against Wisconsin in a rainy matchup that also saw Oregon quarterback Dante Moore knocked out of the game, but the Ducks still sit at No. 6.

Oregon running back Jordon Davison led the way with 102 rushing yards and two touchdowns while Moore finished with 86 passing yards after leaving the game in the third quarter. On the other hand, the Ducks defense kept Wisconsin's offense to 196 total yards.

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Oregon Ducks coach Dan Lanning | Jake Bunn / Oregon on SI

In the week 9 edition of the AP Poll, nearly every team except No. 1 Ohio State moved. Week 10's top 25 features significantly less movement.

Week 10 AP Top 25 Poll

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

AP Top 25 Poll Prediction Lane Kiffin Ole Miss Rebels Oklahoma Sooners Vanderbilt Commodores Missouri Oregon Ducks Wisconsin
Vanderbilt's quarterback Diego Pavia (2) celebrates his go-ahead touchdown against Missouri during their game at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. | Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Biggest Movers

LSU is unranked after falling to Texas A&M, but some of the biggest moves upward were made by No. 17 Cincinnati, No. 16 Louisville, and No. 14 Tennessee.

The Texas Longhorns moved up two spots to No. 20 after beating the Mississippi State Bulldogs in overtime.

Louisiana State Tigers head coach Brian Kelly during the first half against the Texas A&M Aggies at Tiger Stadium.
Oct 25, 2025; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Louisiana State Tigers head coach Brian Kelly during the first half against the Texas A&M Aggies at Tiger Stadium. | Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

Newcomers in the Rankings

Then-No. 23 Illinois lost to 42-25 to Washington, and the Fighting Illini fell out of the AP Top 25 Poll. Then-No. 18 USF could drop out after losing to Memphis, and then-No. 24 Arizona State lost to Houston 24-16 after the Sun Devils were shut out in the first three quarters.

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Houston Cougars quarterback Conner Weigman (1) scrambles with the ball as they play against the ASU Sun Devils at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe on Oct. 25, 2025. | Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Both No. 25 Memphis and No. 22 Houston are now 7-1 after picking up ranked wins, and both teams entered the rankings on Sunday.

The USC Trojans received the 26th-most votes in week 9, and will voters move them into the AP Poll up to No. 23 despite having a bye week. Utah was nearly ranked before sitting at No. 24 this week. The Utes dismantled Colorado 53-7 on Saturday, and Utah led 43-0 at halftime with backup quarterback Byrd Ficklin leading the offense.

AP Poll Prediction

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

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Charlie Viehl
CHARLIE VIEHL

Charlie Viehl is the deputy editor for the Oregon Ducks, Colorado Buffaloes, and USC Trojans on SI. He has written hundreds of articles for SI and has covered events like the Big Ten Championship and College Football Playoff Quarterfinals at the Rose Bowl. While pursuing a career in sports journalism, he is also a lifelong musician, holding a degree in Music and Philosophy from Boston College. A native of Pasadena, California, he covered sports across Los Angeles while at Loyola High School and edited the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program’s magazine at BC. He is excited to bring his passion for storytelling and sports to fans of college athletics.

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