AP Top 25 Poll Chaos After Oregon Beats Penn State, Alabama Upsets Georgia

Saturday's college football slate was filled with upsets, meaning the AP Top 25 Poll had quite a few changes. The Oregon Ducks are at No. 2, and the Ole Miss Rebels climbed up to No. 4. The No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions fell four spots, but the No. 13 LSU Tigers fell the farthest, nine spots.

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning celebrates his win with Duck fans as the Oregon Ducks face the Penn State Nittany Lions on Sept. 27, 2025, at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The then-No. 6 Oregon Ducks traveled to then-No. 3 Penn State and took down the Nittany Lions in double overtime, then-No. 17 Alabama Crimson Tide upset then-No. 5 Georgia bulldogs, and then-No. 13 Ole Miss upset then-No. 4 LSU at home on Saturday. What will the AP Top 25 Poll look like after the exciting weekend?

Week 5 of the college football season was expected to be an exciting one, and it sure delivered. Three teams in the top five lost, and then-No. 8 Florida State Seminoles lost to unranked Virginia on Friday night.

Updated AP Top 25 Poll:

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

Georgia Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart and Georgia Bulldogs Defensive Glenn Schumann look on during the second half of a NCAA college football game against Alabama in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, September 27, 2025. | Joshua L. Jones / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Ohio State remains on top of the AP Poll, but Oregon jumped all the way to No. 2 after defeating Penn State.

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Ohio State did not do themselves any favors on Saturday. The Buckeyes got the win over Washington, but the Huskies stayed in the game until Ohio State scored 10 points in the fourth quarter to pull away with the win.

Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Julian Sayin (10) hands off to running back Bo Jackson (25) during the second half of the NCAA football game at Husky Stadium in Seattle on Sept. 27, 2025. Ohio State won 24-6. | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

No. 3 Miami did not play on Saturday, but Oregon's thrilling road win over Penn State pushed the Ducks to No. 2. The Hurricanes will have a chance to prove themselves against Florida State on Saturday, Oct. 4.

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Penn State fell the least after losing in double overtime. LSU fell by nine spots in the rankings, and Georgia dropped seven spots to No. 12. Ole Miss, on the other hand, climbed up to No. 4 in the country after beating LSU.

Sep 27, 2025; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin looks on during a time out during the second quarter against the LSU Tigers at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. | Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

Alabama climbed up seven spots and the Crimson Tide are back in the top 10 after starting the season with a loss to Florida State. Alabama proved themselves on the road against Georgia and are right back in contention for the College Foot

Further down the AP Top 25 Poll were a few more upsets and a number of close calls. Then-No. 23 Illinois took down No. 21 USC, and unranked Arizona State upset then-No. 24 TCU. USC and TCU are now unranked while Arizona State and Virginia entered the top-25.

Meanwhile, then-No. 9 Texas A&M beat Auburn by one possession, and then-No. 16 Georgia Tech needed overtime to defeated Wake Forest on the road.

Week 4 AP Top 25 Poll

1. Ohio State Buckeyes
2. Miami Hurricanes
3. Penn State Nittany Lions
4. LSU Tigers
5. Georgia Bulldogs
6. Oregon Ducks
7. Oklahoma Sooners
8. Florida State Seminoles
9. Texas A&M Aggies
10. Texas Longhorns
11. Indiana Hoosiers
12. Texas Tech Red Raiders
13. Ole Miss Rebels
14. Iowa State Cyclones
15. Tennessee Volunteers
16. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
17. Alabama Crimson Tide
18. Vanderbilt Commodores
19. Michigan Wolverines
20. Missouri Tigers
21. USC Trojans
22. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
23. Illinois Fighting Illini
24. TCU Horned Frogs
25. BYU Cougars