AP Top 25 Poll Shuffles After Upset-Filled Weekend

What does the AP Top 25 Poll after the No. 10 Vanderbilt Commodores beat the No. 15 Missouri Tigers and the No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels beat the No. 13 Oklahoma Sooners? The USC Trojans are ranked again, now at No. 23.

Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia (2) celebrates following the game between Vanderbilt University and Louisiana State University at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. | Nicole Hester/ The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

With then-No. 20 LSU losing to then-No. 3 Texas A&M, the then-No. 24 Arizona State Sun Devils upset by the Houston Cougars, and then-No. 18 South Florida falling to the Memphis Tigers, the back half of the AP Top 25 Poll saw quite a bit of changes on Sunday.

No. 22 Houston, No. 23 USC, No. 24 Utah, and No. 25 Memphis all entered the top-25 in the latest AP Top 25 Poll.

At the top, the-No. 8 Ole Miss defeated then-No. 13 Oklahoma and then-No. 10 Vanderbilt beat then-No. 15 Missouri in two of the biggest games of the week. With no teams inside of the top 10 of the AP Poll losing, the top six teams did not move. Ole Miss slid up one spot to No. 7 while Vanderbilt moved to No. 9.

Many questioned USC falling out of the AP Poll after losing to No. 12 Notre Dame, especially with No. 25 Michigan being ranked over the Trojans. USC defeated the Wolverines 31-13 in week 7. Trojans coach Lincoln Riley and his team received the 26th-most votes in the week 9 edition of the AP Poll, and now USC is ranked No. 23.

Sep 27, 2025; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Southern California Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley talks with players during the first half against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium. | Ron Johnson-Imagn Images

Meanwhile, Memphis and Houston both sit at 7-1 and made the AP Top 25 Poll after picking up ranked wins on Saturday.

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

Oct 25, 2025; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed (10) drops to throw during the first half against the Louisiana State Tigers at Tiger Stadium. | Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

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AP voters turned some heads by ranking No. 21 Michigan over USC despite the Trojans' recent win over the Wolverines. Taking that into consideration, how far will Oklahoma fall after losing to Ole Miss at home? No. 20 Texas stormed back against Mississippi State, forced overtime, and eventually came away with a win over the Bulldogs, so the Longhorns most likely stay in the 20's.

Oklahoma Sooners quarterback John Mateer (10) runs past Ole Miss Rebels linebacker TJ Dottery (6) during a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Ole Miss Rebels at Gaylord Family Ð Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. Ole Miss won 34-26. | BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Oklahoma lost to Texas in the Red River Rivalry, but the Longhorns stay ranked behind the Sooners, who fell to No. 18.

The Missouri Tigers dropped to No. 19 after quarterback Beau Pribula was knocked out of the game in the third quarter against Vanderbilt.

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