New Teams to Enter AP Top 25 Poll After Upset-Filled Weekend

Which new teams will enter the AP Top 25 Poll after an upset-filled weekend of college football? The USC Trojans beat the No. 15 Michigan Wolverines while the Texas Longhorns upset the No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners.

Oct 11, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley (wearing white visor) celebrates along with defensive end coach Shaun Nua after kicker Ryon Sayeri (48) hit a 54-yard field goal in the second half against the Michigan Wolverines at United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

It was an upset-filled weekend of college football as a eight teams ranked inside the AP Top 25 Poll suffered losses on Saturday:

No. 3 Oregon Ducks
No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners
No. 14 Missouri Tigers
No. 15 Michigan Wolverines
No. 17 Illinois Fighting Illini
No. 21 Arizona State Sun Devils
No. 22 Iowa State Cyclones
No. 25 Florida State Seminoles

As a result, a number of shuffling took place in the week 8 AP Top 25 Poll. Teams like the No. 20 USC Trojans and No. 21 Texas Longhorns re-joined the top-25 after being unranked.

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning, left, shakes hands with Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti as the Oregon Ducks host the Indiana Hoosiers Oct. 11, 2025, at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The No. 20 USC Trojans pulled off the upset against then-No. 15 Michigan Wolverines as USC coach Lincoln Riley and the Trojans picked up their first statement win since joining the Big Ten. As a result, Michigan fell out of the rankings completely.

AP Top 25 Poll Week 8

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

Biggest Risers, Fallers?

Oklahoma fell eight spots after losing to Texas, whereas South Florida took advantage of teams losing above them, rising five spots.

The No. 3 Indiana shocked the No. 8 Oregon Ducks on the road, and the Hoosiers climbed into the top-five with the win. As for Oregon, the Ducks fell from No. 3 to No. 8.

A couple of SEC teams escaped near-upsets as No. 9 Georgia survived against Auburn, No. 11 Tennessee narrowly beat Arkansas, and No. 5 Ole Miss beat Washington State by three points at home.

The No. 13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish moved up three spots, setting up a clash between Notre Dame and the Trojans on Saturday.

Oct 11, 2025; Tallahassee, Florida, USA; Florida State Seminoles head coach Mike Norvell after losing the game to the Pittsburgh Panthers at Doak S. Campbell Stadium. | Melina Myers-Imagn Images

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New Blood in AP Poll?

With teams at the back of the rankings losing, the door opened for programs like No. 24 Cincinnati, No. 23 Utah, USC, and NO. 25 Nebraska to crack the AP Top 25 Poll. On the other hand, then-No. 17 Illinois, then-No. 21 Arizona State, then-No. 22 Iowa State, and then-No. 25 Florida State are all unranked.

Texas started the year as the No. 1 team in the preseason poll, but two early losses knocked the Longhorns out of the AP Poll. After beating Oklahoma, Texas returned to the top-25 in week 8.

Oklahoma Sooners quarterback John Mateer (10) tries to get by Texas Longhorns linebacker Ty'Anthony Smith (26) in the first half of the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorn at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. | SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Illinois is now unranked after losing to No. 1 Ohio State and No. 3 Indiana. Despite losing to quality teams, the Fighting Illini struggled to compete against both top-10 opponents and fell out of the rankings completely.

AP Top 25 Poll Prediction

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