– WEEK 5: GAMES PLAYED THROUGH SEPT. 27, 2025 –
|
TEAM |
POINTS |
FIRST-PLACE VOTES |
LAST WEEK'S RANK |
1. |
Ohio State (4-0) |
885 |
46 |
1 |
2. |
Oregon (5-0) |
839 |
8 |
6 |
3. |
Miami-FL (4-0) |
761 |
2 |
5 |
4. |
Ole Miss (5-0) |
642 |
|
12 |
5. |
Texas A&M (4-0) |
570 |
|
10 |
6. |
Oklahoma (4-0) |
555 |
|
8 |
7. |
Penn State (3-1) |
469 |
|
3 |
8. |
Alabama (3-1) |
456 |
|
16 |
9. |
Texas (3-1) |
432 |
|
9 |
10. |
Indiana (5-0) |
421 |
|
11 |
11. |
Georgia (3-1) |
404 |
|
2 |
12. |
Texas Tech (4-0) |
271 |
|
13 |
13. |
Iowa State (5-0) |
232 |
|
14 |
14. |
LSU (4-1) |
207 |
|
4 |
15. |
Tennessee (4-1) |
156 |
|
15 |
16. |
Vanderbilt (5-0) |
82 |
|
N/A |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Florida State (77), Notre Dame (54), Georgia Tech (42), Missouri (28), Michigan (12), Utah (6), Houston (5), Maryland (3), Illinois (3), Arizona State (2), Kansas State (1), Baylor (1).
NOTES:
Ohio State received 46 of 56 first-place votes and remained No. 1 for the fifth consecutive week after a 24-6 win at Washington in Week 5.
Oregon moved up four slots to No. 2 after a 30-24 double overtime win against last week's No. 3 team Penn State. The Nittany Lions fell four spots to No. 7 after the home loss to the Ducks.
Miami (FL) advanced two spots to No. 3 after being idle in Week 5, marking the highest ranking for the Hurricanes since claiming the No. 2 spot on November 19, 2017.
Ole Miss leaped eight spots to No. 4 and claimed its highest ranking since the Rebels took the No. 3 spot on September 27, 2015 by virtue of a 24-19 home win against LSU in Week 5. The Tigers fell 10 spots to No. 14 after the Week 5 loss.
Texas A&M moved five spots to No. 5 after defeating Auburn 16-10 at home.
Alabama jumped eight spots to No. 8 after a 24-21 win at Georgia. The Bulldogs fell nine spots to No. 11 by virtue of the home loss against the Crimson Tide.
Last week's No. 7 team Florida State fell out of the poll after a 46-38 overtime loss at Virginia and was replaced by Vanderbilt. The No. 16 ranking marks the first-ever appearance in the poll for the Commodores. Every current member of the SEC has now appeared in the poll.
The SEC led all conferences with nine teams, marking the first time more than half the poll is represented by the same conference. The Big Ten had the second-most teams with four followed by the Big 12 with two and ACC with one.
NEXT WEEK'S SCHEDULE:
Minnesota at No. 1 Ohio State
No. 2 Oregon is idle
No. 3 Miami (FL) at Florida State
No. 4 Mississippi is idle
Mississippi State at No. 5 Texas A&M
Kent State at No. 6 Oklahoma
No. 7 Penn State at UCLA
No. 16 Vanderbilt at No. 8 Alabama
No. 9 Texas at Florida
No. 10 Indiana is idle
Kentucky at No. 11 Georgia
No. 12 Texas Tech at Houston
No. 13 Iowa State at Cincinnati
No. 14 LSU is idle
No. 15 Tennessee is idle
ABOUT THE FWAA-NFF SUPER 16 POLL:
The FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll was established at the conclusion of the 2013 season by long-time partners, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and the National Football Foundation (NFF). Voters rank the top 16 teams in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, and the results will be released every Sunday of the 2025 season; the individual votes of all members will also be made public. The first regular season poll will be released on Tuesday, Sept. 2 (to account for Labor Day games), and the final poll will be released Sunday, Dec. 7. The pollsters consist of FWAA writers and College Football Hall of Famers who were selected to create a balanced-geographical perspective. The poll utilizes a computer program designed by
Sports Systems to compile the rankings and the Cody Kellner Points Index to publish the individual votes.
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