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We saw several teams lose for the first time and while the Top 5 of the US LBM Coaches poll remains the same, the rest of it sees a major reshuffling of the teams.

Oregon remains at No. 2 with the bye, but there was some speculation Miami might jump the Ducks after its 28-22 win at Florida State. The Hurricanes are still 41 points behind Oregon with Ohio State still at No. 1. Ole Miss and Texas A&M round out the Top 5.

Top 5 of the US LBM Coaches poll stays the same with Penn State suffering a massive drop

US LBM Coaches Poll

The US LBM Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at Football Bowl Subdivision schools. The panel is chosen by random draw, conference by conference plus independents, from a pool of coaches who have indicated to the American Football Coaches Association their willingness to participate. Each coach submits a Top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.

Top 25 Teams

2025-2026

October 05, 2025

Week 7 results: Published October 05, 2025

Rank	Team	Record	PTS	1st	Prev	Chg	Hi/Lo
1	Ohio State	5-0	1638	59	1	-	1/2
2	Oregon	5-0	1572	3	2	-	2/7
3	Miami (FL)	5-0	1531	3	3	-	3/10
4	Ole Miss	5-0	1402	0	4	-	4/15
5	Texas A&M	5-0	1330	1	5	-	5/22
6	Oklahoma	5-0	1283	0	8	+2	6/NR
7	Indiana	5-0	1206	0	9	+2	7/21
8	Alabama	4-1	1183	0	11	+3	8/20
9	Georgia	4-1	1128	0	10	+1	3/10
10	Texas Tech	5-0	1082	0	14	+4	10/24
11	LSU	4-1	999	0	13	+2	4/13
12	Tennessee	4-1	889	0	15	+3	12/18
13	Georgia Tech	5-0	819	0	16	+3	13/NR
14	Missouri	5-0	736	0	18	+4	14/NR
15	Michigan	4-1	653	0	20	+5	13/22
16	Notre Dame	3-2	491	0	21	+5	5/21
17	Illinois	5-1	484	0	22	+5	8/23
18	BYU	5-0	453	0	23	+5	18/NR
19	Texas	3-2	372	0	7	-12	1/19
20	Vanderbilt	5-1	329	0	17	-3	17/NR
21	Iowa State	5-1	295	0	12	-9	12/21
22	Penn State	3-2	294	0	6	-16	2/22
23	Arizona State	4-1	292	0	24	+1	10/NR
24	Virginia	5-1	258	0	NR	+4	24/NR
25	Memphis	6-0	162	0	NR	+1	25/NR

After six weeks, there’s no doubt who the best team in college football is. The only question now: Is anyone on their schedule good enough to beat the Buckeyes?

With that, here's a look at my Top 25 rankings following Week 6 of the college football season:

2025 College Football Rankings: Ohio State Stays No. 1 as Penn State, Texas Slide

While waiting on the AP Poll. SP+ is Big on the B1G! OBD, TOSU, and Indy are 1,2, and 3!

Question: Does A&M ever play a road game in the SEC? The next game has the Aggies hosting the Gators. Will Florida take down the two Texas big boys back to back?

ESPN.com

Updated SP+ rankings for all 136 FBS teams

The latest SP+ rankings, plus strength of schedule and résumé SP+, following this weekend's results.

AP - We're No. 3. Indy No. 7. The White Out W is no longer a top 25 win.

AP News

NCAA College Football Rankings: AP Top 25 Football Poll

The official page for the AP Top 25 college football poll, a tradition since 1936. Keep up to date and view the latest ranking updates each week.

SHAKIN' ALL OVER! CFB does it again! Look out for those 'no good games' results😍

On3

AP Poll Top 25: College Football Rankings see shake up af...

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Get Your Popcorn Ready - Top 10 Games in Week 7 - OBD vs Indy on top of the list - 12:30 CBS

On3

Top 10 games to watch Week 7 of college football season

Week 7 of the college football season is filled with at least four top-25 matchups and more chaos is guaranteed.

1 hour ago, NJDuck said:

Is anyone on their schedule good enough to beat the Buckeyes?

No, but only because we are not on their schedule. Sorry UM, the streak stops this year.

More on No. 3 OBD vs No. 7 Indiana (More Moore to Moore, please 😁)

Ducks drop back to No. 3 behind Mario Cristobal's Miami, host No. 7 Indiana Saturday

Behind Mari-oh-oh as of now. But Wait A Minute!

The fact Miami struggled with FSU, and payed Oregon in the polls, probably is like a gnat buzzing in your ear... Annoying, but knowing Mario, he'll find a way to litter his own nest.

1 hour ago, woundedknees said:

The fact Miami struggled with FSU, and PASSED Oregon in the polls, probably is like a gnat buzzing in your ear... Annoying, but knowing Mario, he'll find a way to litter his own nest.

What i MEANT to say

Edited October 6Oct 6 by woundedknees

The AP Poll Week 6-7 Playoff.

ROSE BOWL - No. 1 Ohio State vs. 9 Texas Tech at 8 Alabama

SUGAR BOWL - No. 4 Ole Miss vs. No. 12 Memphis at No. 5 Texas A&M

ORANGE BOWL - No. 2 Miami vs. No. 10 Georgia at No. 7 Indiana

COTTON BOWL - No. 3 OBD vs. No. 11 LSU at No. 6 Oklahoma

No Penn State - 😁- With Nebraska and Cincinnati's wins on Saturday, UW's sterling road comeback, Michigan finally closing out the team with the best rush D in the country, yes, Wisconsin, PSU with games at Ohio State and home vs. Indiana and Nebraska, USC with but one loss and games vs. Michigan, at Notre Dame and at OBD, and one-loss Illinois and Maryland, are in theory, still in the PO hunt.

B1G PO separation games in Week 7: OBD vs. Indiana; Ohio State at Illinois; Michigan at USC; Nebraska at Maryland. [Northwestern at Penn State - 🤔- Don't laugh! NW defeated UCLA.]

SEC PO separation games: Florida at A&M; Oklahoma vs. Texas; Bama at Mizzou; UGA at Auburn; Wazzu at Ole Miss - move right along, nothing to see here.😧. It's the SEC, so ... The 1st Bobby Petrino audition game sees the Hogs at Tennessee. (Traveling by plane, not motorcycle. 🤪)

Mari-oh-oh with a chance to play the PO opener and the champ game in his 'home' stadium. For finishing ranked No. 3, OBD plays a lower-ranked SEC team in Dixie.

Can we please have a Playoff and not a Bowl Extravaganza!

ESPN's Week 6 Take - A 'Devastating Loss' for PSU and Updated B1G Champ Odds have OBD and TOSU close to neck and neck.

ESPN.com

How shocking upsets and near misses of Week 6 impact conf...

How bleak are things for Penn State and Texas? What's next in the ACC and Big 12? Bill Connelly has answers.

Like Rival’s Nathan Bishop said regarding Oregon’s drop to 3rd in the AP - “Good!”

That kind of fine dining just feeds a master motivator like Dan.

There is a well-known saying, “nobody is perfect,” and sadly that even applies to the Oregon Ducks. They lost their first game of the season to the Indiana Hoosiers, which ended their bid for another perfect regular season.

It seemed possible after a win over the Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium, the No. 2 team in the nation at that point, but that opportunity is gone now. Both the Ducks’ offense and defense played solid at certain points of the game against the Hoosiers, but ultimately, they didn’t do nearly enough to win.

There was nothing extremely alarming that will plague the team for the remainder of the season. It was just a lackluster game coming out of the bye week for a young team, who we hope will learn from their mistakes.

US LBM Coaches Poll

1. Ohio State (63)

2. Miami (2)

3. Indiana (1)

4. Texas A&M

5. Ole Miss

6. Alabama

7. Georgia

8. Texas Tech

9. Oregon

10. LSU

11. Tennessee

12. Georgia Tech

13. Oklahoma

14. BYU

15. Notre Dame

16. Missouri

17. Texas

18. Vanderbilt

19. Virginia

20. Memphis

21. USC

22. Utah

23. South Florida

24. Cincinnati

25. Illinois

College football rankings after Week 7: Updated US LBM Coaches Poll, AP Top 25

NCAA College Football Rankings: AP Top 25 Football Poll

1

Ohio State 6-0 Big Ten

2

Miami (FL) 5-0 Atlantic Coast

3

Indiana 6-0 Big Ten

4

Texas A&M 6-0 Southeastern

5

Ole Miss 6-0 Southeastern

6

Alabama 5-1 Southeastern

7

Texas Tech 6-0 Big 12

2

8

Oregon 5-1 Big Ten

9

Georgia 5-1 Southeastern

10

LSU 5-1 Southeastern

11

Tennessee 5-1 Southeastern

12

Georgia Tech 6-0 Atlantic Coast

13

Notre Dame 4-2 IA Independents

14

Oklahoma 5-1 Southeastern

15

BYU 6-0 Big 12

16

Missouri 5-1 Southeastern

17

Vanderbilt 5-1 Southeastern

18

Virginia 5-1 Atlantic Coast

19

South Florida 5-1 American

20

USC 5-1 Big Ten

21

Texas 4-2 Southeastern

22

Memphis 6-0 American

23

Utah 5-1 Big 12

24

Cincinnati 5-1 Big 12

25

Nebraska 5-1 Big Ten

NCAA College Football Rankings: AP Top 25 Football Poll

An obscure insight into the obvious - Losses by one SEC team to the other do not matter.

One loss UW, with its sole loss against No. 1 Ohio State, is not in the top 25? Why is No. 25 Nebraska, with its one loss being at home to Michigan, ranked above UW? Ditto all of the one-loss teams with losses to the team not ranked No. 1?

1 loss USC at No. 20? With the loss on the road by three points at No. 26 Illinois. SC is ranked behind a one-loss OK team; SC just blew out a Michigan team that was in the game at one-loss OK into the 4th quarter.

The Trojans are behind one-loss Missouri, Vandy, UVA, and USF! USF defeated Boise and Florida. This equals a ranking above SC. Why?

Tony Petitti - Do not back off the PO AQ format.