2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

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Two human polls and a committee's selections comprise the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship at the FBS level. Instead, that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. One additional poll, the College Football Playoff (CFP) ranking, is usually released starting midway through the season. The CFP rankings determine who makes the twelve-team playoff that determines the College Football Playoff National Champion.

Contents

Legend

 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
 Selected for College Football Playoff
(#–#)
 Win–loss record
(Italics)
 Number of first place votes

AP Poll

Preseason
Aug 11 [1] 		Week 1
Sep 2 [2] 		Week 2
Sep 7		Week 3
Sep 14		Week 4
Sep 21		Week 5
Sep 28		Week 6
Oct 5		Week 7
Oct 12		Week 8
Oct 19		Week 9
Oct 26		Week 10
Nov 2		Week 11
Nov 9		Week 12
Nov 16		Week 13
Nov 23		Week 14
Nov 30		Week 15
Dec 7		Week 16 (Final)
Jan 20
1. Texas (25)Ohio State (1–0) (55)1.
2. Penn State (23)Penn State (1–0) (7)2.
3. Ohio State (11)LSU (1–0) (3)3.
4. Clemson (4)Georgia (1–0)4.
5. Georgia (1)Miami (FL) (1–0)5.
6. Notre Dame Oregon (1–0) (1)6.
7. Oregon (1)Texas (0–1)7.
8. Alabama Clemson (0–1)8.
9. LSU Notre Dame (0–1)9.
10. Miami (FL) South Carolina (1–0)10.
11. Arizona State Illinois (1–0)11.
12. Illinois Arizona State (1–0)12.
13. South Carolina Florida (1–0)13.
14. Michigan Florida State (1–0)14.
15. Florida Michigan (1–0)15.
16. SMU Iowa State (2–0)16.
17. Kansas State SMU (1–0)17.
18. Oklahoma Oklahoma (1–0)18.
19. Texas A&M Texas A&M (1–0)19.
20. Indiana Ole Miss (1–0)20.
21. Ole Miss Alabama (0–1)21.
22. Iowa State Tennessee (1–0)22.
23. Texas Tech Indiana (1–0)23.
24. Tennessee Texas Tech (1–0)24.
25. Boise State Utah (1–0)25.
Preseason
Aug 11 [3] 		Week 1
Sep 2 [4] 		Week 2
Sep 7		Week 3
Sep 14		Week 4
Sep 21		Week 5
Sep 28		Week 6
Oct 5		Week 7
Oct 12		Week 8
Oct 19		Week 9
Oct 26		Week 10
Nov 2		Week 11
Nov 9		Week 12
Nov 16		Week 13
Nov 23		Week 14
Nov 30		Week 15
Dec 7		Week 16 (Final)
Jan 20
Dropped:
  • Kansas State (1–1)
  • Boise State (0–1)
NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone

Coaches Poll

Preseason
Aug 4 [5] 		Week 1
Sep 2 [6] 		Week 2
Sep 7		Week 3
Sep 14		Week 4
Sep 21		Week 5
Sep 28		Week 6
Oct 5		Week 7
Oct 12		Week 8
Oct 19		Week 9
Oct 26		Week 10
Nov 2		Week 11
Nov 9		Week 12
Nov 16		Week 13
Nov 23		Week 14
Nov 30		Week 15
Dec 7		Week 16 (Final)
Jan 20
1. Texas (28)Ohio State (1–0) (59)1.
2. Ohio State (20)Penn State (1–0) (6)2.
3. Penn State (14)Georgia (1–0) (1)3.
4. Georgia (3)LSU (1–0) (1)4.
5. Notre Dame Oregon (1–0)5.
6. Clemson (2)Texas (0–1)6.
7. Oregon Miami (FL) (1–0)7.
8. Alabama Clemson (0–1)8.
9. LSU Notre Dame (0–1)9.
10. Miami (FL) Arizona State (1–0)10.
11. Arizona State South Carolina (1–0)11.
12. Illinois Illinois (1–0)12.
13. South Carolina Michigan (1–0)13.
14. Michigan Ole Miss (1–0)14.
15. Ole Miss Florida (1–0)15.
16. SMU SMU (1–0)16.
17. Florida Tennessee (1–0)17.
18. Tennessee Iowa State (1–0)18.
19. Indiana Florida State (1–0)19.
20. Kansas State Alabama (0–1)20.
21. Texas A&M тIndiana (1–0)21.
22. Iowa State тTexas A&M (1–0)22.
23. BYU Texas Tech (1–0)23.
24. Texas Tech Oklahoma (1–0)24.
25. Boise State BYU (1–0)25.
Preseason
Aug 4 [7] 		Week 1
Sep 2 [8] 		Week 2
Sep 7		Week 3
Sep 14		Week 4
Sep 21		Week 5
Sep 28		Week 6
Oct 5		Week 7
Oct 12		Week 8
Oct 19		Week 9
Oct 26		Week 10
Nov 2		Week 11
Nov 9		Week 12
Nov 16		Week 13
Nov 23		Week 14
Nov 30		Week 15
Dec 7		Week 16 (Final)
Jan 20
Dropped:
  • Kansas State (1–1)
  • Boise State (0–1)
NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone

CFP rankings

The CFP rankings will begin on November 4.

Week 9
Nov 4		Week 10
Nov 11		Week 11
Nov 18		Week 12
Nov 25		Week 13
Dec 2		Week 14 (Final)
Dec 7
Week 9
Nov 4		Week 10
Nov 11		Week 11
Nov 18		Week 12
Nov 25		Week 13
Dec 2		Week 14 (Final)
Dec 7
NoneNoneNoneNoneNone

References

  1. ↑ "AP Top 25 College Football Poll". AP News . August 11, 2025.
  2. ↑ "AP Top 25 College Football Poll". AP News . September 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ "AP Top 25 College Football Poll". AP News . August 11, 2025.
  4. ↑ "AP Top 25 College Football Poll". AP News . September 2, 2025.
  5. ↑ "LBM Coaches Poll: August 4, 2025". USA Today . August 4, 2025.
  6. ↑ "LBM Coaches Poll: September 2, 2025". USA Today . September 2, 2025.
  7. ↑ "LBM Coaches Poll: August 4, 2025". USA Today . August 4, 2025.
  8. ↑ "LBM Coaches Poll: September 2, 2025". USA Today . September 2, 2025.
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