Rankings
Every week of the season as it was published, from the games played up to then. Every team started the season at 1500.
2025 Week 5
Top 25 only| # | Move | Team | Conference | Record | Points | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-0 | 1,773 | +28.5 |
| 2 | ▲1 | Oklahoma | SEC | 4-0 | 1,742 | 0.0 |
| 3 | ▲1 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-0 | 1,742 | +31.1 |
| 4 | ▲2 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1,724 | +38.4 |
| 5 | ▲8 | Oregon | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1,719 | +49.2 |
| 6 | ▲20 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1,709 | +72.6 |
| 7 | ▼5 | USC | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1,706 | -37.7 |
| 8 | ▲8 | Texas A&M | SEC | 4-0 | 1,703 | +34.6 |
| 9 | ▼4 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1,701 | 0.0 |
| 10 | ▼3 | North Texas | American Athletic | 5-0 | 1,696 | +10.9 |
| 11 | ▲4 | Memphis | American Athletic | 5-0 | 1,694 | +25.1 |
| 12 | ▲12 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5-0 | 1,690 | +46.2 |
| 13 | ▲4 | BYU | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1,688 | +27.4 |
| 14 | ▼4 | Houston | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1,688 | +9.5 |
| 15 | ▼7 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1,685 | 0.0 |
| 16 | ▲2 | Navy | American Athletic | 4-0 | 1,681 | +22.7 |
| 17 | ▼3 | Missouri | SEC | 5-0 | 1,679 | +9.6 |
| 18 | ▲11 | Utah | Big 12 | 4-1 | 1,673 | +43.9 |
| 19 | ▲8 | Louisville | ACC | 4-0 | 1,671 | +38.2 |
| 20 | ▼8 | Miami | ACC | 4-0 | 1,671 | 0.0 |
| 21 | ▼1 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5-0 | 1,670 | +12.4 |
| 22 | ▲10 | Alabama | SEC | 3-1 | 1,666 | +43.8 |
| 23 | ▲7 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 4-1 | 1,658 | +33.3 |
| 24 | ▼15 | LSU | SEC | 4-1 | 1,651 | -28.5 |
| 25 | ▲12 | Tulane | American Athletic | 4-1 | 1,650 | +45.4 |
| 26 | ▲20 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-1 | 1,644 | +67.3 |
| 27 | ▲1 | UNLV | Mountain West | 4-0 | 1,632 | 0.0 |
| 28 | ▲13 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1,632 | +37.7 |
| 29 | ▲9 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 4-1 | 1,631 | +26.6 |
| 30 | ▼11 | TCU | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1,625 | -33.3 |
| 31 | ▲14 | Virginia | ACC | 4-1 | 1,625 | +46.1 |
| 32 | ▲2 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1,617 | 0.0 |
| 33 | ▼22 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-1 | 1,609 | -67.3 |
| 34 | ▲2 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1,608 | 0.0 |
| 35 | ▼13 | Georgia | SEC | 3-1 | 1,606 | -43.8 |
| 36 | ▼11 | Auburn | SEC | 3-2 | 1,605 | -34.6 |
| 37 | ▼14 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1,596 | -49.2 |
| 38 | ▲4 | Texas | SEC | 3-1 | 1,594 | 0.0 |
| 39 | ▲9 | California | ACC | 4-1 | 1,593 | +27.2 |
| 40 | ▲12 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1,591 | +42.0 |
| 41 | ▲25 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-2 | 1,587 | +75.2 |
| 42 | ▼21 | Washington | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1,583 | -72.6 |
| 43 | ▲1 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1,581 | 0.0 |
| 44 | ▲11 | Boise State | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1,581 | +40.7 |
| 45 | ▲6 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1,578 | +28.5 |
| 46 | ▼13 | Arizona | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1,572 | -46.2 |
| 47 | ▲12 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1,570 | +40.9 |
| 48 | ▼13 | Florida State | ACC | 3-1 | 1,564 | -46.1 |
| 49 | – | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1,561 | 0.0 |
| 50 | ▲7 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1,560 | +24.8 |
| 51 | ▲28 | Duke | ACC | 3-2 | 1,559 | +84.1 |
| 52 | ▼12 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1,557 | -38.4 |
| 53 | ▲12 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1,557 | +43.6 |
| 54 | ▼11 | Utah State | Mountain West | 3-2 | 1,552 | -31.1 |
| 55 | ▲9 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1,549 | +31.2 |
| 56 | ▼17 | NC State | ACC | 3-2 | 1,546 | -52.8 |
| 57 | ▲3 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1,545 | +18.4 |
| 58 | ▲9 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 4-1 | 1,542 | +32.8 |
| 59 | ▲12 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 3-2 | 1,542 | +41.9 |
| 60 | ▼6 | Delaware | Conference USA | 3-1 | 1,541 | 0.0 |
| 61 | ▼5 | South Florida | American Athletic | 3-1 | 1,537 | 0.0 |
| 62 | ▼31 | UCF | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1,537 | -87.0 |
| 63 | ▲9 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 4-2 | 1,529 | +37.6 |
| 64 | ▲20 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-2 | 1,527 | +59.9 |
| 65 | ▼3 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1,524 | 0.0 |
| 66 | ▲10 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-2 | 1,521 | +43.1 |
| 67 | ▲11 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1,520 | +44.9 |
| 68 | ▲18 | Baylor | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1,517 | +51.9 |
| 69 | ▼19 | Kansas | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1,516 | -42.0 |
| 70 | ▲4 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1,508 | +28.7 |
| 71 | ▼1 | SMU | ACC | 2-2 | 1,503 | 0.0 |
| 72 | ▲24 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1,501 | +64.7 |
| 73 | ▼15 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1,500 | -31.2 |
| 74 | ▼13 | Colorado | Big 12 | 2-3 | 1,498 | -27.4 |
| 75 | ▲2 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1,497 | +20.3 |
| 76 | ▼29 | Syracuse | ACC | 3-2 | 1,484 | -84.1 |
| 77 | ▼8 | Rice | American Athletic | 3-2 | 1,481 | -22.7 |
| 78 | ▲2 | Temple | American Athletic | 2-2 | 1,473 | 0.0 |
| 79 | ▼11 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 2-2 | 1,471 | -38.2 |
| 80 | ▼27 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-3 | 1,471 | -75.2 |
| 81 | ▲20 | UConn | FBS Independents | 3-2 | 1,471 | +43.4 |
| 82 | ▲3 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-2 | 1,467 | 0.0 |
| 83 | ▼20 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-2 | 1,462 | -59.9 |
| 84 | ▲5 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1,461 | 0.0 |
| 85 | ▲31 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 2-3 | 1,456 | +87.0 |
| 86 | ▲9 | Stanford | ACC | 2-3 | 1,454 | +14.1 |
| 87 | – | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-2 | 1,452 | -12.4 |
| 88 | ▲19 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1,447 | +31.7 |
| 89 | ▲4 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1,444 | 0.0 |
| 90 | ▲4 | Florida International | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1,441 | 0.0 |
| 91 | ▼18 | App State | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1,439 | -40.7 |
| 92 | ▲5 | UAB | American Athletic | 2-2 | 1,435 | 0.0 |
| 93 | ▼18 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 2-3 | 1,435 | -43.9 |
| 94 | ▲4 | UTSA | American Athletic | 2-2 | 1,434 | 0.0 |
| 95 | ▼14 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1,433 | -39.6 |
| 96 | ▲4 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1,429 | 0.0 |
| 97 | ▼14 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1,429 | -40.9 |
| 98 | ▼16 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1,427 | -43.6 |
| 99 | ▲4 | Troy | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1,424 | 0.0 |
| 100 | ▲13 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1,418 | +39.6 |
| 101 | ▼13 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1,418 | -45.4 |
| 102 | ▲2 | Florida | SEC | 1-3 | 1,417 | 0.0 |
| 103 | ▲2 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1,416 | 0.0 |
| 104 | ▲2 | Clemson | ACC | 1-3 | 1,416 | 0.0 |
| 105 | ▼15 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1,407 | -43.4 |
| 106 | ▼14 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1,405 | -41.9 |
| 107 | ▼16 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1,405 | -44.9 |
| 108 | ▲4 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1,401 | +20.9 |
| 109 | ▲5 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1,397 | +19.7 |
| 110 | ▼8 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1,397 | -28.5 |
| 111 | ▼12 | Army | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1,390 | -43.1 |
| 112 | ▲11 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1,375 | +22.2 |
| 113 | ▼3 | San José State | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1,374 | -14.1 |
| 114 | ▼5 | Boston College | ACC | 1-3 | 1,371 | -27.2 |
| 115 | ▲2 | Ball State | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1,366 | 0.0 |
| 116 | ▲2 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1-3 | 1,365 | 0.0 |
| 117 | ▼6 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1,358 | -25.1 |
| 118 | ▲2 | Nevada | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1,357 | 0.0 |
| 119 | ▲6 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1,350 | 0.0 |
| 120 | ▲12 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2-3 | 1,349 | +52.8 |
| 121 | ▼13 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1,343 | -64.7 |
| 122 | ▼7 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1,339 | -32.8 |
| 123 | ▲1 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1-4 | 1,339 | -10.9 |
| 124 | ▼3 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-4 | 1,331 | -24.8 |
| 125 | ▼3 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 1-4 | 1,324 | -28.7 |
| 126 | ▼7 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1-3 | 1,311 | -51.9 |
| 127 | – | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1,305 | -26.6 |
| 128 | ▼2 | Air Force | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1,305 | -37.6 |
| 129 | ▲5 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1,292 | 0.0 |
| 130 | ▼1 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 0-4 | 1,290 | -9.6 |
| 131 | ▲4 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 0-4 | 1,289 | 0.0 |
| 132 | ▼2 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 0-5 | 1,288 | -9.5 |
| 133 | ▼5 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1-4 | 1,287 | -31.7 |
| 134 | ▼3 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1,277 | -20.3 |
| 135 | ▼2 | Liberty | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1,276 | -18.4 |
| 136 | – | UCLA | Big Ten | 0-4 | 1,262 | -20.9 |
2025 season
Points by week. Each week is computed from the games played up to then, so it shows what the rankings said at the time.
- Indiana
- Oregon
- Miami
- Ole Miss
- Georgia
- Texas Tech
- Notre Dame
- Utah
- Texas
- Ohio State
Results from cfbfastR-data, published Sunday mornings during the season and checked again Tuesday.