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 9
Top 25 only| # | Move | Team | Conference | Record | Points | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▲3 | Texas A&M | SEC | 8-0 | 1,817 | +47.0 |
| 2 | – | Alabama | SEC | 7-1 | 1,814 | +15.2 |
| 3 | ▼2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-0 | 1,807 | 0.0 |
| 4 | ▼1 | Indiana | Big Ten | 8-0 | 1,807 | +12.5 |
| 5 | – | BYU | Big 12 | 8-0 | 1,805 | +35.0 |
| 6 | ▲4 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-1 | 1,781 | +53.1 |
| 7 | ▲4 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 7-1 | 1,754 | +35.3 |
| 8 | ▼2 | Georgia | SEC | 6-1 | 1,746 | 0.0 |
| 9 | ▼2 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 7-1 | 1,743 | +5.3 |
| 10 | ▼2 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 8-0 | 1,743 | +11.0 |
| 11 | ▼2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-2 | 1,729 | 0.0 |
| 12 | ▲12 | Houston | Big 12 | 7-1 | 1,720 | +57.2 |
| 13 | ▲3 | Utah | Big 12 | 6-2 | 1,720 | +26.6 |
| 14 | ▼2 | Navy | American Athletic | 7-0 | 1,714 | +14.7 |
| 15 | ▼1 | Oregon | Big Ten | 7-1 | 1,708 | +11.5 |
| 16 | ▲2 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 7-1 | 1,708 | +24.0 |
| 17 | ▼2 | Tulane | American Athletic | 6-1 | 1,693 | 0.0 |
| 18 | ▼1 | USC | Big Ten | 5-2 | 1,690 | 0.0 |
| 19 | ▲1 | Virginia | ACC | 7-1 | 1,690 | +7.4 |
| 20 | ▲6 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1,688 | +28.2 |
| 21 | ▲6 | Texas | SEC | 6-2 | 1,685 | +40.7 |
| 22 | ▲3 | Miami | ACC | 6-1 | 1,684 | +23.1 |
| 23 | ▼2 | Louisville | ACC | 6-1 | 1,682 | +7.2 |
| 24 | ▲9 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 6-1 | 1,680 | +52.8 |
| 25 | ▲12 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1,667 | +50.2 |
| 26 | ▲2 | Boise State | Mountain West | 6-2 | 1,663 | +19.4 |
| 27 | ▲7 | Memphis | American Athletic | 7-1 | 1,661 | +34.4 |
| 28 | ▲7 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-2 | 1,659 | +34.2 |
| 29 | ▲14 | Washington | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1,657 | +51.0 |
| 30 | ▼11 | Missouri | SEC | 6-2 | 1,648 | -35.3 |
| 31 | ▲1 | North Texas | American Athletic | 7-1 | 1,647 | +13.5 |
| 32 | ▼19 | Oklahoma | SEC | 6-2 | 1,646 | -53.1 |
| 33 | ▼4 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 6-1 | 1,643 | 0.0 |
| 34 | ▲10 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 6-2 | 1,637 | +37.3 |
| 35 | ▼13 | South Florida | American Athletic | 6-2 | 1,636 | -34.4 |
| 36 | ▲5 | TCU | Big 12 | 6-2 | 1,631 | +23.9 |
| 37 | ▲11 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 5-2 | 1,626 | +55.9 |
| 38 | ▲2 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 6-2 | 1,624 | +15.8 |
| 39 | ▼3 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 6-2 | 1,622 | 0.0 |
| 40 | ▲5 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1,616 | +32.6 |
| 41 | ▼10 | SMU | ACC | 5-3 | 1,615 | -23.3 |
| 42 | – | UNLV | Mountain West | 6-1 | 1,607 | 0.0 |
| 43 | ▼20 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1,606 | -57.2 |
| 44 | ▲21 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4-4 | 1,597 | +74.1 |
| 45 | ▼15 | LSU | SEC | 5-3 | 1,592 | -47.0 |
| 46 | – | Duke | ACC | 4-3 | 1,582 | 0.0 |
| 47 | ▲2 | Troy | Sun Belt | 6-2 | 1,582 | +20.4 |
| 48 | ▼10 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-3 | 1,564 | -50.2 |
| 49 | ▲18 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1,560 | +39.4 |
| 50 | ▲20 | Auburn | SEC | 4-4 | 1,558 | +49.3 |
| 51 | ▼12 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-3 | 1,557 | -51.0 |
| 52 | ▲10 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-2 | 1,549 | +23.3 |
| 53 | – | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-3 | 1,540 | 0.0 |
| 54 | ▲27 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1,539 | +60.3 |
| 55 | ▲9 | Temple | American Athletic | 5-3 | 1,538 | +14.4 |
| 56 | ▼9 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1,537 | -35.0 |
| 57 | ▲27 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 5-3 | 1,532 | +59.0 |
| 58 | ▼1 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 4-3 | 1,532 | 0.0 |
| 59 | ▼1 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 4-3 | 1,531 | 0.0 |
| 60 | ▼10 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1,531 | -26.9 |
| 61 | – | Arizona | Big 12 | 4-3 | 1,529 | 0.0 |
| 62 | ▲14 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1,517 | +29.9 |
| 63 | ▲5 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 4-3 | 1,517 | 0.0 |
| 64 | ▲13 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 6-2 | 1,514 | +26.9 |
| 65 | ▼6 | Colorado | Big 12 | 3-5 | 1,504 | -26.6 |
| 66 | ▲5 | UCF | Big 12 | 4-3 | 1,501 | 0.0 |
| 67 | ▼15 | UConn | FBS Independents | 5-3 | 1,500 | -48.4 |
| 68 | ▲4 | Florida | SEC | 3-4 | 1,500 | 0.0 |
| 69 | ▼15 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-4 | 1,499 | -40.7 |
| 70 | ▲16 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 5-3 | 1,496 | +27.3 |
| 71 | ▼8 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5-3 | 1,493 | -32.6 |
| 72 | ▲11 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1,488 | +14.0 |
| 73 | ▲5 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3-4 | 1,487 | 0.0 |
| 74 | ▲5 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1,483 | 0.0 |
| 75 | ▲5 | Clemson | ACC | 3-4 | 1,481 | 0.0 |
| 76 | ▼7 | NC State | ACC | 4-4 | 1,479 | -37.3 |
| 77 | ▼17 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 5-3 | 1,477 | -52.8 |
| 78 | ▼27 | Kansas | Big 12 | 4-4 | 1,477 | -74.1 |
| 79 | ▼23 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1,475 | -60.3 |
| 80 | ▼7 | Baylor | Big 12 | 4-4 | 1,474 | -24.0 |
| 81 | ▲4 | Army | American Athletic | 3-4 | 1,471 | 0.0 |
| 82 | – | UCLA | Big Ten | 3-5 | 1,464 | -12.5 |
| 83 | ▼17 | Utah State | Mountain West | 4-4 | 1,463 | -59.0 |
| 84 | ▼29 | California | ACC | 5-3 | 1,463 | -73.2 |
| 85 | ▲10 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-4 | 1,463 | +30.6 |
| 86 | ▼12 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1,455 | -39.4 |
| 87 | ▲5 | Delaware | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1,454 | +13.7 |
| 88 | ▲15 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4-4 | 1,453 | +46.6 |
| 89 | ▼2 | Stanford | ACC | 3-5 | 1,444 | -23.1 |
| 90 | ▼2 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-5 | 1,441 | -15.2 |
| 91 | ▼16 | Florida International | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1,436 | -55.9 |
| 92 | ▲2 | Florida State | ACC | 3-4 | 1,434 | 0.0 |
| 93 | ▲21 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1,430 | +61.1 |
| 94 | ▲3 | UTSA | American Athletic | 3-4 | 1,426 | 0.0 |
| 95 | ▲15 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1,426 | +53.1 |
| 96 | ▼3 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 3-5 | 1,425 | -14.7 |
| 97 | ▼6 | App State | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1,415 | -27.3 |
| 98 | ▲3 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-4 | 1,413 | 0.0 |
| 99 | ▲17 | Rice | American Athletic | 4-4 | 1,410 | +48.4 |
| 100 | ▲4 | UAB | American Athletic | 3-4 | 1,401 | 0.0 |
| 101 | ▼3 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-5 | 1,396 | -28.2 |
| 102 | ▼12 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-6 | 1,393 | -49.3 |
| 103 | ▲3 | Liberty | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1,385 | 0.0 |
| 104 | ▼8 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 3-5 | 1,378 | -53.1 |
| 105 | ▲13 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-5 | 1,378 | +33.4 |
| 106 | ▼1 | Syracuse | ACC | 3-5 | 1,378 | -11.0 |
| 107 | ▼5 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-5 | 1,376 | -34.2 |
| 108 | ▲16 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3-5 | 1,371 | +73.2 |
| 109 | ▲3 | San José State | Mountain West | 2-5 | 1,371 | 0.0 |
| 110 | ▼21 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1,369 | -76.3 |
| 111 | ▲16 | Akron | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1,364 | +76.3 |
| 112 | ▲1 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-5 | 1,363 | -7.4 |
| 113 | ▼2 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-6 | 1,360 | -11.5 |
| 114 | ▼14 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1,355 | -61.1 |
| 115 | – | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-6 | 1,354 | -14.4 |
| 116 | ▼7 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 2-6 | 1,350 | -23.9 |
| 117 | ▼9 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-5 | 1,346 | -33.4 |
| 118 | ▼19 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-5 | 1,344 | -73.6 |
| 119 | – | Air Force | Mountain West | 2-5 | 1,339 | 0.0 |
| 120 | ▲6 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2-6 | 1,339 | +50.2 |
| 121 | ▼4 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 2-6 | 1,338 | -20.4 |
| 122 | ▼15 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2-6 | 1,336 | -46.6 |
| 123 | ▲7 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 2-6 | 1,335 | +73.6 |
| 124 | ▼4 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3-5 | 1,320 | -15.8 |
| 125 | ▼2 | UTEP | Conference USA | 2-5 | 1,299 | 0.0 |
| 126 | ▼5 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-6 | 1,299 | -30.6 |
| 127 | ▼5 | Nevada | Mountain West | 1-7 | 1,283 | -19.4 |
| 128 | – | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1-7 | 1,274 | 0.0 |
| 129 | ▼4 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2-7 | 1,268 | -29.9 |
| 130 | ▼1 | Boston College | ACC | 1-7 | 1,254 | -7.2 |
| 131 | – | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1-7 | 1,253 | -5.3 |
| 132 | ▲1 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1-6 | 1,234 | -13.7 |
| 133 | ▲1 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 1-7 | 1,207 | -13.5 |
| 134 | ▼2 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1-7 | 1,204 | -50.2 |
| 135 | – | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 0-7 | 1,181 | 0.0 |
| 136 | – | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 0-8 | 1,163 | -14.0 |
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.