The AP Top 25 went through a major shakeup for the second straight week as Oregon shocked Ohio State to rise to No. 2. Additionally, LSU jumped five spots to No. 8 after beating Ole Miss in overtime and Iowa State reached the top 10 for the first time since 2021.
Down the board, Oklahoma fell all the way out of the rankings after a devastating 34-3 loss against No. 1 Texas in the Red River Rivalry. The Rebels also dropped nine spots to No. 18 following a second loss. Even after beating Florida, Tennessee dropped to No. 11, a change of three spots.
However, the biggest story involves No. 23 Army and No. 25 Navy, which both reached the rankings in the same year for the first time since 1960. The pair are members of the same conference for the first time ever as the Black Knights entered the American Athletic Conference this year. The service academy duo join No. 15 Boise State as members of the Group of Five in the rankings.
Here’s the full AP Top 25 Poll after the Week 7 slate, with first-place votes in parentheses.
Week 8 AP Top 25
- Texas (56)
- Oregon (6)
- Penn State
- Ohio State
- Georgia
- Miami
- Alabama
- LSU
- Iowa State
- Clemson
- Tennessee
- Notre Dame
- BYU
- Texas A&M
- Boise State
- Indiana
- Kansas State
- Ole Miss
- Missouri
- Pittsburgh
- SMU
- Illinois
- Army
- Michigan
- Navy
Also receiving votes: Vanderbilt 68, Nebraska 62, Arizona St. 39, Oklahoma 36, Washington St. 32, Iowa 29, Texas Tech 18, Syracuse 13, Arkansas 13, Utah 7, Louisville 6, Southern Cal 5, Liberty 2, UNLV 1
