Latest AP Top 25 Features Major Changes

Well, folks, Week 6 of the college football season has come and gone, and it left the AP Top 25 looking like it went 12 rounds with Mike Tyson. If you thought your bracket was safe, think again. The pollsters have spoken, and they have created pure, unadulterated chaos that we all get to argue about for the next seven days. Let’s grab a beverage and sort through the latest AP Top 25.

AP Top 25: A Mid-Season Melee

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Remember when Penn State and Texas were the darlings of the preseason in the AP Top 25? Yeah, me too. Now, they have both been unceremoniously booted from the rankings entirely. Penn State, once sitting pretty at No. 2, took a nosedive that would make a stunt pilot nervous. They went into their game against a winless, coach-less UCLA as massive favorites and somehow managed to lose. That’s not just a bad loss; that’s a “how do you show your face on campus Monday?” kind of loss.

And Texas? Don’t even get me started. The preseason No. 1 is now just another team receiving votes after falling to Florida. Both teams are out of the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2022. It is a historic collapse, the kind that gets documentaries made about it years from now.

The New Top Dogs and Big Movers

While some teams were busy imploding, others were climbing the ladder. Miami has surfed its way back to the No. 2 spot after a gutsy win over rival Florida State. The Hurricanes are starting to look like the “U” of old, and they’re gobbling up first-place votes like it’s an all-you-can-eat buffet. Meanwhile, Ohio State is still clinging to that No. 1 ranking, but its grip is loosening. They demolished Minnesota, sure, but the voters are starting to spread the love.

Texas Tech, of all teams, has crashed the Top 10 party for the first time since 2008. Joey McGuire has the Red Raiders playing with their hair on fire, and their win over a previously unbeaten Houston has everyone in the Big 12 looking over their shoulders. And how about Alabama? Just when you think the dynasty might be creaking, they quietly handle their business against Vanderbilt and climb back into the top eight.

Here’s a quick look at the shaken-up Top 10:

1. Ohio State
2. Miami
3. Oregon
4. Ole Miss
5. Texas A&M
6. Oklahoma
7. Indiana
8. Alabama
9. Texas Tech
10. Georgia

We are only halfway through the season, and it feels like the College Football Playoff picture is being redrawn with an Etch A Sketch every Saturday. Grab your popcorn, because if the first six weeks are any indication, the rest of this season is going to be one heck of a ride.