AP College Football Poll Reaction: What's Next for Each Top 25 Team?

The new AP Top 25 college football poll is out. And a Saturday full of surprises – four top 11 teams lost to unranked opponents – means major shakeups throughout the new rankings.

Last week's No. 1 Alabama was stunned by Vanderbilt, the Commodores' first win over a top-five team in 61 tries and their first win over Alabama since 1984. No. 4 Tennessee lost at No. 10 Arkansas Michigan lost to Washington and No. 11 USC lost at Minnesota.

Elsewhere, Texas A&M made a big statement after securing the No. 25 seed last week. The Aggies routed then-No. 9 Missouri 41-10 to rapidly move up the rankings.

What does this all mean for the new AP Top 25? Let's break down the rankings.

Statistics courtesy of ESPN Research.

Always east

Previous ranking:2

Record 2024: 5-0

Result week 6: Idle

What's next?: Saturday vs. Oklahoma (at Dallas), 3:30 p.m., ABC

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Previous ranking:3

Record 2024: 5-0

Result week 6: Defeated Iowa 35-7

Stat knowing: Jeremiah Smith becomes the first true freshman in Ohio State history to score a touchdown in five consecutive games.

What's next?: Saturday in Oregon, 7:30 p.m., NBC

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Previous ranking:6

Record 2024: 5-0

Result week 6: Defeated Michigan State 31-10

Stat knowing: QB Dillon Gabriel threw two touchdown passes, giving him 136 for his career and placing him third in FBS history, behind only Case Keenum (155) and Kellen Moore (142).

What's next?: Saturday vs. Ohio State, 7:30 p.m., NBC

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Previous ranking:7

Record 2024: 5-0

Result week 6: Defeated UCLA 27-11

Stat knowing: The Nittany Lions are the only FBS team to start 4-0 in each of the last five seasons.

What's next?: Saturday at USC, 3:30 p.m., CBS

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Previous ranking: 5

Record 2024: 4-1

Result week 6: Defeated Auburn 31-13

Stat knowing: The Dawgs ran their home winning streak to 27 games – the longest active streak in the FBS – and their winning streak against unranked teams to 37, the second-longest active streak in the FBS.

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Previous ranking:8

Record 2024: 6-0

Result week 6: Defeated Cal 39-38

Stat knowing: The Hurricanes fell behind 35-10 in the second half before storming back in the last minute to claim a win.

What's next?: October 19 in Louisville

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Previous ranking: 1

Record 2024: 4-1

Result week 6: Lost 40-35 to Vanderbilt

Stat knowing: The Tide became the first top-ranked team in Minnesota since 1960 to lose to an unranked team a week after beating a top-two team.

What's next?: Saturday vs. South Carolina, noon, ABC/ESPN+

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Previous ranking: 4

Record 2024: 4-1

Result week 6: Lost to Arkansas 19-14

Stat knowing: The Vols' 14 points were the fewest in a game against an unranked opponent since 2020, as Josh Heupel's team lost a conference game for the first time since 2017 while leading early in the fourth quarter.

What's next?: Saturday vs. Florida, 7 p.m., ESPN

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Previous ranking: 12

Record 2024: 5-1

Result week 6: Defeated South Carolina 27-3

Stat knowing: JJ Pegues had two rushing touchdowns for Ole Miss, giving him four this season, the most for an SEC defensive lineman in the last 20 years.

What's next?: Saturday at LSU, 7:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN+

What's next?: Saturday vs. Mississippi State, 4:15 p.m., SEC Network

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Previous ranking: 15

Record 2024: 4-1

Result week 6: Defeated Florida State 29-13

Stat knowing: With the win, Dabo Swinney now has 174 career wins in the ACC, passing Bobby Bowden for the most wins in league history.

What's next?: Saturday at Wake Forest, noon, ESPN

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Previous ranking: 16

Record 2024: 5-0

Result week 6: Defeated Baylor 43-21

Stat knowing: The Cyclones are 5-0 for the first time since 1980 and have allowed just 50 points this season.

What's next?: Saturday in West Virginia, 8 p.m., Fox

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Previous ranking: 14

Record 2024: 4-1

Result week 6: Idle

What's next?: Saturday vs. Stanford, 3:30 p.m., NBC

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Previous ranking: 13

Record 2024: 4-1

Result week 6: Idle

What's next?: Saturday vs. Ole Miss, 7:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN+

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Previous ranking: 17

Record 2024: 5-0

Result week 6: Idle

What's next?: Saturday vs. Arizona, 4 p.m., Fox

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Previous ranking: 25

Record 2024: 5-1

Result week 6: Defeated Missouri 41-10

Stat knowing: The Aggies' 31-point win was their largest victory over a top-10 team in program history.

What's next?: October 19 at Mississippi State

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Previous ranking: 18

Record 2024: 4-1

Result week 6: Idle

What's next?: Friday at Arizona State, 10:30 p.m., ESPN

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Previous ranking: 21

Record from 2024: 4-1

Result week 6: Defeated Utah State 62-30

Stat knowing: Ashton Jeanty is just the third FBS player since 1990 with more than 1,000 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns in his team's first five games, joining Buffalo's Jaret Patterson and Texas' Ricky Williams.

What's next?: Saturday in Hawaii, 11 p.m., CBSSN

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Previous ranking: 20

Record 2024: 4-1

Result week 6: Idle

What's next?: Saturday in Colorado, 10:15 p.m., ESPN

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Previous ranking: 23

Record from 2024: 6-0

Result week 6: Defeated Northwestern 41-24

Stat knowing: The Hoosiers improved to 6-0 for only the second time in school history (1967) and scored 40 or more points in the fifth straight game for the first time ever.

What's next?: Oct. 19 vs. Nebraska

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Previous ranking: 19

Record 2024: 4-1

Result week 6: Idle

What's next?: Saturday vs. Texas (at Dallas), 3:30 p.m., ABC

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Previous ranking:9

Record from 2024: 4-1

Result week 6: Lost to Texas A&M 41-10

Stat knowing: The Tigers entered Week 6 with the SEC's fourth-best run defense, allowing just 92 yards per game and one score. The Aggies ran for 236 yards and five scores.

What's next?: Saturday at UMass, noon, ESPN2

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Previous ranking: NO

Record 2024: 5-0

Result week 6: Defeated North Carolina 34-24

Stat knowing: QB Eli Holstein threw three touchdown passes in the win, the fifth straight time he has reached that mark, tying Kenny Pickett's longest streak in 20 years at Pitt.

What's next?: Saturday vs. Cal, 3:30 p.m

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Previous ranking:24

Record 2024: 4-1

Result week 6: Idle

What's next?: Saturday vs. Purdue, 3:30 p.m., FS1

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Previous ranking: 10

Record 2024: 4-2

Result week 6: Lost 27-17 to Washington

Stat knowing: The Wolverines have just 690 passing yards this season, the fewest of any Big Ten team through the first six games in the last 20 years.

What's next?: October 19 in Illinois

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Previous ranking: NO

Record from 2024: 5-1

Result week 6: Defeated Louisville 34-27

Stat knowing: The Mustangs have now won seven road games in a row.

What's next?: October 19th at Stanford