The new AP Top 25 college football poll is out. With two top-four teams losing in Week 11, there’s more shuffling at the top of the rankings.
First, Miami fell from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 28-23 loss to Georgia Tech. Then No. 2 Georgia was dealt its second loss, falling to Ole Miss 28-10. The Rebels’ defense held the Bulldogs to just 245 totals yards and forced three turnovers.
No. 1 Oregon cruised to another win, defeating visiting Maryland. Ohio State, Penn State, Texas and Notre Dame, all ranked in the top 10, had wins of 29 or more points.
What does it all mean for the AP Top 25? Let’s break down the rankings.
Stats courtesy of ESPN Research.
All times Eastern
Previous ranking: 1
2024 record: 10-0
Week 11 result: Defeated Maryland 39-18
Stat to know: Dillon Gabriel is now responsible for 180 career touchdowns, the most in FBS history. With 22 touchdown passes this season, he is also the only QB in FBS history with 20 touchdown passes in five seasons.
What’s next: Saturday at Wisconsin
Previous ranking: 3
2024 record: 8-1
Week 11 result: Defeated Purdue 45-0
Stat to know: With a touchdown Saturday, Jeremiah Smith has nine this season, breaking a tie with Cris Carter for the most by a freshman in school history.
What’s next: Saturday at Northwestern
Previous ranking: 5
2024 record: 8-1
Week 11 result: Defeated Florida 49-17
Stat to know: Quinn Ewers became the third Texas QB with five touchdowns, no interceptions and 70% passing in a single game, joining Sam Ehlinger and James Brown.
What’s next: Saturday at Arkansas, noon, ABC/ESPN+
Previous ranking: 6
2024 record: 8-1
Week 11 result: Defeated Washington 35-6
Stat to know: Penn State had a season-high four rushing scores against Washington. The Nittany Lions had not rushed for four scores against a Big Ten opponent since 2022.
What’s next: Saturday at Purdue
Previous ranking: 8
2024 record: 10-0
Week 11 result: Defeated Michigan 20-15
Stat to know: This is Indiana’s first 10-win season in school history. Now there are only two other power conference teams to never win 10 games in a season — Iowa State and Vanderbilt.
What’s next: Nov. 23 at Ohio State
Previous ranking: 7
2024 record: 8-1
Week 11 result: Defeated Mississippi State 33-14
Stat to know: Dylan Sampson is the first SEC player with a rushing touchdown in each of his first nine games of a season since both Leonard Fournette and Derrick Henry in 2015.
What’s next: Saturday at Georgia, 7:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN+
Previous ranking: 9
2024 record: 9-0
Week 11 result: Defeated Utah 22-21
Stat to know: BYU has started 9-0 for the fifth time in school history (1979, 1984, 2001 and 2020).
What’s next: Saturday vs. Kansas, 10:15 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: 10
2024 record: 8-1
Week 11 result: Defeated Florida State 52-6
Stat to know: Jeremiyah Love and Riley Leonard are the first duo to each have a rush score in eight or more consecutive games at the same time in Notre Dame history.
What’s next: Saturday vs. Virginia, 3:30 p.m., NBC
Previous ranking: 11
2024 record: 7-2
Week 11 result: Defeated LSU 42-13
Stat to know: In the past two games against LSU, Jalen Milroe has rushed for a combined 340 yards and eight touchdowns.
What’s next: Saturday vs. Mercer, 2 p.m., ESPN+
Previous ranking: 16
2024 record: 8-2
Week 11 result: Defeated Georgia 28-10
Stat to know: This was Ole Miss’ first home win over an AP top-two-ranked team in school history.
What’s next: Nov. 23 at Florida, noon
Previous ranking: 2
2024 record: 7-2
Week 11 result: Lost to Ole Miss 28-10
Stat to know: Carson Beck has thrown 12 interceptions over the past six games. He’s the first SEC player with that many picks over a six-game span since 2020.
What’s next: Saturday vs. Tennessee, 7:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN+
Previous ranking: 4
2024 record: 9-1
Week 11 result: Lost to Georgia Tech 28-23
Stat to know: Georgia Tech rushed for 271 yards, the most rushing yards Miami has allowed since giving up 554 yards against North Carolina in 2020.
What’s next: Nov. 23 vs. Wake Forest
Previous ranking: 12
2024 record: 8-1
Week 11 result: Defeated Nevada 28-21
Stat to know: Ashton Jeanty is the first FBS player with 125 or more rushing yards in nine straight games within a season since Jordan Lynch in 2012.
What’s next: Saturday at San Jose State, 7 p.m., CBSSN
Previous ranking: 13
2024 record: 8-1
Week 11 result: Idle
What’s next: Saturday vs. Boston College, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: 15
2024 record: 7-2
Week 11 result: Idle
What’s next: Saturday vs. New Mexico State, 7:45 p.m., SEC Network
Previous ranking: 18
2024 record: 9-0
Week 11 result: Defeated North Texas 14-3
Stat to know: Army’s 13 consecutive wins are its longest streak since 1949-50 (won 17 consecutive games).
What’s next: Nov. 23 vs. Notre Dame (in New York), 7 p.m., NBC
Previous ranking: 19
2024 record: 6-2
Week 11 result: Defeated Virginia Tech 24-14
Stat to know: Cade Klubnik‘s 24 passing touchdowns are the most in a season by a Clemson QB since Trevor Lawrence had 24 in 2020.
What’s next: Saturday at Pittsburgh, noon, ESPN
Previous ranking: 21
2024 record: 7-2
Week 11 result: Defeated Texas Tech 41-27
Stat to know: Colorado has scored 40 or more points in multiple road games in a season for the first time since 2016.
What’s next: Saturday vs. Utah, noon, Fox
Previous ranking: 20
2024 record: 7-1
Week 11 result: Defeated Utah State 49-28
Stat to know: QB John Mateer has thrown for four touchdowns or more in three games this season.
What’s next: Saturday at New Mexico
Previous ranking: 22
2024 record: 7-2
Week 11 result: Idle
What’s next: Saturday vs. Arizona State, 7 p.m., ESPN
Previous ranking: 14
2024 record: 6-3
Week 11 result: Lost to Alabama 42-13
Stat to know: LSU has 14 losses by 28 or more points in 100 years at Tiger Stadium. The past four have come against Alabama (42-13 in 2024, 55-17 in 2020, 29-0 in 2018, 31-0 in 2002).
What’s next: Saturday at Florida, 3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN+
Previous ranking: 25
2024 record: 6-3
Week 11 result: Idle
What’s next: Saturday at Stanford, 3:30 p.m., ACC Network
Previous ranking: NR
2024 record: 6-3
Week 11 result: Defeated Vanderbilt 28-7
Stat to know: It was South Carolina’s 16th straight win over Vanderbilt, tied for the second-longest active winning streak by an SEC team vs. a conference opponent. Alabama has won 17 straight against Arkansas and 16 straight against Mississippi State.
What’s next: Nov. 23 at LSU
Previous ranking: NR
2024 record: 7-2
Week 11 result: Defeated Oklahoma 30-23
Stat to know: There were four touchdowns scored in the final 3:18 of regulation, capped by Zion Young‘s fumble return for a score. This was the first game between SEC teams in the last 20 seasons to feature four touchdowns in the final 3:30.
What’s next: Saturday at South Carolina, 4:15 p.m., SEC Network
Previous ranking: NR
2024 record: 8-2
Week 11 result: Defeated Temple 52-6
Stat to know: Tulane will clinch a spot in the AAC championship game with a win next weekend at Navy.
What’s next: Saturday at Navy, noon, ESPN2