{"id":143051,"date":"2025-09-14T17:32:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T17:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/143051\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T17:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T17:32:10","slug":"ap-top-25-poll-college-football-week-4-rankings-live-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/143051\/","title":{"rendered":"AP Top 25 poll college football Week 4 rankings: Live updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Week 4 of the AP Top 25 college football poll<\/a> is coming up fast.<\/p>\n

Stakes heightened and playoff paths sharpened<\/a> as the dust settled Saturday, with the poll\u2019s top seven teams all seeing wins. But others in the rankings \u2014 including No. 8 Notre Dame, No. 11 South Carolina and No. 12 Clemson \u2014 weren\u2019t so lucky.<\/p>\n

No. 5 Miami crushed No. 18 South Florida\u2019s dream run<\/a>, so will it cost the Bulls their poll spot? Will No. 6 Georgia fall after needing overtime to win on the road<\/a> at No. 15 Tennessee?<\/p>\n

Follow live updates from The Associated Press below for game recaps, poll predictions, ranking analyses and answers to fan questions, all in one place.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what to know: <\/p>\n

Who might join the rankings? Arizona State, Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, SMU and Baylor all received votes last week and are among Saturday\u2019s winners.Who ranked last week? Ohio State<\/a>, Penn State<\/a> and LSU<\/a> held onto the top three spots. Oregon slid into No. 4<\/a>, and No. 18 South Florida<\/a> ranked for the first time in seven years. Arizona State, Florida and SMU got the boot.Who decides the rankings? The Top 25 voters are over 60 journalists covering college football<\/a> for AP members and other news organizations. They\u2019re urged to base their votes on head-to-head results, not reputation, preseason speculation or regional bias.<\/p>\n

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