{"id":71062,"date":"2025-12-01T02:58:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T02:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/71062\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T02:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T02:58:12","slug":"ap-top-25-poll-prediction-going-into-championship-week-college-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/71062\/","title":{"rendered":"AP Top 25 Poll Prediction Going Into Championship Week – College Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that we’re into the championship portion of the 2025 college football season, the rankings aren’t set in stone, but they’re solidified.<\/p>\n

The AP Top 25 poll still carries a ton of weight, even if everyone is trying to figure out the whims of the dignitaries in Grapevine, Texas.<\/p>\n

Will there be any big moves after Texas A&M lost, Texas won, and with a few big changes to come near the bottom. The Group of Five programs are about to take over a big chunk, but will there be any wild moves?<\/p>\n

Here’s our best guess on what the AP Top 25 will be.<\/p>\n

AP Top 25 Poll Week 15 Prediction: How High Will Texas Move Up?\"Nov<\/a><\/p>\n

Nov 28, 2025; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning throws a pass during the first half against the Texas A&M Aggies at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Scott Wachter-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Top Projected Teams Also Receiving Votes: Iowa<\/a>, Georgia Tech<\/a>, UNLV<\/a>, Pitt, Illinois<\/a><\/p>\n

25 Navy Midshipmen<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: NR
Record: 9-2
Up Next: Bowl Game<\/p>\n

24 Missouri Tigers<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: NR
Record: 8-4
Up Next: Bowl Game<\/p>\n

23 Arizona Wildcats<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: NR
Record: 9-3
Up Next: Bowl Game<\/p>\n

22 Tennessee Volunteers<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 18
Record: 8-4
Up Next: Bowl Game<\/p>\n

21 Tulane Green Wave<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 22
Record: 10-2
Up Next: American Championship<\/p>\n

20 North Texas Mean Green<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 21
Record: 11-1
Up Next: American Championship<\/p>\n

19 James Madison Dukes<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 20
Record: 11-1
Up Next: Sun Belt Championship<\/p>\n

18 Michigan Wolverines<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 15
Record: 9-3
Up Next: Bowl Game<\/p>\n

17 USC Trojans<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 19
Record: 9-3
Up Next: Bowl Game<\/p>\n

16 Virginia Cavaliers<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 17
Record: 10-2
Up Next: ACC<\/a> Championship<\/p>\n

15 Utah Utes<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 14
Record: 10-2
Up Next: Bowl Game<\/p>\n

14 Texas Longhorns<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 16
Record: 9-3
Up Next: Bowl Game<\/p>\n

13 Miami Hurricanes<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 13
Record: 10-2
Up Next: Bowl Game<\/p>\n

12 Vanderbilt Commodores<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 12
Record: 10-2
Up Next: Bowl Game<\/p>\n

11 BYU Cougars<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 11
Record: 11-1
Up Next: Big 12<\/a> Championship<\/p>\n

10 Alabama Crimson Tide<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 10
Record: 10-2
Up Next: SEC Championship<\/p>\n

9 Oklahoma Sooners<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 8
Record: 10-2
Up Next: College Football Playoff (likely)<\/p>\n

8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 9
Record: 10-2
Up Next: College Football Playoff (likely)<\/p>\n

7 Texas A&M Aggies<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 3
Record: 11-1
Up Next: College Football Playoff (likely)<\/p>\n

6 Texas Tech Red Raiders<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 7
Record: 11-1
Up Next: Big 12 Championship<\/p>\n

5 Ole Miss Rebels<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 6
Record: 11-1
Up Next: College Football Playoff (likely)<\/p>\n

4 Oregon Ducks<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 5
Record: 11-1
Up Next: College Football Playoff (likely)<\/p>\n

3 Georgia Bulldogs<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 4
Record: 11-1
Up Next: SEC Championship<\/p>\n

2 Indiana Hoosiers<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 2
Record: 12-0
Up Next: Big Ten<\/a> Championship<\/p>\n

1 Ohio State Buckeyes<\/p>\n

Last Week Ranking: 1
Record: 12-0
Up Next: Big Ten Championship<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Now that we’re into the championship portion of the 2025 college football season, the rankings aren’t set in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":71063,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[3043,35745,132,134,133,35744,261,35746,755,426],"class_list":["post-71062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-ap-top-25","tag-ap-top-25-prediction","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-cfn","tag-college-football","tag-college-football-news","tag-college-football-rankings","tag-rankings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}