{"id":219520,"date":"2025-10-12T16:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T16:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/219520\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T16:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T16:13:10","slug":"ap-top-25-live-updates-college-football-rankings-set-to-shake-up-after-week-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/219520\/","title":{"rendered":"AP Top 25 live updates: College football rankings set to shake up after Week 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Struggles by several top 10 teams in Week 7 of college football should send shockwaves<\/a> through the latest AP Top 25 rankings<\/a>, dropping at 2 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

No. 3 Oregon suffered its first loss of the season, delivered by No. 7 Indiana in a 30-20 road win<\/a>.<\/p>\n

No. 4 Ole Miss pulled out a 24-21 victory<\/a> over Washington State in a game that shouldn\u2019t have been close.<\/p>\n

No. 6 Oklahoma was outperformed by the Texas Longhorns, whose stint as an unranked team will likely be short-lived after a convincing 23-6 win<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So how will the top of the poll shake out?<\/p>\n

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

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

Who could climb? No. 5 Texas A&M, No. 8 Alabama and No. 9 Texas Tech each racked up a win Saturday and could benefit from losses by Oklahoma and Oregon.Who decides the rankings? The Top 25 voters are more than 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.Think you know better? Tell us what you think the rankings should be by filling out a ballot in the AP Top 25 fan poll<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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