Ohio State climbed to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll on Tuesday, LSU and Miami moved into the top five, and Florida State jumped back into the rankings at the expense of Alabama, which plummeted to its lowest spot in 17 seasons.
The defending national champion Buckeyes received 55 of 66 first-place votes to move up two spots after their win over preseason No. 1 Texas. Ohio State is at the top of a regular-season Top 25 for the first time since November 2015.
Texas dropped to No. 7 as the media voters shuffled the rankings following a topsy-turvy Labor Day weekend. It was only the second time, and first since 1972, that two top-five teams lost in Week 1 and the first time four top-10 teams lost. Only three teams in the Top 25 are in the same spot they were in the preseason poll.
It’s been quite a turnabout for Florida State. The Seminoles were No. 10 in the 2024 preseason, lost their first two games, finished 2-10 and weren’t ranked again until now.
Rank Team Record Previous Rank
1 Ohio State 1-0 3
2 Penn State 1-0 2
3 LSU 1-0 9
4 Georgia 1-0 5
5 Miami 1-0 10
6 Oregon 1-0 7
7 Texas 0-1 1
8 Clemson 0-1 4
9 Notre Dame 0-1 6
10 South Carolina 1-0 13
11 Illinois 1-0 12
12 Arizona State 1-0 11
13 Florida 1-0 15
14 Florida State 1-0 N/R
15 Michigan 1-0 14
16 Iowa State 2-0 22
17 SMU 1-0 16
18 Oklahoma 1-0 18
19 Texas A&M 1-0 19
20 Ole Miss 1-0 21
21 Alabama 0-1 8
22 Tennessee 1-0 24
23 Indiana 1-0 20
24 Texas Tech 1-0 23
25 Utah 1-0 N/R
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