College football rankings: Updated NCAA Top 25 polls after Texas, Penn State upsets in Week 6

By | October 5, 2025

The 2025 college football season has been one of the wilder years in recent memory. The top three teams continue to take care of business, but everyone else feels like they could lose at any given time.

This week, No. 7 Penn State traveled across the country to face the winless UCLA Bruins. The Nittany Lions were down 27-7 at halftime but battled back in the second half. Still, when the dust settled, UCLA picked up its first win of the season, handing Penn State a surprising loss.

Texas went on the road to take on Florida in The Swamp. The Longhorns needed a strong game from Arch Manning and mostly got it. Texas fell behind early but fought back. They had a chance to drive the field and tie late, but with no timeouts, a mismanaged clock left them unable to set up a Hail Mary, resulting in Texas’ second loss of the year.

Previous No. 14 Iowa State lost its first game of the season on the road to Cincinnati. Meanwhile, No. 18 Florida State and No. 16 Vanderbilt suffered tough road losses, further shaking up the top 25 heading into Week 7.

Here are the latest NCAA polls after Week 6 of the 2025 college football season. 

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College football rankings for Week 7

Coaches Poll

Rank Team Record Points (No. 1 votes)
1 Ohio State 5-0 1,638 (59)
2 Oregon 5-0 1,572 (3)
3 Miami 5-0 1,531 (3)
4 Ole Miss 5-0 1,402
5 Texas A&M 5-0 1,330 (1)
6 Oklahoma 5-0 1,283
7 Indiana 5-0 1,206
8 Alabama 4-1 1,183
9 Georgia 4-1 1,128
10 Texas Tech 5-0 1,082
11 LSU 4-1 999
12 Tennessee 4-1 889
13 Georgia Tech 5-0 819
14 Missouri 5-0 736
15 Michigan 4-1 653
16 Notre Dame 3-2 491
17 Illinois 5-1 484
18 BYU 5-0 453
19 Texas 3-2 372
20 Vanderbilt 5-1 329
21 Iowa State 5-1 295
22 Penn State 3-2 294
23 Arizona State 4-1 292
24 Virginia 5-1 258
25 Memphis 6-0 162

Others receiving votes: Utah 134; Florida State 93; Cincinnati 70; USF 65; North Texas 28; Navy 26; Washington 25; USC 23; UNLV 21; Nebraska 17; TCU 15; Old Dominion 13; Louisville 10; Tulane 8; Duke 7; Auburn 7; Iowa 5; SMU 2

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AP Top 25

This section will be updated when the AP Poll is released.

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Others receiving votes: TBA

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