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

Teddy Ricketson

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

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

RankTeamRecordPoints (No. 1 votes)
1Ohio State5-01,638 (59)
2Oregon5-01,572 (3)
3Miami5-01,531 (3)
4Ole Miss5-01,402
5Texas A&M5-01,330 (1)
6Oklahoma5-01,283
7Indiana5-01,206
8Alabama4-11,183
9Georgia4-11,128
10Texas Tech5-01,082
11LSU4-1999
12Tennessee4-1889
13Georgia Tech5-0819
14Missouri5-0736
15Michigan4-1653
16Notre Dame3-2491
17Illinois5-1484
18BYU5-0453
19Texas3-2372
20Vanderbilt5-1329
21Iowa State5-1295
22Penn State3-2294
23Arizona State4-1292
24Virginia5-1258
25Memphis6-0162

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

AP Top 25

RankTeamRecordPoints (No. 1 votes)
1Ohio State5-01,620 (40)
2Miami (FL)5-01,579 (21)
3Oregon5-01,542 (5)
4Ole Miss5-01,376 (0)
5Texas A&M5-01,361 (0)
6Oklahoma5-01,346 (0)
7Indiana5-01,213 (0)
8Alabama4-11,202 (0)
9Texas Tech5-01,135 (0)
10Georgia4-11,084 (0)
11LSU4-1949 (0)
12Tennessee4-1892 (0)
13Georgia Tech5-0782 (0)
14Missouri5-0775 (0)
15Michigan4-1707 (0)
16Notre Dame3-2610 (0)
17Illinois5-1522 (0)
18BYU5-0463 (0)
19Virginia5-1452 (0)
20Vanderbilt5-1407 (0)
21Arizona State4-1214 (0)
22Iowa State5-1165 (0)
23Memphis6-0153 (0)
24South Florida4-1150 (0)
25Florida State3-2147 (0)

Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 129; Texas 111; Penn St. 97; Utah 84; Nebraska 60; Southern Cal 46; UNLV 19; North Texas 16; TCU 14; Washington 10; Mississippi St. 10; Navy 4; Louisville 3; Auburn 1

Teddy Ricketson

Teddy Ricketson is a Digital Content Producer at The Sporting News. He joined the team in 2024 after spending the last three years writing for Vox Media as part of its DK Nation/Network team. Teddy does his best to support the South Carolina Gamecocks and Carolina Panthers, but tends to have more fun cheering on the Atlanta Braves. In his free time, he loves spending time with his wife, Brooke, and their two dogs, Bo and Hootie.