Miami moves to #2 in this week’s AP top 25

This past weekend was week four in the 2025 college football season, and it leaves us with most teams either a quarter or a full third of the way through their seasons. One of the teams with four games

in the books is our own North Carolina Tar Heels, and…things could be going better. The two good teams that Bill Belichick’s squad has faced so far have both handled them fairly easily, and worrying about where this year and the program in general is headed is far from unwarranted.

However, the Heels are far from the only team in the college football universe, and there are plenty of other interesting stories. This past weekend didn’t provide a lot of wild results, but there was still some games that could shape the rest of this year. Let’s take a look at where the college football world stands in general as we look at the newest AP Top 25 rankings.

AP Top 25 (Released 9/21)

1. Ohio State (52 first place votes)
2. Miami (FL) (7)
3. Penn State (5)
4. LSU
5. Georgia
6. Oregon (1)
7. Oklahoma (1)
8. Florida State
9. Texas A&M
10. Texas
11. Indiana
12. Texas Tech
13. Ole Miss
14. Iowa State
15. Tennessee
16. Georgia Tech
17. Alabama
18. Vanderbilt
19. Michigan
20. Missouri
21. USC
22. Notre Dame
23. Illinois
24. TCU
25. BYU

Where is UNC?

Nowhere remotely close to even getting votes. Moving on…

Biggest Winners

Indiana got into last year’s College Football Playoff last year in the first year of the expanded edition, but their presence rankled some people who thought either the Hoosiers themselves or their body of work weren’t good enough to make it. Well this year, Indiana is trying to make sure those doubts don’t exist. Over the weekend, Indiana beat the brakes off a ranked Illinois team, crushing them 63-10. The victory moved the Hoosiers up eight spots this year, and they now sit at #11.

Biggest Losers

The Fighting Illini dropped 14 places on the flipside of that loss, which is the biggest drop of the week. Utah isn’t that far behind, going from #16 to unranked after falling to Texas Tech.

Conference Breakdown

• SEC: 10
• Big Ten: 7
• Big 12: 4
• ACC: 3
• Independent: 1

Marquee Matchups This Week

• #4 LSU (4-0, 1-0 SEC) at #13 Ole Miss (4-0, 2-0 SEC) – Saturday at 3:30 PM ET on ABC
• #6 Oregon (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) at #3 Penn State (3-0) – Saturday at 7:30 PM ET on NBC
• #17 Alabama (2-1) at #5 Georgia (3-0, 1-0 SEC) – Saturday at 7:30 PM ET on ABC

Upset Watch

• #22 Notre Dame (1-2) at Arkansas (2-2) – Saturday at 12:00 PM ET on ABC
• Auburn (3-1, 0-1 SEC) at #9 Texas A&M (3-0) – Saturday at 3:30 PM ET on ESPN
• #11 Indiana (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) at Iowa (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) – Saturday at 3:30 PM ET on Peacock

Coaches’ Poll

1. Ohio State (61 first place votes)
2. Penn State (3)
3. Georgia (1)
4. LSU
5. Oregon (1)
6. Miami (FL) (1)
7. Texas
8. Florida State
9. Texas A&M
10. Oklahoma
11. Ole Miss
12. Indiana
13. Iowa State
14. Texas Tech
15. Tennessee
16. Alabama
17. Georgia Tech
18. Michigan
19. Missouri
20. Vanderbilt
21. Notre Dame
22. USC
23. Illinois
24. BYU
25. TCU