Notre Dame stays at number three in the Associated Press Top 25 during a weekend of shakeups.
That's likely because the Fighting Irish took care of business as expected against Rice by winning 52-0. Notre Dame got one first-place vote
Meanwhile, the biggest movement involved a 15-spot drop by Oregon, after the Ducks fell to Oklahoma State. Oregon is now 21st.
Texas moves into the number one spot after beating Ohio State. Meanwhile, the Buckeyes drop five to the six spot.
The other big movers were Michigan, which got back into the top 25 after dropping out for a week following the controversial Week 1 Hail Mary over Western Michigan, and Oklahoma, which fell 13 places to No. 24 after losing to the Wolverines in Ann Arbor.
Michigan is now No. 19
The
top 10 is Texas, Georgia, Notre Dame, Indiana, Miami (FL), Ohio State, LSU, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Alabama.
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— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) September 13, 2026
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