AP Polls
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Final | 1 | Indiana (16-0) | 1 | 66 | Big Ten | |
| 17 | Final | 2 | Miami (FL) (13-3) | 10 | 8 | ACC | |
| 17 | Final | 3 | Ole Miss (13-2) | 6 | 3 | SEC | |
| 17 | Final | 4 | Oregon (13-2) | 5 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 17 | Final | 5 | Ohio State (12-2) | 3 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 17 | Final | 6 | Georgia (12-2) | 2 | 4 | SEC | |
| 17 | Final | 7 | Texas Tech (12-2) | 4 | 3 | Big 12 | |
| 17 | Final | 8 | Texas A&M (11-2) | 7 | 1 | SEC | |
| 17 | Final | 9 | Alabama (11-4) | 11 | 2 | SEC | |
| 17 | Final | 10 | Notre Dame (10-2) | 9 | 1 | Ind | |
| 17 | Final | 11 | BYU (12-2) | 12 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 17 | Final | 12 | Texas (10-3) | 14 | 2 | SEC | |
| 17 | Final | 13 | Oklahoma (10-3) | 8 | 5 | SEC | |
| 17 | Final | 14 | Utah (11-2) | 15 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 17 | Final | 15 | Vanderbilt (10-3) | 13 | 2 | SEC | |
| 17 | Final | 16 | Virginia (11-3) | 20 | 4 | ACC | |
| 17 | Final | 17 | Iowa (9-4) | Big Ten | |||
| 17 | Final | 18 | Tulane (11-3) | 17 | 1 | American | |
| 17 | Final | 19 | James Madison (12-2) | 19 | Sun Belt (East) | ||
| 17 | Final | 20 | USC (9-4) | 16 | 4 | Big Ten | |
| 17 | Final | 21 | Michigan (9-4) | 18 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 17 | Final | 22 | Houston (10-3) | Big 12 | |||
| 17 | Final | 23 | Navy (11-2) | 22 | 1 | American | |
| 17 | Final | 24 | North Texas (12-2) | 23 | 1 | American | |
| 17 | Final | 25 | Texas Christian (9-4) | Big 12 | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 1 | Indiana (13-0) | 2 | 1 | 66 | Big Ten |
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 2 | Georgia (12-1) | 3 | 1 | SEC | |
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 3 | Ohio State (12-1) | 1 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 4 | Texas Tech (12-1) | 5 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 5 | Oregon (11-1) | 4 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 6 | Ole Miss (11-1) | 6 | SEC | ||
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 7 | Texas A&M (11-1) | 7 | SEC | ||
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 8 | Oklahoma (10-2) | 8 | SEC | ||
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 9 | Notre Dame (10-2) | 9 | Ind | ||
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 10 | Miami (FL) (10-2) | 12 | 2 | ACC | |
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 11 | Alabama (10-3) | 10 | 1 | SEC | |
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 12 | BYU (11-2) | 11 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 13 | Vanderbilt (10-2) | 13 | SEC | ||
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 14 | Texas (9-3) | 14 | SEC | ||
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 15 | Utah (10-2) | 15 | Big 12 | ||
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 16 | USC (9-3) | 17 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 17 | Tulane (11-2) | 21 | 4 | American | |
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 18 | Michigan (9-3) | 18 | Big Ten | ||
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 19 | James Madison (12-1) | 19 | Sun Belt (East) | ||
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 20 | Virginia (10-3) | 16 | 4 | ACC | |
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 21 | Arizona (9-3) | 22 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 22 | Navy (9-2) | 23 | 1 | American | |
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 23 | North Texas (11-2) | 20 | 3 | American | |
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 24 | Georgia Tech (9-3) | 24 | ACC | ||
| 16 | 2025-12-07 | 25 | Missouri (8-4) | 25 | SEC | ||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 1 | Ohio State (12-0) | 1 | 61 | Big Ten | |
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 2 | Indiana (12-0) | 2 | 5 | Big Ten | |
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 3 | Georgia (11-1) | 4 | 1 | SEC | |
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 4 | Oregon (11-1) | 5 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 5 | Texas Tech (11-1) | 7 | 2 | Big 12 | |
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 6 | Ole Miss (11-1) | 6 | SEC | ||
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 7 | Texas A&M (11-1) | 3 | 4 | SEC | |
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 8 | Oklahoma (10-2) | 8 | SEC | ||
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 9 | Notre Dame (10-2) | 9 | Ind | ||
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 10 | Alabama (10-2) | 10 | SEC | ||
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 11 | BYU (11-1) | 11 | Big 12 | ||
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 12 | Miami (FL) (10-2) | 13 | 1 | ACC | |
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 13 | Vanderbilt (10-2) | 12 | 1 | SEC | |
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 14 | Texas (9-3) | 16 | 2 | SEC | |
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 15 | Utah (10-2) | 14 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 16 | Virginia (10-2) | 17 | 1 | ACC | |
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 17 | USC (9-3) | 19 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 18 | Michigan (9-3) | 15 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 19 | James Madison (11-1) | 20 | 1 | Sun Belt (East) | |
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 20 | North Texas (11-1) | 21 | 1 | American | |
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 21 | Tulane (10-2) | 22 | 1 | American | |
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 22 | Arizona (9-3) | Big 12 | |||
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 23 | Navy (9-2) | American | |||
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 24 | Georgia Tech (9-3) | 23 | 1 | ACC | |
| 15 | 2025-11-30 | 25 | Missouri (8-4) | SEC | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 1 | Ohio State (11-0) | 1 | 58 | Big Ten | |
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 2 | Indiana (11-0) | 2 | 7 | Big Ten | |
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 3 | Texas A&M (11-0) | 3 | 1 | SEC | |
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 4 | Georgia (10-1) | 4 | SEC | ||
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 5 | Oregon (10-1) | 6 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 6 | Ole Miss (10-1) | 5 | 1 | SEC | |
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 7 | Texas Tech (10-1) | 6 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 8 | Oklahoma (9-2) | 8 | SEC | ||
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 9 | Notre Dame (9-2) | 9 | Ind | ||
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 10 | Alabama (9-2) | 10 | SEC | ||
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 11 | BYU (10-1) | 11 | Big 12 | ||
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 12 | Vanderbilt (9-2) | 12 | SEC | ||
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 13 | Miami (FL) (9-2) | 14 | 1 | ACC | |
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 14 | Utah (9-2) | 13 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 15 | Michigan (9-2) | 18 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 16 | Texas (8-3) | 17 | 1 | SEC | |
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 17 | Virginia (9-2) | 19 | 2 | ACC | |
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 18 | Tennessee (8-3) | 20 | 2 | SEC | |
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 19 | USC (8-3) | 16 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 20 | James Madison (10-1) | 21 | 1 | Sun Belt (East) | |
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 21 | North Texas (10-1) | 22 | 1 | American | |
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 22 | Tulane (9-2) | 24 | 2 | American | |
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 23 | Georgia Tech (9-2) | 15 | 8 | ACC | |
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 24 | Pitt (8-3) | ACC | |||
| 14 | 2025-11-23 | 25 | SMU (8-3) | ACC | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 1 | Ohio State (10-0) | 1 | 57 | Big Ten | |
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 2 | Indiana (11-0) | 2 | 8 | Big Ten | |
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 3 | Texas A&M (10-0) | 3 | 1 | SEC | |
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 4 | Georgia (9-1) | 5 | 1 | SEC | |
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 5 | Ole Miss (10-1) | 6 | 1 | SEC | |
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 6 | Oregon (9-1) | 7 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 6 | Texas Tech (10-1) | 8 | 2 | Big 12 | |
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 8 | Oklahoma (8-2) | 11 | 3 | SEC | |
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 9 | Notre Dame (8-2) | 9 | Ind | ||
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 10 | Alabama (8-2) | 4 | 6 | SEC | |
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 11 | BYU (9-1) | 12 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 12 | Vanderbilt (8-2) | 13 | 1 | SEC | |
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 13 | Utah (8-2) | 15 | 2 | Big 12 | |
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 14 | Miami (FL) (8-2) | 16 | 2 | ACC | |
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 15 | Georgia Tech (9-1) | 14 | 1 | ACC | |
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 16 | USC (8-2) | 17 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 17 | Texas (7-3) | 10 | 7 | SEC | |
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 18 | Michigan (8-2) | 18 | Big Ten | ||
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 19 | Virginia (9-2) | 20 | 1 | ACC | |
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 20 | Tennessee (7-3) | 21 | 1 | SEC | |
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 21 | James Madison (9-1) | 24 | 3 | Sun Belt (East) | |
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 22 | North Texas (9-1) | American | |||
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 23 | Missouri (7-3) | SEC | |||
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 24 | Tulane (8-2) | American | |||
| 13 | 2025-11-16 | 25 | Houston (8-2) | Big 12 | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 1 | Ohio State (9-0) | 1 | 55 | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 2 | Indiana (10-0) | 2 | 6 | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 3 | Texas A&M (9-0) | 3 | 4 | SEC | |
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 4 | Alabama (8-1) | 4 | SEC | ||
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 5 | Georgia (8-1) | 5 | SEC | ||
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 6 | Ole Miss (9-1) | 7 | 1 | SEC | |
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 7 | Oregon (8-1) | 6 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 8 | Texas Tech (9-1) | 9 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 9 | Notre Dame (7-2) | 10 | 1 | Ind | |
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 10 | Texas (7-2) | 13 | 3 | SEC | |
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 11 | Oklahoma (7-2) | 11 | SEC | ||
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 12 | BYU (8-1) | 8 | 4 | Big 12 | |
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 13 | Vanderbilt (8-2) | 15 | 2 | SEC | |
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 14 | Georgia Tech (8-1) | 16 | 2 | ACC | |
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 15 | Utah (7-2) | 17 | 2 | Big 12 | |
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 16 | Miami (FL) (7-2) | 18 | 2 | ACC | |
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 17 | USC (7-2) | 20 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 18 | Michigan (7-2) | 21 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 19 | Louisville (7-2) | 14 | 5 | ACC | |
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 20 | Virginia (8-2) | 12 | 8 | ACC | |
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 21 | Tennessee (6-3) | 23 | 2 | SEC | |
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 22 | Cincinnati (7-2) | 25 | 3 | Big 12 | |
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 23 | Pitt (7-2) | ACC | |||
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 24 | James Madison (8-1) | Sun Belt (East) | |||
| 12 | 2025-11-09 | 25 | South Florida (7-2) | American | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 1 | Ohio State (8-0) | 1 | 54 | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 2 | Indiana (9-0) | 2 | 11 | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 3 | Texas A&M (8-0) | 3 | 1 | SEC | |
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 4 | Alabama (7-1) | 4 | SEC | ||
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 5 | Georgia (7-1) | 5 | SEC | ||
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 6 | Oregon (7-1) | 6 | Big Ten | ||
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 7 | Ole Miss (8-1) | 7 | SEC | ||
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 8 | BYU (8-0) | 10 | 2 | Big 12 | |
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 9 | Texas Tech (8-1) | 13 | 4 | Big 12 | |
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 10 | Notre Dame (6-2) | 12 | 2 | Ind | |
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 11 | Oklahoma (7-2) | 18 | 7 | SEC | |
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 12 | Virginia (8-1) | 15 | 3 | ACC | |
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 13 | Texas (7-2) | 20 | 7 | SEC | |
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 14 | Louisville (7-1) | 16 | 2 | ACC | |
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 15 | Vanderbilt (7-2) | 9 | 6 | SEC | |
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 16 | Georgia Tech (8-1) | 8 | 8 | ACC | |
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 17 | Utah (7-2) | 24 | 7 | Big 12 | |
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 18 | Miami (FL) (6-2) | 10 | 8 | ACC | |
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 19 | Missouri (6-2) | 19 | SEC | ||
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 20 | USC (6-2) | 23 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 21 | Michigan (7-2) | 21 | Big Ten | ||
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 22 | Memphis (8-1) | 25 | 3 | American | |
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 23 | Tennessee (6-3) | 14 | 9 | SEC | |
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 24 | Washington (6-2) | Big Ten | |||
| 11 | 2025-11-02 | 25 | Cincinnati (7-2) | 17 | 8 | Big 12 | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 1 | Ohio State (7-0) | 1 | 54 | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 2 | Indiana (8-0) | 2 | 11 | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 3 | Texas A&M (8-0) | 3 | 1 | SEC | |
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 4 | Alabama (7-1) | 4 | SEC | ||
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 5 | Georgia (6-1) | 5 | SEC | ||
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 6 | Oregon (7-1) | 6 | Big Ten | ||
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 7 | Ole Miss (7-1) | 8 | 1 | SEC | |
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 8 | Georgia Tech (8-0) | 7 | 1 | ACC | |
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 9 | Vanderbilt (7-1) | 10 | 1 | SEC | |
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 10 | BYU (8-0) | 11 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 10 | Miami (FL) (6-1) | 9 | 1 | ACC | |
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 12 | Notre Dame (5-2) | 12 | Ind | ||
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 13 | Texas Tech (7-1) | 14 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 14 | Tennessee (6-2) | 17 | 3 | SEC | |
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 15 | Virginia (7-1) | 16 | 1 | ACC | |
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 16 | Louisville (6-1) | 19 | 3 | ACC | |
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 17 | Cincinnati (7-1) | 21 | 4 | Big 12 | |
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 18 | Oklahoma (6-2) | 13 | 5 | SEC | |
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 19 | Missouri (6-2) | 15 | 4 | SEC | |
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 20 | Texas (6-2) | 22 | 2 | SEC | |
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 21 | Michigan (6-2) | 25 | 4 | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 22 | Houston (7-1) | Big 12 | |||
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 23 | USC (5-2) | Big Ten | |||
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 24 | Utah (6-2) | Big 12 | |||
| 10 | 2025-10-26 | 25 | Memphis (7-1) | American | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 1 | Ohio State (7-0) | 1 | 60 | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 2 | Indiana (7-0) | 3 | 1 | 6 | Big Ten |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 3 | Texas A&M (7-0) | 4 | 1 | SEC | |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 4 | Alabama (6-1) | 6 | 2 | SEC | |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 5 | Georgia (6-1) | 9 | 4 | SEC | |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 6 | Oregon (6-1) | 8 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 7 | Georgia Tech (7-0) | 12 | 5 | ACC | |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 8 | Ole Miss (6-1) | 5 | 3 | SEC | |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 9 | Miami (FL) (5-1) | 2 | 7 | ACC | |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 10 | Vanderbilt (6-1) | 17 | 7 | SEC | |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 11 | BYU (7-0) | 15 | 4 | Big 12 | |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 12 | Notre Dame (5-2) | 13 | 1 | Ind | |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 13 | Oklahoma (6-1) | 14 | 1 | SEC | |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 14 | Texas Tech (6-1) | 7 | 7 | Big 12 | |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 15 | Missouri (6-1) | 16 | 1 | SEC | |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 16 | Virginia (6-1) | 18 | 2 | ACC | |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 17 | Tennessee (5-2) | 11 | 6 | SEC | |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 18 | South Florida (6-1) | 19 | 1 | American | |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 19 | Louisville (5-1) | ACC | |||
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 20 | LSU (5-2) | 10 | 10 | SEC | |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 21 | Cincinnati (6-1) | 24 | 3 | Big 12 | |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 22 | Texas (5-2) | 21 | 1 | SEC | |
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 23 | Illinois (5-2) | Big Ten | |||
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 24 | Arizona State (5-2) | Big 12 | |||
| 9 | 2025-10-19 | 25 | Michigan (5-2) | Big Ten | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 1 | Ohio State (6-0) | 1 | 50 | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 2 | Miami (FL) (5-0) | 2 | 13 | ACC | |
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 3 | Indiana (6-0) | 7 | 4 | 3 | Big Ten |
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 4 | Texas A&M (6-0) | 5 | 1 | SEC | |
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 5 | Ole Miss (6-0) | 4 | 1 | SEC | |
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 6 | Alabama (5-1) | 8 | 2 | SEC | |
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 7 | Texas Tech (6-0) | 9 | 2 | Big 12 | |
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 8 | Oregon (5-1) | 3 | 5 | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 9 | Georgia (5-1) | 10 | 1 | SEC | |
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 10 | LSU (5-1) | 11 | 1 | SEC | |
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 11 | Tennessee (5-1) | 12 | 1 | SEC | |
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 12 | Georgia Tech (6-0) | 13 | 1 | ACC | |
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 13 | Notre Dame (4-2) | 16 | 3 | Ind | |
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 14 | Oklahoma (5-1) | 6 | 8 | SEC | |
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 15 | BYU (6-0) | 18 | 3 | Big 12 | |
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 16 | Missouri (5-1) | 14 | 2 | SEC | |
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 17 | Vanderbilt (5-1) | 20 | 3 | SEC | |
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 18 | Virginia (5-1) | 19 | 1 | ACC | |
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 19 | South Florida (5-1) | 24 | 5 | American | |
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 20 | USC (5-1) | Big Ten | |||
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 21 | Texas (4-2) | SEC | |||
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 22 | Memphis (6-0) | 23 | 1 | American | |
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 23 | Utah (5-1) | Big 12 | |||
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 24 | Cincinnati (5-1) | Big 12 | |||
| 8 | 2025-10-12 | 25 | Nebraska (5-1) | Big Ten | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 1 | Ohio State (5-0) | 1 | 40 | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 2 | Miami (FL) (5-0) | 3 | 1 | 21 | ACC |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 3 | Oregon (5-0) | 2 | 1 | 5 | Big Ten |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 4 | Ole Miss (5-0) | 4 | SEC | ||
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 5 | Texas A&M (5-0) | 6 | 1 | SEC | |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 6 | Oklahoma (5-0) | 5 | 1 | SEC | |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 7 | Indiana (5-0) | 8 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 8 | Alabama (4-1) | 10 | 2 | SEC | |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 9 | Texas Tech (5-0) | 11 | 2 | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 10 | Georgia (4-1) | 12 | 2 | SEC | |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 11 | LSU (4-1) | 13 | 2 | SEC | |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 12 | Tennessee (4-1) | 15 | 3 | SEC | |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 13 | Georgia Tech (5-0) | 17 | 4 | ACC | |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 14 | Missouri (5-0) | 19 | 5 | SEC | |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 15 | Michigan (4-1) | 20 | 5 | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 16 | Notre Dame (3-2) | 21 | 5 | Ind | |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 17 | Illinois (5-1) | 22 | 5 | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 18 | BYU (5-0) | 23 | 5 | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 19 | Virginia (5-1) | 24 | 5 | ACC | |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 20 | Vanderbilt (5-1) | 16 | 4 | SEC | |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 21 | Arizona State (4-1) | 25 | 4 | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 22 | Iowa State (5-1) | 14 | 8 | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 23 | Memphis (6-0) | American | |||
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 24 | South Florida (4-1) | American | |||
| 7 | 2025-10-05 | 25 | Florida State (3-2) | 18 | 7 | ACC | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 1 | Ohio State (4-0) | 1 | 46 | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 2 | Oregon (5-0) | 6 | 4 | 16 | Big Ten |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 3 | Miami (FL) (4-0) | 2 | 1 | 4 | ACC |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 4 | Ole Miss (5-0) | 13 | 9 | SEC | |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 5 | Oklahoma (4-0) | 7 | 2 | SEC | |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 6 | Texas A&M (4-0) | 9 | 3 | SEC | |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 7 | Penn State (3-1) | 3 | 4 | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 8 | Indiana (5-0) | 11 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 9 | Texas (3-1) | 10 | 1 | SEC | |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 10 | Alabama (3-1) | 17 | 7 | SEC | |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 11 | Texas Tech (4-0) | 12 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 12 | Georgia (3-1) | 5 | 7 | SEC | |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 13 | LSU (4-1) | 4 | 9 | SEC | |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 14 | Iowa State (5-0) | 14 | Big 12 | ||
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 15 | Tennessee (4-1) | 15 | SEC | ||
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 16 | Vanderbilt (5-0) | 18 | 2 | SEC | |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 17 | Georgia Tech (5-0) | 16 | 1 | ACC | |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 18 | Florida State (3-1) | 8 | 10 | ACC | |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 19 | Missouri (5-0) | 20 | 1 | SEC | |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 20 | Michigan (3-1) | 19 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 21 | Notre Dame (2-2) | 22 | 1 | Ind | |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 22 | Illinois (4-1) | 23 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 23 | BYU (4-0) | 25 | 2 | Big 12 | |
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 24 | Virginia (4-1) | ACC | |||
| 6 | 2025-09-28 | 25 | Arizona State (4-1) | Big 12 | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 1 | Ohio State (3-0) | 1 | 52 | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 2 | Miami (FL) (4-0) | 4 | 2 | 7 | ACC |
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 3 | Penn State (3-0) | 2 | 1 | 5 | Big Ten |
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 4 | LSU (4-0) | 3 | 1 | SEC | |
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 5 | Georgia (3-0) | 5 | SEC | ||
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 6 | Oregon (4-0) | 6 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 7 | Oklahoma (4-0) | 11 | 4 | 1 | SEC |
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 8 | Florida State (3-0) | 7 | 1 | ACC | |
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 9 | Texas A&M (3-0) | 10 | 1 | SEC | |
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 10 | Texas (3-1) | 8 | 2 | SEC | |
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 11 | Indiana (4-0) | 19 | 8 | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 12 | Texas Tech (4-0) | 17 | 5 | Big 12 | |
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 13 | Ole Miss (4-0) | 13 | SEC | ||
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 14 | Iowa State (4-0) | 12 | 2 | Big 12 | |
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 15 | Tennessee (3-1) | 15 | SEC | ||
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 16 | Georgia Tech (4-0) | 18 | 2 | ACC | |
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 17 | Alabama (2-1) | 14 | 3 | SEC | |
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 18 | Vanderbilt (4-0) | 20 | 2 | SEC | |
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 19 | Michigan (3-1) | 21 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 20 | Missouri (4-0) | 23 | 3 | SEC | |
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 21 | USC (4-0) | 25 | 4 | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 22 | Notre Dame (1-2) | 24 | 2 | Ind | |
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 23 | Illinois (3-1) | 9 | 14 | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 24 | Texas Christian (3-0) | Big 12 | |||
| 5 | 2025-09-21 | 25 | BYU (3-0) | Big 12 | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 1 | Ohio State (3-0) | 1 | 55 | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 2 | Penn State (3-0) | 2 | 5 | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 3 | LSU (3-0) | 3 | 2 | SEC | |
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 4 | Miami (FL) (3-0) | 5 | 1 | 3 | ACC |
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 5 | Georgia (3-0) | 6 | 1 | SEC | |
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 6 | Oregon (3-0) | 4 | 2 | 1 | Big Ten |
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 7 | Florida State (2-0) | 10 | 3 | ACC | |
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 8 | Texas (2-1) | 7 | 1 | SEC | |
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 9 | Illinois (3-0) | 9 | Big Ten | ||
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 10 | Texas A&M (3-0) | 16 | 6 | SEC | |
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 11 | Oklahoma (3-0) | 13 | 2 | SEC | |
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 12 | Iowa State (4-0) | 14 | 2 | Big 12 | |
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 13 | Ole Miss (3-0) | 17 | 4 | SEC | |
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 14 | Alabama (2-1) | 19 | 5 | SEC | |
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 15 | Tennessee (2-1) | 15 | SEC | ||
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 16 | Utah (3-0) | 20 | 4 | Big 12 | |
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 17 | Texas Tech (3-0) | 21 | 4 | Big 12 | |
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 18 | Georgia Tech (3-0) | ACC | |||
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 19 | Indiana (3-0) | 22 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 20 | Vanderbilt (3-0) | SEC | |||
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 21 | Michigan (2-1) | 23 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 22 | Auburn (3-0) | 24 | 2 | SEC | |
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 23 | Missouri (3-0) | 25 | 2 | SEC | |
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 24 | Notre Dame (0-2) | 8 | 16 | Ind | |
| 4 | 2025-09-14 | 25 | USC (3-0) | Big Ten | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 1 | Ohio State (2-0) | 1 | 57 | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 2 | Penn State (2-0) | 2 | 5 | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 3 | LSU (2-0) | 3 | 2 | SEC | |
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 4 | Oregon (2-0) | 6 | 2 | 1 | Big Ten |
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 5 | Miami (FL) (2-0) | 5 | ACC | ||
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 6 | Georgia (2-0) | 4 | 2 | SEC | |
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 7 | Texas (1-1) | 7 | SEC | ||
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 8 | Notre Dame (0-1) | 9 | 1 | Ind | |
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 9 | Illinois (2-0) | 11 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 10 | Florida State (2-0) | 14 | 4 | ACC | |
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 11 | South Carolina (2-0) | 10 | 1 | SEC | |
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 12 | Clemson (1-1) | 8 | 4 | ACC | |
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 13 | Oklahoma (2-0) | 18 | 5 | SEC | |
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 14 | Iowa State (3-0) | 16 | 2 | Big 12 | |
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 15 | Tennessee (2-0) | 22 | 7 | SEC | |
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 16 | Texas A&M (2-0) | 19 | 3 | SEC | |
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 17 | Ole Miss (2-0) | 20 | 3 | SEC | |
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 18 | South Florida (2-0) | American | |||
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 19 | Alabama (1-1) | 21 | 2 | SEC | |
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 20 | Utah (2-0) | 25 | 5 | Big 12 | |
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 21 | Texas Tech (2-0) | 24 | 3 | Big 12 | |
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 22 | Indiana (2-0) | 23 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 23 | Michigan (1-1) | 15 | 8 | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 24 | Auburn (2-0) | SEC | |||
| 3 | 2025-09-07 | 25 | Missouri (2-0) | SEC | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 1 | Ohio State (1-0) | 3 | 2 | 55 | Big Ten |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 2 | Penn State (1-0) | 2 | 7 | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 3 | LSU (1-0) | 9 | 6 | 3 | SEC |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 4 | Georgia (1-0) | 5 | 1 | SEC | |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 5 | Miami (FL) (1-0) | 10 | 5 | ACC | |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 6 | Oregon (1-0) | 7 | 1 | 1 | Big Ten |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 7 | Texas (0-1) | 1 | 6 | SEC | |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 8 | Clemson (0-1) | 4 | 4 | ACC | |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 9 | Notre Dame (0-1) | 6 | 3 | Ind | |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 10 | South Carolina (1-0) | 13 | 3 | SEC | |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 11 | Illinois (1-0) | 12 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 12 | Arizona State (1-0) | 11 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 13 | Florida (1-0) | 15 | 2 | SEC | |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 14 | Florida State (1-0) | ACC | |||
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 15 | Michigan (1-0) | 14 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 16 | Iowa State (2-0) | 22 | 6 | Big 12 | |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 17 | SMU (1-0) | 16 | 1 | ACC | |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 18 | Oklahoma (1-0) | 18 | SEC | ||
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 19 | Texas A&M (1-0) | 19 | SEC | ||
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 20 | Ole Miss (1-0) | 21 | 1 | SEC | |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 21 | Alabama (0-1) | 8 | 13 | SEC | |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 22 | Tennessee (1-0) | 24 | 2 | SEC | |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 23 | Indiana (1-0) | 20 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 24 | Texas Tech (1-0) | 23 | 1 | Big 12 | |
| 2 | 2025-09-02 | 25 | Utah (1-0) | Big 12 | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 1 | Preseason | 1 | Texas | NA | — | 25 | SEC |
| 1 | Preseason | 2 | Penn State | NA | — | 23 | Big Ten |
| 1 | Preseason | 3 | Ohio State | NA | — | 11 | Big Ten |
| 1 | Preseason | 4 | Clemson | NA | — | 4 | ACC |
| 1 | Preseason | 5 | Georgia | NA | — | 1 | SEC |
| 1 | Preseason | 6 | Notre Dame | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | Preseason | 7 | Oregon | NA | — | 1 | Big Ten |
| 1 | Preseason | 8 | Alabama | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 9 | LSU | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 10 | Miami (FL) | NA | — | ACC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 11 | Arizona State | NA | — | Big 12 | |
| 1 | Preseason | 12 | Illinois | NA | — | Big Ten | |
| 1 | Preseason | 13 | South Carolina | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 14 | Michigan | NA | — | Big Ten | |
| 1 | Preseason | 15 | Florida | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 16 | SMU | NA | — | ACC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 17 | Kansas State | NA | — | Big 12 | |
| 1 | Preseason | 18 | Oklahoma | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 19 | Texas A&M | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 20 | Indiana | NA | — | Big Ten | |
| 1 | Preseason | 21 | Ole Miss | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 22 | Iowa State | NA | — | Big 12 | |
| 1 | Preseason | 23 | Texas Tech | NA | — | Big 12 | |
| 1 | Preseason | 24 | Tennessee | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 25 | Boise State | NA | — | MWC |
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