BYU, Texas Tech give Big 12 two top
10 teams for 1st time in 2 years ahead of their Top 25 showdown
[November 03, 2025]
By ERIC OLSON
The Big 12 had two teams in the top 10 of The Associated Press Top
25 college football poll for the first time in two years Sunday,
Notre Dame was back in the top 10 after a two-month absence and
Oklahoma and Texas made the biggest upward moves.
The top seven teams were unchanged in the final poll before the
College Football Playoff committee releases its first rankings
Tuesday night to kick off the run-up to the CFP bracket release Dec.
7.
No. 1 Ohio State, which pulled way in the second half to beat Penn
State, is at the top of the AP poll for a 10th straight week.
Indiana, which scored 50-plus points against a Big Ten opponent for
the third time while hammering Maryland, is No. 2 for a third
straight week.
The Buckeyes and Hoosiers again were followed by Texas A&M, Alabama,
Georgia, Oregon and Mississippi. Losses by Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt
and Miami shuffled the Nos. 8, 9 and 10 spots, now held by BYU,
Texas Tech and Notre Dame.
The distribution of first-place votes was the same as last week.
Ohio State received 54, Indiana got 11 and Texas A&M one.
No. 8 BYU and No. 9 Texas Tech gave the Big 12 two teams in the top
10 for the first time since Oct. 29, 2023. The Cougars, who were
idle, have their highest ranking of the season. The Red Raiders won
at Kansas State and re-entered the top 10 for the first time in
three weeks. The two teams face each other this weekend.
Notre Dame, winner of six straight, was pushed by a one-win Boston
College on the road before it won by 15 points and moved up two
spots to No. 10. The Fighting Irish were last in the top 10 in Week
3, at No. 8, before a home loss to Texas A&M dropped them to 0-2 and
dropped them to No. 24.
No. 11 Oklahoma and No. 13 Texas received seven-spot promotions for
their wins Saturday. The Sooners beat Tennessee on the road and the
Longhorns knocked off Vanderbilt at home. Tennessee took the biggest
fall, dropping nine spots to No. 23.
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In and out
— No. 24 Washington, which was idle, is in the poll for the first
time since it finished the 2023 season at No. 2 following its loss
to Michigan in the national championship game. The Huskies' only
losses are to No. 1 Ohio State at home and to a then-unranked
Michigan on the road.
— Houston, whose No. 22 ranking last week was its first Top 25
appearance since 2022, dropped out after losing at home to West
Virginia.
Poll points
— BYU has risen in the poll six straight weeks since making its
debut on Sept. 21. The Cougars have gone from No. 25 to No. 8 over
that span.
— Miami's losses to two then-unranked opponents in three weeks have
caused a 16-spot plummet, from No. 2 to No. 18.
— Ohio State is in the Top 25 for a 90th straight poll, third-most
on the active list. Notre Dame is in a 50th straight time, fifth on
the active list.
— Texas made its 800th appearance in the poll, seventh all-time.
Conference call
SEC (9 teams) — Nos. 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 19, 23.
Big Ten (6) — Nos. 1, 2, 6, 20, 21, 24.
Big 12 (4) — Nos. 8, 9, 17, 25.
ACC (4) — Nos. 12, 14, 16, 18.
American (1) — No. 22.
Independent (1) — No. 10.
Ranked vs. ranked
— No. 8 BYU (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) at No. 9 Texas Tech (8-1, 5-1): The
game of the year in the Big 12. The Red Raiders have lost 16
straight against top-10 teams.
— No. 3 Texas A&M (8-0, 5-0 SEC) at No. 19 Missouri (6-2, 2-2): The
Aggies embarrassed Missouri in College Station last year, getting
out to a 34-0 lead and winning 41-7.
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