The Race
The Playoff committee's rankings, the AP Top 25 and every conference race.
AP Top 25 · Conference races · All conference tables
Quick reads
- Unbeaten (3) #1 Miami, #6 Utah, #7 UCLA
- Biggest climb Texas ▲8 to #11
- Biggest drop BYU ▼6 to #8
- New in the poll Oklahoma State (#24), Wisconsin (#25)
The Playoff committee releases its first rankings on a Tuesday night in early November and every week after that until the field is set in December. They show here by the next morning.
AP Top 25
Week 9 · Oct 25
| # | Team | Record | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | MIA Miami | 7-0 | 1,735 (59) |
| 2 | ▲1 | OSU Ohio State | 6-1 | 1,681 (10) |
| 3 | ▲2 | UGA Georgia | 6-1 | 1,511 |
| 4 | ▲2 | IU Indiana | 7-1 | 1,459 |
| 5 | ▼1 | ND Notre Dame | 6-1 | 1,458 |
| 6 | ▲4 | UTAH Utah | 7-0 | 1,413 (1) |
| 7 | ▲2 | UCLA UCLA | 7-0 | 1,398 |
| 8 | ▼6 | BYU BYU | 6-1 | 1,325 |
| 9 | ▲3 | UK Kentucky | 7-1 | 1,185 |
| 10 | ▲3 | ALA Alabama | 6-2 | 1,063 |
| 11 | ▲8 | TEX Texas | 5-2 | 966 |
| 12 | ▼5 | MISS Ole Miss | 5-2 | 871 |
| 13 | ▼5 | TTU Texas Tech | 6-1 | 861 |
| 14 | ▲3 | WAKE Wake Forest | 6-1 | 822 |
| 15 | ▲3 | LSU LSU | 6-2 | 813 |
| 16 | ▼5 | TENN Tennessee | 6-2 | 662 |
| 17 | ▲3 | FLA Florida | 5-2 | 556 |
| 18 | ▼4 | HOU Houston | 6-2 | 491 |
| 19 | ▲4 | SMU SMU | 6-1 | 440 |
| 20 | ▲1 | BOIS Boise State | 6-1 | 422 |
| 20 | ▲4 | NU Northwestern | 6-1 | 422 |
| 22 | ▲3 | ARIZ Arizona | 6-1 | 400 |
| 23 | ▼1 | MIZ Missouri | 5-2 | 329 |
| 24 | new | OKST Oklahoma State | 5-2 | 180 |
| 25 | new | WIS Wisconsin | 5-2 | 125 |
Others receiving votes: Iowa 76, New Mexico 41, Cincinnati 11, Oregon State 10, South Carolina 8, Minnesota 7, USC 7, UTSA 1, Virginia Tech 1.
Conference races
Leader and next team by conference record. Tap a conference for its full table.
| Conference | Leads | Next |
|---|---|---|
| SEC | UK #9 Kentucky 5-1 | UGA #3 Georgia 4-1 |
| Big Ten | UCLA #7 UCLA 5-0 | OSU #2 Ohio State 4-0 |
| Big 12 | UTAH #6 Utah 4-0 | BYU #8 BYU 3-1 |
| ACC | MIA #1 Miami 5-0 | SMU #19 SMU 4-1 |
| American | UTSA UTSA 4-0 | UNT North Texas 4-0 |
| CUSA | JXST Jacksonville State 4-0 | LIB Liberty 3-0 |
| MAC | OHIO Ohio 4-0 | TOL Toledo 3-1 |
| Mountain West | UNM New Mexico 3-0 | WYO Wyoming 4-1 |
| Pac-12 | BOIS #20 Boise State 3-0 | ORST Oregon State 3-0 |
| Sun Belt - East | APP App State 2-1 | JMU James Madison 4-2 |
| Sun Belt - West | LT Louisiana Tech 3-0 | USA South Alabama 2-1 |
Conference tables
Ordered the way the conference ranks its teams: conference record first.
SEC
| Team | Conf | Overall | Streak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UK #9 Kentucky | 5-1 | 7-1 | W6 |
| 2 | UGA #3 Georgia | 4-1 | 6-1 | L1 |
| 3 | ALA #10 Alabama | 4-2 | 6-2 | W1 |
| 4 | FLA #17 Florida | 3-2 | 5-2 | W1 |
| 5 | MISS #12 Ole Miss | 3-2 | 5-2 | L1 |
| 6 | LSU #15 LSU | 3-2 | 6-2 | W2 |
| 7 | TENN #16 Tennessee | 3-2 | 6-2 | L1 |
| 8 | OU Oklahoma | 2-2 | 4-3 | W1 |
| 9 | MIZ #23 Missouri | 2-2 | 5-2 | L1 |
| 10 | TEX #11 Texas | 2-2 | 5-2 | W1 |
| 11 | MSST Mississippi State | 2-3 | 4-3 | L3 |
| 12 | AUB Auburn | 2-3 | 4-3 | L1 |
| 13 | SC South Carolina | 2-3 | 4-3 | W2 |
| 14 | ARK Arkansas | 1-3 | 3-4 | W1 |
| 15 | TA&M Texas A&M | 1-4 | 4-4 | L1 |
| 16 | VAN Vanderbilt | 0-5 | 3-5 | L5 |
Big Ten
| Team | Conf | Overall | Streak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA #7 UCLA | 5-0 | 7-0 | W7 |
| 2 | OSU #2 Ohio State | 4-0 | 6-1 | W5 |
| 3 | IU #4 Indiana | 4-1 | 7-1 | W1 |
| 4 | NU #20 Northwestern | 3-1 | 6-1 | W4 |
| 5 | MINN Minnesota | 3-1 | 5-2 | W1 |
| 6 | WIS #25 Wisconsin | 3-1 | 5-2 | W1 |
| 7 | USC USC | 3-2 | 6-2 | L1 |
| 8 | PUR Purdue | 2-2 | 3-4 | L1 |
| 9 | ILL Illinois | 2-2 | 4-3 | W2 |
| 10 | ORE Oregon | 2-2 | 4-3 | L1 |
| 11 | IOWA Iowa | 2-2 | 5-2 | L1 |
| 12 | NEB Nebraska | 2-2 | 5-2 | L2 |
| 13 | MICH Michigan | 1-3 | 4-3 | L1 |
| 14 | WASH Washington | 1-3 | 4-3 | W1 |
| 15 | RUTG Rutgers | 1-3 | 2-5 | L1 |
| 16 | PSU Penn State | 0-4 | 3-4 | L4 |
| 17 | MD Maryland | 0-4 | 2-5 | L5 |
| 18 | MSU Michigan State | 0-5 | 2-6 | L6 |
Big 12
| Team | Conf | Overall | Streak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTAH #6 Utah | 4-0 | 7-0 | W7 |
| 2 | BYU #8 BYU | 3-1 | 6-1 | L1 |
| 3 | ARIZ #22 Arizona | 3-1 | 6-1 | W5 |
| 4 | TTU #13 Texas Tech | 3-1 | 6-1 | L1 |
| 5 | OKST #24 Oklahoma State | 3-1 | 5-2 | W1 |
| 6 | HOU #18 Houston | 3-2 | 6-2 | L1 |
| 7 | BAY Baylor | 3-2 | 5-3 | W1 |
| 8 | CIN Cincinnati | 2-2 | 5-2 | W1 |
| 9 | ASU Arizona State | 2-2 | 4-3 | W1 |
| 10 | WVU West Virginia | 2-3 | 5-3 | W2 |
| 11 | UCF UCF | 2-3 | 4-4 | L1 |
| 12 | KSU Kansas State | 1-3 | 4-3 | L1 |
| 13 | ISU Iowa State | 1-3 | 3-4 | L2 |
| 14 | KU Kansas | 1-3 | 3-4 | W1 |
| 15 | TCU TCU | 1-3 | 3-4 | L1 |
| 16 | COLO Colorado | 0-4 | 2-5 | L5 |
ACC
| Team | Conf | Overall | Streak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIA #1 Miami | 5-0 | 7-0 | W7 |
| 2 | SMU #19 SMU | 4-1 | 6-1 | W4 |
| 3 | WAKE #14 Wake Forest | 4-1 | 6-1 | W4 |
| 4 | VT Virginia Tech | 3-2 | 6-2 | W2 |
| 5 | LOU Louisville | 3-2 | 4-3 | W2 |
| 6 | CLEM Clemson | 2-2 | 4-3 | L1 |
| 7 | UNC North Carolina | 2-2 | 4-3 | L1 |
| 8 | DUKE Duke | 2-2 | 5-2 | W1 |
| 9 | BC Boston College | 2-2 | 4-3 | W2 |
| 10 | PITT Pittsburgh | 2-3 | 5-3 | L3 |
| 11 | STAN Stanford | 2-3 | 4-4 | W2 |
| 12 | UVA Virginia | 2-3 | 4-4 | L2 |
| 13 | CAL California | 2-3 | 3-5 | L2 |
| 14 | FSU Florida State | 1-3 | 3-4 | L2 |
| 15 | NCSU NC State | 1-3 | 3-4 | L2 |
| 16 | GT Georgia Tech | 1-3 | 2-5 | L2 |
| 17 | SYR Syracuse | 1-4 | 3-4 | W1 |
American
| Team | Conf | Overall | Streak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA UTSA | 4-0 | 7-1 | W5 |
| 2 | UNT North Texas | 4-0 | 6-2 | W5 |
| 3 | ARMY Army | 4-1 | 5-2 | W3 |
| 4 | MEM Memphis | 3-1 | 6-2 | W1 |
| 5 | UAB UAB | 2-1 | 4-3 | W1 |
| 6 | FAU Florida Atlantic | 2-2 | 5-3 | L1 |
| 7 | TULN Tulane | 2-2 | 4-4 | W1 |
| 8 | TEM Temple | 1-2 | 2-5 | L2 |
| 9 | USF South Florida | 1-2 | 5-2 | W1 |
| 10 | ECU East Carolina | 1-2 | 3-4 | L2 |
| 11 | TLSA Tulsa | 1-3 | 4-4 | L1 |
| 12 | CLT Charlotte | 1-3 | 1-7 | L1 |
| 13 | NAVY Navy | 1-4 | 2-5 | L2 |
| 14 | RICE Rice | 0-4 | 1-7 | L7 |
CUSA
| Team | Conf | Overall | Streak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JXST Jacksonville State | 4-0 | 6-2 | W5 |
| 2 | LIB Liberty | 3-0 | 6-1 | W6 |
| 3 | DEL Delaware | 2-2 | 4-4 | W2 |
| 4 | NMSU New Mexico State | 2-2 | 3-5 | L1 |
| 5 | MTSU Middle Tennessee | 2-2 | 4-4 | L1 |
| 6 | WKU Western Kentucky | 2-2 | 3-5 | L1 |
| 7 | MOST Missouri State | 2-2 | 3-5 | W1 |
| 8 | FIU Florida International | 1-2 | 3-4 | L2 |
| 9 | KENN Kennesaw State | 1-3 | 2-6 | W1 |
| 10 | SHSU Sam Houston | 0-4 | 1-7 | L5 |
MAC
| Team | Conf | Overall | Streak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OHIO Ohio | 4-0 | 6-2 | W5 |
| 2 | TOL Toledo | 3-1 | 6-2 | W2 |
| 3 | WMU Western Michigan | 3-1 | 5-3 | L1 |
| 4 | BUF Buffalo | 3-1 | 5-3 | W3 |
| 5 | M-OH Miami (OH) | 3-1 | 5-3 | W3 |
| 6 | EMU Eastern Michigan | 3-2 | 4-5 | L2 |
| 7 | BALL Ball State | 2-2 | 3-5 | W2 |
| 8 | BGSU Bowling Green | 2-2 | 2-6 | L2 |
| 9 | KENT Kent State | 2-3 | 3-6 | L1 |
| 10 | MASS Massachusetts | 1-3 | 4-4 | L4 |
| 11 | CMU Central Michigan | 1-3 | 3-5 | L3 |
| 12 | SAC Sacramento State | 1-5 | 2-7 | W1 |
| 13 | AKR Akron | 0-4 | 1-7 | L6 |
Mountain West
| Team | Conf | Overall | Streak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNM New Mexico | 3-0 | 6-1 | W4 |
| 2 | WYO Wyoming | 4-1 | 5-3 | W3 |
| 3 | UNLV UNLV | 2-1 | 4-3 | L1 |
| 4 | NDSU North Dakota State | 3-2 | 6-2 | L1 |
| 5 | AF Air Force | 3-2 | 5-2 | L1 |
| 6 | NEV Nevada | 2-2 | 3-4 | W1 |
| 7 | SJSU San José State | 2-2 | 4-4 | L1 |
| 8 | HAW Hawai'i | 1-4 | 2-6 | W1 |
| 9 | UTEP UTEP | 0-3 | 1-6 | L5 |
| 10 | NIU Northern Illinois | 0-3 | 0-7 | L7 |
Pac-12
| Team | Conf | Overall | Streak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOIS #20 Boise State | 3-0 | 6-1 | W6 |
| 2 | ORST Oregon State | 3-0 | 5-2 | W5 |
| 3 | TXST Texas State | 2-1 | 4-3 | W2 |
| 4 | SDSU San Diego State | 2-2 | 3-5 | L1 |
| 5 | FRES Fresno State | 1-2 | 4-3 | L2 |
| 6 | CSU Colorado State | 1-2 | 3-4 | W1 |
| 7 | USU Utah State | 1-2 | 2-5 | L1 |
| 8 | WSU Washington State | 0-4 | 1-7 | L5 |
Sun Belt - East
| Team | Conf | Overall | Streak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APP App State | 2-1 | 5-2 | W2 |
| 2 | JMU James Madison | 4-2 | 7-2 | L2 |
| 3 | GASO Georgia Southern | 2-1 | 3-4 | W1 |
| 4 | CCU Coastal Carolina | 1-2 | 2-5 | L1 |
| 5 | GAST Georgia State | 1-2 | 4-3 | L2 |
| 6 | MRSH Marshall | 1-2 | 4-3 | W1 |
| 7 | ODU Old Dominion | 1-4 | 2-6 | L2 |
Sun Belt - West
| Team | Conf | Overall | Streak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LT Louisiana Tech | 3-0 | 5-2 | W4 |
| 2 | USA South Alabama | 2-1 | 4-3 | L1 |
| 3 | UL Louisiana | 2-2 | 5-3 | L1 |
| 4 | ARST Arkansas State | 2-2 | 4-4 | W2 |
| 5 | TROY Troy | 2-2 | 4-4 | W1 |
| 6 | USM Southern Miss | 1-2 | 2-5 | W1 |
| 7 | ULM UL Monroe | 1-2 | 1-6 | W1 |
Independents
| Team | Conf | Overall | Streak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ND #5 Notre Dame | 0-0 | 6-1 | L1 |
| 2 | CONN UConn | 0-0 | 4-3 | W2 |
Polls and standings from ESPN, checked several times a day (last ). Seeds follow each league's tiebreakers as ESPN applies them. This week's games