College football Top 25 after Week 11, 2026

Unchanged. Georgia has five wins over teams with winning records, and the best two came on the road: 20-17 at Alabama, third, and 42-7 at Ole Miss. It has also beaten Florida by 19 in Atlanta, Missouri by 27 and Oklahoma by 28. The loss is 27-24 at home to Auburn, which comes in at 22nd. Against Missouri, Nate Frazier's 3-yard run made it 21-0 with 2:03 left in the first quarter, and Gunner Stockton's 12-yard pass to Isiah Canion made it 31-0 before Missouri scored. Stockton went 18 of 24 for 252 yards and ran for a touchdown, Frazier ran for three, and Georgia gained 468 yards. Next: at South Carolina.

Unchanged. Texas has seven wins over teams with winning records, more than anyone, three of them on the road: at Tennessee, eighth, at Missouri and Saturday's at LSU. The losses are by three each, to Oklahoma in Dallas and Florida at home, which is why Georgia is ahead. LSU led 21-10 late in the third quarter, and Arch Manning threw three interceptions. Gianni Spetic kicked field goals of 41 and 50 yards, and Texas got the ball at its 42 with just over two minutes left. A Ryan Wingo fumble at the LSU 11 was overturned on review, and Manning hit Raleek Brown for 4 yards and the win with seconds left. Arkansas visits Saturday.

Unchanged. Alabama has four wins over teams with winning records, two on the road and all by 18 or more: 45-17 at Kentucky, 31-13 at LSU, 49-18 over South Carolina and 48-10 over East Carolina. Both losses are to teams in the top eight, by three to Georgia and by 16 at Tennessee. Texas has more good wins, and Notre Dame has a better single win, over Miami, but not the depth. Vanderbilt led 3-0 until Keelon Russell hit Marshall Pritchett for 9 yards with six seconds left in the half, and Lotzeir Brooks caught touchdown passes of 39 and 9 yards in the third quarter. Vanderbilt ran for 12 yards. Chattanooga, an FCS team, visits Saturday.

Unchanged. Notre Dame beat Miami, now fifth, 31-24, and Wisconsin 41-13 at Lambeau Field. The loss is 28-24 at BYU, 10th. Alabama is a place ahead with more good wins. Miami is behind on the head-to-head result, and Utah because its best win, over BYU, isn't as good as the win over Miami. Notre Dame led 31-0 at halftime, and Jaylen Sneed's 1-yard fumble return made it 28-0 with 1:51 left in the half. CJ Carr threw touchdown passes to Micah Gilbert and Jordan Faison, Jonaz Walton ran 15 times for 141 yards, and Boston College gained 136 yards and went 0 for 4 on fourth down. SMU visits Saturday.

Unchanged. Miami has four wins over teams with winning records, two on the road: 33-20 at Wake Forest, which won 49-7 at SMU on Saturday and is 14th, and 41-13 at Clemson, plus Pittsburgh and Duke at home. The loss is by seven at Notre Dame, a place ahead. Unbeaten Utah has three; Miami's list is longer and has the better road win. Duke tied it 10-10 on Nate Sheppard's 47-yard run. Darian Mensah's 63-yard touchdown pass to Javian Mallory made it 22-10 late in the third quarter, and Mallory added runs of 2 and 39 yards. Mensah threw for 382 yards, and Miami didn't turn it over. Virginia Tech visits Saturday.

Unchanged. Utah is unbeaten with three wins over teams with winning records: BYU and Houston at home, both by eight, and Saturday's 40-39 at Arizona. Miami's list of good wins is longer and includes a better road win, at Wake Forest, which keeps the one-loss Hurricanes a place ahead, and UCLA's best wins aren't as good as Utah's. Arizona went ahead 39-33 with 3:13 left on Isaiah Mizell's 10-yard catch and Noah Fifita's two-point run. Two plays later Devon Dampier threw 70 yards to Creed Whittemore for the lead, and Arizona's last drive ended on downs at its own 33. Daniel Bray ran for 197 yards, and Utah won despite three turnovers. Next: at TCU.

Unchanged. UCLA is unbeaten with three wins over teams with winning records: 17-15 at Oregon, ninth, and Wisconsin and Illinois at home, by 10 and eight. Utah's three are better, which keeps the Utes a place ahead. Tennessee has a better win than either, over Alabama, but two losses. Ty Dieffenbach threw 54 yards to Aidan Mizell for the first score, and Aiden Gobaira's sack for a safety made it 12-0. Illinois got within 19-14 with 7:14 left. Scooter Jackson's second interception, returned 41 yards to the Illinois 19, set up Mateen Bhaghani's 37-yard field goal with 1:56 left. Mizell caught six passes for 176 yards. Next: at Michigan.

Unchanged. Tennessee's 26-10 win over Alabama, third, is better than any win Utah or UCLA has, and it has also beaten Kentucky by 28 and Auburn by 10, all in Knoxville. Both losses are by three, to Texas at home and at South Carolina, which is why the two unbeaten teams are ahead. Texas A&M led 7-3 in the second quarter on KJ Edwards' 25-yard run and didn't score again. Cooper Ranvier kicked five field goals, Faizon Brandon threw 5 yards to DaSaahn Brame for a 16-7 lead with 9:38 left, and Tennessee held the ball for 42:11 without a turnover. A&M gained 179 yards and threw two interceptions. LSU visits Saturday.

Unchanged. Oregon has three wins over teams ranked here, two on the road: 41-28 at Ohio State, 41-27 at USC and 34-27 over Boise State. It has also beaten Nebraska and Northwestern, both 6-4. The three losses, at Oklahoma State and Illinois and by two at home to UCLA, keep it behind the teams above it, none of which has more than two. Dylan Raiola went 20 of 28 for 341 yards and four touchdowns, including a 59-yarder to Dakorien Moore with six seconds left in the half for a 21-7 lead. Michigan threw for 71 yards, lost two fumbles and went 0 for 3 on fourth down. Next: at Michigan State.

Unchanged. BYU beat Notre Dame, fourth, 28-24, and it has also beaten Arizona, Baylor and Arizona State, all with winning records and all in Provo. The losses are in double overtime at UCF, 5-5, and by eight at Utah. Oregon has more good wins, two of them on the road, which keeps it a place ahead despite a third loss, and the Notre Dame result puts BYU ahead of Texas Tech. Bear Bachmeier ran for touchdowns of 8, 5 and 1 yards for a 21-0 halftime lead, and Jojo Phillips' 23-yard catch made it 28-7. BYU held the ball for 37:01, didn't turn it over, and held Baylor to 238 yards. Next: at Kansas.

Unchanged. Texas Tech has four wins over teams with winning records: Houston, Arizona and Arizona State in Lubbock and Saturday's 52-27 at Oklahoma State. The loss is 37-24 at Cincinnati, 5-5. BYU's win over Notre Dame is better than any of Tech's, and Ohio State, a place back, has better road wins but three losses to Tech's one. Malcolm Simmons returned the opening kickoff 97 yards, and Tech led 21-0 after one quarter. Oklahoma State got within 21-17; 17 seconds later Thomas Castellanos threw 80 yards to Micah Hudson. Castellanos went 12 of 23 for 263 yards and four touchdowns, and J'Koby Williams ran for 124. Next: at Baylor.

Up one. Ohio State's road wins at Indiana, 13th, and Iowa, 15th, are better than any win Texas Tech has, and the 19-15 result in Bloomington keeps it a place ahead of the Hoosiers. The three losses, by one at Texas, by 12 at USC and by 13 at home to Oregon, are why one-loss Texas Tech is ahead. USC's loss at Indiana leaves the Trojans' résumé behind Ohio State's despite the head-to-head result. Northwestern got within 14-13 early in the third quarter. Luke Fahey threw touchdown passes of 8 yards to Devin McCuin and 10 to Jeremiah Smith, the second with 6:33 left for a 28-13 lead. Bo Jackson ran for 114 yards. Next: at Nebraska.

Up one. Saturday's win over USC, 18th, is Indiana's best, and with North Texas, Northwestern and Nebraska it has four wins over teams with winning records. The only loss is 19-15 at home to Ohio State, which keeps the Buckeyes a place ahead. Wake Forest has better road wins but a worse loss. Josh Hoover didn't appear in the box score, and Grant Wilson went 17 of 27 for 305 yards. It was 20-13 midway through the fourth quarter when USC reached the Indiana 1, and Isaiah Jones intercepted Jayden Maiava there. Indiana went 93 yards, and Wilson hit Charlie Becker for 42 yards and the clinching touchdown with 3:30 left. Indiana intercepted three passes. Next: at Washington.

Up 10. Wake Forest has two road wins over teams with winning records, 30-27 at Louisville and Saturday's 49-7 at SMU, both 7-3, and its only loss is 33-20 at home to Miami, fifth. Seven teams that were ahead of it last week lost, and it moves past Iowa and Boise State, which won, and Ole Miss, which hasn't played, because none has two road wins that good. Indiana has more good wins and a closer loss, which keeps it a place ahead. Wake led 42-0 at halftime. Gio Lopez threw 44 yards to Carlos Hernandez and ran for two touchdowns, and Wake gained 535 yards and converted 10 of 15 third downs. Next: at Georgia Tech.

Up three. Iowa has three wins over teams with winning records, two on the road: 41-24 at Washington, 24-10 at Northwestern and 30-0 over Wisconsin. The losses are 31-14 at home to Ohio State and 13-10 at Minnesota, 5-5. Florida, a place back, has better wins but twice as many losses, all four by 16 or more. Purdue got within 14-7 with 1:49 left in the half, and 1:44 later Hank Brown threw 44 yards to Braeden Jackson. Xavier Williams' 48-yard run made it 28-7 early in the third quarter. L.J. Phillips Jr. ran for 123 yards, Iowa converted 10 of 15 third downs, and it didn't turn the ball over. Next: at Illinois.

New. Florida's wins are better than those of any team ranked below it: 27-24 at Texas, second, Saturday's 21-14 at Kentucky, 52-28 over Ole Miss and 44-39 at Auburn, plus FAU, 6-4, by 45. All four losses came by 16 or more, which is why it's behind Iowa. South Carolina and Oklahoma both won in Gainesville and are ranked lower because their wins aren't as good, and South Carolina has lost to two 4-6 teams. Jayden Woods' sack and forced fumble on the second play of the second half set up a touchdown, and down 14-13, Florida took 7:30 off the clock before Aaron Philo's 2-yard run and a two-point pass made it 21-14 with 9:08 left. Vanderbilt visits Saturday.

Up three. Boise State has three wins over teams with winning records: Memphis, 8-2, by 18 and Texas State by one, both at home, and 32-7 at Western Michigan, 7-3. The only loss is 34-27 at Oregon, ninth. Florida has better wins, and USC has a better best win, over Ohio State, but three losses to Boise's one. Maddux Madsen went 23 of 32 for 371 yards and four touchdowns, three of them to Rasean Jones, who caught 11 passes for 230 yards, and Travis Anderson returned an interception 58 yards for a touchdown. Oregon State got within 46-41 with 4:25 left, and Boise ran out the clock. San Diego State visits Saturday.

Down six after its third loss. USC's 30-18 win over Ohio State is still its best, and it has also beaten Louisiana, 7-3, Washington and Penn State. But with three losses, 41-27 at home to Oregon, 24-7 at Wisconsin and Saturday's at Indiana, its résumé is no longer close to Ohio State's, whose road wins at Indiana and Iowa are better than any USC has, so the head-to-head result doesn't decide it. Iowa beat Wisconsin 30-0, and Boise State's only loss is at Oregon. USC trailed 20-13 when it reached the Indiana 1 midway through the fourth quarter, and Isaiah Jones intercepted Jayden Maiava there. Maiava threw three interceptions, and USC missed two field goals. Maryland visits Saturday.

Unchanged. Ole Miss plays at Oklahoma on Sunday afternoon, after this edition. It has four wins over teams with winning records: Louisville by three in Nashville and LSU by eight, Missouri by 28 and Auburn by 30 at home, and the LSU and Auburn results keep both of those teams behind it. All three losses are to teams ranked ahead of it, 52-28 at Florida, 34-27 at Texas and 42-7 at home to Georgia. USC is a place ahead because its win over Ohio State is better than any Ole Miss has, and Kentucky is a place back because its two best wins came by a point in overtime. Wofford, an FCS team, visits Saturday.

Down five after its third loss. Kentucky's two best wins came by a point in overtime, 35-34 at South Carolina and over LSU, which keeps it ahead of both, and it also won 21-13 at Oklahoma. The losses are by 28 to Alabama at home and at Tennessee, and Saturday's 21-14 to Florida, which is why the Gators are four places ahead. Kentucky led 14-10 in the third quarter and held Florida to 119 passing yards, but it ran for 61 yards, lost a fumble when Kenny Minchey was sacked on the second play of the half, and its last two drives ended on downs, the first at the Florida 25 with 5:29 left. Next: at Missouri.

Unchanged after its fourth loss. All four are to teams ranked ahead of it: by eight at Ole Miss, by one in overtime at Kentucky, and by 18 to Alabama and Saturday's by one to Texas at home. Its best wins, 51-10 over Clemson, 45-14 over Louisiana Tech, 8-2, and 38-17 at Auburn, keep it a place ahead of Auburn. LSU led 21-10 after Dilin Jones' 44-yard run late in the third quarter, and DJ Pickett intercepted Arch Manning at the LSU 8 with 10:34 left, one of three LSU interceptions. But LSU punted on its last four possessions, had 11 penalties for 93 yards, and Texas scored with seconds left. Jones ran for 125 yards. Next: at Tennessee.

New. Auburn won 27-24 at Georgia, first, and beat Baylor, 6-4, in Atlanta. All four losses are to teams ranked ahead of it, Florida, Tennessee, LSU and Ole Miss, and LSU's 38-17 win at Auburn keeps it a place behind LSU. Last week it was 5-4 with the same wins; Saturday it won by 32 on the road, and four teams that were ranked lost. Byrum Brown threw touchdown passes of 26 and 42 yards to Keshaun Singleton and 35 to Chas Nimrod and ran for another, and Mississippi State lost four fumbles. Auburn led 27-7 at halftime. Samford, an FCS team, visits Saturday.

Down seven, the biggest drop of the week. South Carolina's wins are good: 27-24 over Tennessee, eighth, 38-19 at Florida and 42-25 at Oklahoma. But two of its four losses are to 4-6 teams, 41-34 at home to Mississippi State and Saturday's 34-6 at Arkansas, which is why Florida, whose wins are better and whose losses are all to teams with winning records, is ahead despite the head-to-head result. Kentucky's overtime win in Columbia keeps the Wildcats ahead too. LaNorris Sellers didn't appear in the box score. Cutter Woods went 24 of 43 for 271 yards with three interceptions, and Joker Johnson returned one 63 yards for a touchdown. Arkansas led 17-0 at halftime. Georgia visits Saturday.

New without playing; Ole Miss visits Norman on Sunday afternoon, after this edition. Oklahoma was among the teams also considered last week. Houston, Wisconsin, Oklahoma State and Arizona all lost, and Oklahoma's best wins are better than theirs: 27-24 over Texas, second, in Dallas, 23-7 at Florida, 16th, and 14-6 over New Mexico, 8-2. The four losses are why it's this low: 17-10 at Michigan, 5-5, 41-13 at Georgia, and home losses to Kentucky and South Carolina, which keep both of those teams ahead of it. Texas A&M visits Saturday.

New. Illinois' 21-10 win over Oregon, ninth, is better than any win Houston, Louisville or Missouri has, and it has also beaten Nebraska and UAB, both 6-4, at home. Three of its losses are to teams with winning records, Duke at home, at Ohio State and Friday's at unbeaten UCLA. The fourth, 24-17 at home to Purdue, 3-7, is why it's last. UCLA led 19-7 when Katin Houser threw 7 yards to Collin Dixon to make it 19-14 with 7:14 left, but Houser's next drive ended with Scooter Jackson's interception and a 41-yard return that set up UCLA's clinching field goal. Houser threw three interceptions, and an Aiden Gobaira sack produced a safety. Iowa visits Saturday.