AP College Football Poll Reaction: What's Next for Each Top 25 Team?

The new AP Top 25 college football poll is out. After some chaos on Saturday, there has been some movement in the top 10.

Three previously undefeated teams – Penn State, Iowa State and Pitt – lost. They were among seven ranked teams that lost in Week 10.

What does this all mean for the AP Top 25? Let's break down the rankings.

Statistics courtesy of ESPN Research.

Always east

Previous ranking: 1

Record 2024: 9-0

Result week 10: Defeated Michigan 38-17

Stat knowing: Oregon has scored 30 points in 14 straight road games, and the Ducks are 22-0 against unranked opponents under Dan Lanning.

What's next?: Saturday vs. Maryland, 7 p.m., BTN

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Previous ranking:2

Record 2024: 7-1

Result week 10: Defeated Florida 34-20

Stat knowing: Carson Beck joins Duke's Anthony Boone (2013), Nebraska's Tommy Armstrong Jr. (2013) and East Carolina's Jake Garcia (2024) as the only FBS QBs in the last 20 seasons to throw three or more interceptions and win in consecutive games .

What's next?: Saturday at Ole Miss, 3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN+

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Previous ranking: 4

Record 2024: 7-1

Result week 10: Defeated Penn State 20-13

Stat knowing: Ohio State has now won each of the last eight meetings against Penn State, extending either team's longest winning streak in series history.

What's next?: Saturday vs. Purdue, noon, Fox

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Previous ranking: 5

Record 2024: 9-0

Result week 10: Defeated Duke 53-31

Stat knowing: With his fifth touchdown pass on Saturday, Cam Ward has 29 touchdown passes this season, tying him with Steve Walsh (1988) for the most touchdown passes in a season in Miami history.

What's next?: Saturday at Georgia Tech, noon, ESPN

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Previous ranking:6

Record 2024: 7-1

Result week 10: Idle

What's next?: Saturday vs. Florida, noon, ABC/ESPN+

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Previous ranking:3

Record 2024: 7-1

Result week 10: Lost to Ohio State 20-13

Stat knowing: James Franklin is now 1-13 at Penn State against teams ranked in the AP top-5.

What's next?: Saturday vs. Washington, 8 p.m., Peacock

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Previous ranking:7

Record 2024: 7-1

Result week 10: Defeated Kentucky 28-18

Stat knowing: With two touchdowns against the Wildcats, Dylan Sampson has 19 rushing TDs this season, setting a Tennessee record.

What's next?: Saturday vs. Mississippi State, 7 p.m., ESPN

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Previous ranking: 13

Record 2024: 9-0

Result week 10: Defeated Michigan State 47-10

Stat knowing: Indiana is now the third Big Ten team in the AP Poll era to win its first nine games of a season by 14 points or more. Ohio State (three times) and Michigan (twice) are the only other conference teams to reach that mark.

What's next?: Saturday vs. Michigan, 3:30 p.m., CBS

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Previous ranking:9

Record 2024: 8-0

Result week 10: Idle

What's next?: Saturday at Utah, 10:15 p.m., ESPN

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Previous ranking:8

Record 2024: 7-1

Result week 10: Idle

What's next?: Saturday vs. Florida State, 7:30 p.m., NBC

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Previous ranking: 14

Record 2024: 6-2

Result week 10: Idle

What's next?: Saturday at LSU, 7:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN+

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Previous ranking: 15

Record 2024: 7-1

Result week 10: Defeated San Diego State 56-24

Stat knowing: Ashton Jeanty is the first FBS player with 1,500 rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns in his team's first eight games of the season since Ricky Williams in 1998. Williams won the Heisman Trophy that season.

What's next: Saturday vs. Nevada, 8 p.m., Fox

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Previous ranking: 20

Record 2024: 8-1

Result week 10: Defeated Pitt 48-25

Stat knowing: This was SMU's first home win in a ranked game since 1949. The win ended an 11-game home winning streak that was the longest in ranked games in the AP Poll era.

What's next?: November 16 vs. Boston College

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Previous ranking: 16

Record 2024: 6-2

Result week 10: Idle

What's next?: Saturday vs. Alabama, 7:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN+

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Previous ranking: 10

Record 2024: 7-2

Result week 10: Lost to South Carolina 44-20

Stat knowing: The 24-point loss is Texas A&M's largest defeat as an AP top-10 team against an unranked opponent in school history.

What's next?: Nov. 16 vs. New Mexico State, 7:45 p.m., SEC Network

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Previous ranking: 19

Record 2024: 7-2

Result week 10: Defeated Arkansas 63-31

Stat knowing: Ole Miss scored 63 points, tied for the most points against an SEC opponent in program history. The Rebels also scored 63 points against Vanderbilt on October 27, 1979.

What's next?: Saturday vs. Georgia, 3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN+

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Previous ranking: 11

Record 2024: 7-1

Result week 10: Lost to Texas Tech 23-22

Stat knowing: Rocco Becht has thrown a TD pass in 12 consecutive games, tied with Brock Purdy (2019) for the longest streak in school history.

What's next?: Saturday in Kansas, 3:30 p.m., FS1

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Previous ranking: 21

Record 2024: 8-0

Result week 10: Defeated Air Force 20-3

Stat knowing: Army is off to an 8-0 start for the first time since 1996. It's the Black Knights' second 8-0 start in the last 60 seasons.

What's next?: Saturday in North Texas, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2

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Previous ranking: 11

Record 2024: 6-2

Result week 10: Lost to Louisville 33-21

Stat knowing: The last time Clemson lost by double digits at home to an unranked opponent was in 2001 against North Carolina (losing by 35).

What's next?: Saturday at Virginia Tech, 3:30 p.m., ESPN

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Previous ranking: 22

Record 2024: 7-1

Result week 10: idle

What's next?: Saturday vs. Utah State, 10:30 p.m., CW Network

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Previous ranking: 23

Record 2024: 6-2

Result week 10: Idle

What's next?: Saturday at Texas Tech, 4 p.m., Fox

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Previous ranking: 17

Record 2024: 7-2

Result week 10: Lost 24-19 to Houston

Stat knowing: Kansas State led 19-10 early in the fourth quarter and lost. Entering Saturday, the Wildcats had won 28 straight games and led by as many points through three quarters. The last such loss occurred on November 24, 2018 at No. 25 Iowa State (led 31-21 entering the fourth quarter and lost 42-38).

What's next?: November 16 vs. Arizona State

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Previous ranking: 18

Record 2024: 7-1

Result week 10: Lost to SMU 48-25

Stat knowing: This was Pitt's seventh consecutive road loss in ranked versus ranked matches.

What's next?: Saturday vs. Virginia, 8 p.m., ACC Network

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Previous ranking: NO

Record 2024: 6-3

Result week 10: Defeated Auburn 17-7

Stat knowing: Vandy QB Diego Pavia has beaten Hugh Freeze three times in a row with two different teams. In 2022, he and New Mexico State defeated Freeze's Liberty team. In 2023, still with the Aggies, Pavia & Co. upset Auburn.

What's next?: Saturday vs. South Carolina, 4:15 p.m., SEC Network

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Previous ranking: NO

Record 2024: 6-3

Result week 10: Defeated Clemson 33-21

Stat knowing: This was the largest road win in school history, surpassing a 21-point win over No. 13 Southern Miss in 2000. It is also the program's first win over Clemson.

What's next?: November 16th at Stanford