AP Top 25 Rankings | Week 2 (Sept. 2, 2025)

[CJ Vogel]

The Texas Longhorns fall to No. 7 in the latest AP Top 25. 

Meanwhile, it is Ohio State who moves up to the top spot in the country.

 

1. Ohio State
2. Penn State
3. LSU
4. Georgia
5. Miami
6. Oregon
7. Texas
8. Clemson
9. Notre Dame
10. South Carolina
11. Illinois
12. Arizona State
13. Florida
14. Florida State
15. Michigan
16. Iowa State
17. SMU
18. Oklahoma
19. Texas A&M
20. Ole Miss
21. Alabama
22. Tennessee
23. Indiana
24. Texas Tech
25. Utah

 

[Texas fan in Georgia]

Alabamas lowest ranking in 18 years. Wild. 

[CJ Vogel]

7 minutes ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

Alabamas lowest ranking in 18 years. Wild. 

Tusacaloosa has fallen.

[harveycmd]

Auburn probably deserves to be ranked. Certainly looked a lot better than the criminal sooners.

[LonghornFan4Ever]

Just now, harveycmd said:

Auburn probably deserves to be ranked. Certainly looked a lot better than the criminal sooners.

Plus they played a power level opponent on the road and won comfortably.  Much more impressive.

[Bobbers]

3 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Tusacaloosa has fallen.

It is actually shocking.

Alabama has arguably more (or at least as much) talent than any other team, and a coach that was considered to be the best young coach in the business.

[harveycmd]

6 minutes ago, LonghornFan4Ever said:

Plus they played a power level opponent on the road and won comfortably.  Much more impressive.

Criminals better wake-up. Their o-line was horrible and ILL ST ran really well against them. If they play like that against Michigan, they'll get dog walked up and down the field.

[Neil Leininger]

Man, I didn't expect the AP writers to do it, but I give them credit. They dropped Alabama completely out, which they should have. That defense just looked awful. Alabama might have hired another from the DuBose, Franchione, Shula tree as opposed to Bryant, Stallings, or Saban.

[LonghornFan4Ever]

Just now, Neil Leininger said:

Man, I didn't expect the AP writers to do it, but I give them credit. They dropped Alabama completely out, which they should have. That defense just looked awful. Alabama might have hired another from the DuBose, Franchione, Shula tree as opposed to Bryant, Stallings, or Saban.

Mr. Sioux Falls is not an SEC caliber HC.

[NothinButDaHorns34]

Miami and LSU won’t stay ranked that high for long. They’ll find a way to lose 2 to 5 games as usual. 

[harveycmd]

That Miami o-line looked really good. Their edge rushers all pretty good too. Thing with them is that they find a way to be inconsistent.

I'm certainly wait and see on LSU in the trenches. Clemson's o-line is average, and their defense was horrible last year. How much better is the Clemson defense this year? 

[Texas fan in Georgia]

38 minutes ago, Bobbers said:

It is actually shocking.

Alabama has arguably more (or at least as much) talent than any other team, and a coach that was considered to be the best young coach in the business.

Yeah deboer is finding out that coaching in the SEC and coaching Sioux Falls are two totally different animals.

[4thandFive]

7 isn’t bad for Texas. Just win.

[CJ Vogel]

7 minutes ago, 4thandFive said:

7 isn’t bad for Texas. Just win.

Agree, very fair.

[harveycmd]

14 minutes ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

Yeah deboer is finding out that coaching in the SEC and coaching Sioux Falls are two totally different animals.

I don't think DeBoer has a scheme problem or inability to figure out the SEC. His problem is that Saban was a disciplinarian and he isn't. Now that the players on whom Saban used the wrath of God to keep in line don't have the structure, they're simply giving way to bad habits. DeBoer doesn't have the personality to cover that.

Edited 11 hours ago by harveycmd

[Paul L]

1 hour ago, Neil Leininger said:

Man, I didn't expect the AP writers to do it, but I give them credit. They dropped Alabama completely out, which they should have. That defense just looked awful. Alabama might have hired another from the DuBose, Franchione, Shula tree as opposed to Bryant, Stallings, or Saban.

How is 21 completely out?

[_everyoneshere]

Georgia beating a Marshall team where nearly everyone transferred out and Oregon beating Montana State really isn't an accomplishment to be above Texas with a single touchdown loss to OSU. A touchdown that was an extremely lucky bounce. Texas lead in passing, rushing, and receiving yards. Endries had one receiving yard more than Carnell Tate. That's a better loss than a Phil Knight purchased team overrunning a school I didn't know existed. 

Anyway, Ohio State lost to Oregon last year in the regular season on Will Howard's error then beat them later in the Rose Bowl to face Texas and won the national championship as the 8th seed. 

[Thorn007]

5th at worst. close game on the road against defending national champs yo

[Neil Leininger]

5 hours ago, Paul L said:

How is 21 completely out?

Because I can't read.

[Alex Butler]

That seems about where we should be honestly. We’re a great defensive team with a ton of upside. Arch will get better just look at his growth from ULM to MSU last season. He learned from his mistakes improved dramatically and if not for fumbles and drops we probably win that game by 50. 

[Alex Butler]

I’ll take arch over Sayin this year all day. Sayin didn’t beat Texas. Texas beat Texas. 

[4thandFive]

12 minutes ago, Alex Butler said:

I’ll take arch over Sayin this year all day. Sayin didn’t beat Texas. Texas beat Texas. 

Same.
 

_________ is the reason Texas lost.

1) Arch being too nervy and erratic 

2) Sark’s game plan 

3) Sark refusing to take points in the RZ

4) OSU is the better team

 

I don’t think it’s #4. 

[AusMOJO]

I think 7 is fair, was expecting not to drop out of the top 10. Not worried about the rankings just go out and do your jobs, uphold the standard and that will take care of itself. 

[AusMOJO]

17 minutes ago, Alex Butler said:

I’ll take arch over Sayin this year all day. Sayin didn’t beat Texas. Texas beat Texas. 

Arch is our guy, not sure why people are wanting Sayin over him. Sayin did next to nothing special, he threw that TD pass that wasn't great and if Guilbeau turns around could've probably picked off, if not swatted away. 

If they had to put the ball in his hands to win them the game, I don't know if he could. Because then you're asking him to do more than you wanted and Texas would've pinned their ears back and gotten after him. Because they would've moved away from 12 personnel and moved back to likely either 11 or 10 personnel.