NOTES:
Top-ranked Ohio State has been the most consistent team in college football this season, as the Buckeyes hold firm at No. 1 for an eighth straight week in the FWAA/NFF Super 16 Poll—the entire regular season.
No. 2 Indiana, also from the Big Ten, remains unbeaten, and the SEC’s No. 3 Texas A&M survived a scare at Arkansas on Saturday to stay perfect. Georgia Tech and BYU are the other unbeatens in the poll.
It is noteworthy that Indiana and Texas A&M have achieved their highest rankings in the history of the poll. The Big Ten and SEC each have three teams among the top six.
Losers in the poll over the weekend included Miami (FL), Ole Miss, Texas Tech (all previously unbeaten), and LSU, which fell out of the poll after a loss at Vanderbilt. Tennessee, which was beaten by Alabama, also dropped out. Vanderbilt moved into the poll at No. 10 after beating LSU.
Louisville jumped into the poll at No. 16 after upsetting Miami (FL) on Friday night. The Hurricanes fell from second to ninth, and Texas Tech dropped from seventh to No. 14 after losing at Arizona State—major moves for both.
The SEC leads all conferences with seven teams in the poll, followed by the Big Ten and ACC with three each, the Big 12 with two, and the Independents with one.
NEXT WEEK’S SCHEDULE:
No. 1 Ohio State is idle
UCLA at No. 2 Indiana
No. 3 Texas A&M at LSU
No. 4 Alabama at South Carolina
No. 5 Georgia is idle
Wisconsin at No. 6 Oregon
Syracuse at No. 7 Georgia Tech
No. 8 Ole Miss at No. 11 Oklahoma
Stanford at No. 9 Miami (FL)
No. 15 Missouri at No. 10 Vanderbilt
No. 12 BYU at Iowa State
No. 13 Notre Dame is idle
Oklahoma State at No. 14 Texas Tech
Boston College at No. 16 Louisville
ABOUT THE FWAA-NFF SUPER 16 POLL:
The FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll was established at the conclusion of the 2013 season by long-time partners, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and the National Football Foundation (NFF). Voters rank the top 16 teams in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, and the results will be released every Sunday of the 2025 season; the individual votes of all members will also be made public. The first regular season poll will be released on Tuesday, Sept. 2 (to account for Labor Day games), and the final poll will be released Sunday, Dec. 7. The pollsters consist of FWAA writers and College Football Hall of Famers who were selected to create a balanced-geographical perspective. The poll utilizes a computer program designed by Sports Systems, a TicketManager company, to compile the rankings and the Cody Kellner Points Index to publish the individual votes.
WEEK 8: GAMES PLAYED THROUGH SEPT. 18, 2025 –
TEAM POINTS FIRST-PLACE VOTES LAST WEEK’S RANK
1. Ohio State (7-0) 893 53 1
2. Indiana (7-0) 831 3 3
3. Texas A&M (7-0) 764 4
4. Alabama (6-1) 721 6
5. Georgia (6-1) 633 8
6. Oregon (6-1) 616 9
7. Georgia Tech (7-0) 467 12
8. Ole Miss (6-1) 455 5
9. Miami-FL (5-1) 425 2
10. Vanderbilt (6-1) 336 N/A
11. Oklahoma (6-1) 303 13
12. BYU (7-0) 299 15
13. Notre Dame (5-2) 270 14
14. Texas Tech (6-1) 177 7
15. Missouri (6-1) 167 16
16. Louisville (5-1) 71 N/A
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Virginia (53), Tennessee (50), Texas (29), LSU (17), USF (12), Cincinnati (8), Michigan (7),
Illinois (4), Houston (3), USC (2), Arizona State (2), Navy (1).
POLL CONTACT: [email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 19, 2025 (Week 8)
ABOUT THE FWAA: Founded in 1941, the Football Writers Association of America consists of journalists, broadcasters, publicists, photographers and
key executives in all areas of college football. The FWAA works to govern media access and gameday operations while presenting awards and honors,
including an annual All-America team. For more information about the FWAA and its programs and initiatives, contact Executive Director Steve
Richardson at 214-870-6516 or [email protected].
ABOUT THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION & COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME: Founded in 1947 with early leadership from General Douglas
MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl “Red” Blaik and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame is a
non-profit educational organization that runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship and
athletic achievement in young people. Learn more at www.footballfoundation.org and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @NFFNetwork.
ABOUT THE FWAA-NFF SUPER 16 POLL: The FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll was established at the conclusion of the 2013 season by long-time partners, the
Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and the National Football Foundation (NFF). Voters rank the top 16 teams in the NCAA Football Bowl
Subdivision, and the results will be released every Sunday of the 2025 season; the individual votes of all members will also be made public. The first
regular season poll will be released on Tuesday, Sept. 2 (to account for Labor Day games), and the final poll will be released Sunday, Dec. 7. The
pollsters consist of FWAA writers and College Football Hall of Famers who were selected to create a balanced-geographical perspective. The poll utilizes
a computer program designed by Sports Systems to compile the rankings and the Cody Kellner Points Index to publish the individual votes.
