The college football AP poll for Week 5 is out. It was released on September 21, showcases Ohio State firmly entrenched at No. 1 with 52 first-place votes, while Miami surges to No. 2 following impressive performances that propelled them up the rankings. And of course, we can’t forget that Vandy is 4-0 and in the Top 20!
2025 College Football AP Poll – Week 5
The 2025 college football AP poll Week 5 for college football is out. The rankings are current through games played as of September 20th, 2025. This week’s college football TV schedule kicks off on Thursday, September 25th, 2025. You can also checkout other major college football regular season and postseason schedules here too. Enjoy.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | PREV |
| 1 | Ohio State (52) | 1629 | 3-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Miami (FL) (7) | 1479 | 4-0 | 4 |
| 3 | Penn State (5) | 1460 | 3-0 | 2 |
| 4 | LSU | 1433 | 4-0 | 3 |
| 5 | Georgia | 1420 | 3-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Oregon (1) | 1404 | 4-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Oklahoma (1) | 1194 | 4-0 | 11 |
| 8 | Florida State | 1183 | 3-0 | 7 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 1072 | 3-0 | 10 |
| 10 | Texas | 1057 | 3-1 | 8 |
| 11 | Indiana | 990 | 4-0 | 19 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 890 | 4-0 | 17 |
| 13 | Ole Miss | 843 | 4-0 | 13 |
| 14 | Iowa State | 779 | 4-0 | 12 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 635 | 3-1 | 15 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | 598 | 4-0 | 18 |
| 17 | Alabama | 595 | 2-1 | 14 |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | 546 | 4-0 | 20 |
| 19 | Michigan | 458 | 3-1 | 21 |
| 20 | Missouri | 452 | 4-0 | 23 |
| 21 | Southern Cal. | 264 | 4-0 | 25 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 219 | 1-2 | 24 |
| 23 | Illinois | 145 | 3-1 | 9 |
| 24 | TCU | 138 | 3-0 | NR |
| 25 | BYU | 131 | 3-0 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Auburn 122, Mississippi St. 102, South Florida 77, Utah 45, Arizona St. 30, Memphis 23, Louisville 23, Maryland 6, UNLV 3, UCF 3, North Texas 2.
