The most recent AP ballot is out.
It was a troublesome week for ranked groups. 4 groups in final week’s high 10 — the Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Penn State Nittany Lions and the Florida State Seminoles all misplaced.
The Ole Miss Rebels knocked off LSU to leap into the highest 5 of the rankings. Rebels QB Trinidad Chambliss had 385 whole yards and a rating, and the Tigers struggled on each side of the ball. They failed to attain 20 factors for the third time prior to now 5 video games. The LSU protection allowed 480 yards. The Tigers have allowed 944 whole yards of their previous two video games towards the Rebels.
Elsewhere, the Indiana Hoosiers, Texas A&M Aggies, Tennessee Volunteers and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets all acquired slim wins.
What does all of it imply for the AP Prime 25? Let’s break down the rankings.
Stats courtesy of ESPN Analysis.
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Earlier rating: 1
2025 report: 4-0
Week 5 consequence: Defeated Washington 24-6
Stat to know: Ohio State has held its opponent beneath 10 factors in every of the primary 4 video games of a season for the primary time since 1973.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Minnesota, 7:30 p.m., NBC
Earlier rating: 6
2025 report: 5-0
Week 5 consequence: Defeated Penn State 30-24
Stat to know: First highway win towards an AP Prime-5 group since 2021 at Ohio State.
What’s subsequent: Oct. 11 vs. Indiana
Earlier rating: 2
2025 report: 4-0
Week 5 consequence: Idle
What’s subsequent: Saturday at Florida State, 7:30 p.m., ABC
Earlier rating: 13
2025 report: 5-0
Week 5 consequence: Defeated LSU 24-19
Stat to know: QB Trinidad Chambliss is the primary SEC participant with 300 passing yards and 50 dashing yards in three straight video games prior to now 30 years.
What’s subsequent: Oct. 11 vs. Washington State, 12:45 p.m., SEC Community
Earlier rating: 7
2025 report: 4-0
Week 5 consequence: Idle
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Kent State, 4 p.m., SEC Community
Earlier rating: 9
2025 report: 4-0
Week 5 consequence: Defeated Auburn 16-10
Stat to know: Texas A&M is 4-0 to start out a season for the primary time since 2016 (began 6-0).
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Mississippi State, 7:30 p.m., SEC Community
Earlier rating: 3
2025 report: 3-1
Week 5 consequence: Misplaced to Oregon 30-24
Stat to know: Penn State’s six-game win streak in White Out video games was snapped within the loss to Oregon.
What’s subsequent: Saturday at UCLA, 3:30 p.m., CBS
Earlier rating: 11
2025 report: 5-0
Week 5 consequence: Defeated Iowa 20-15
Stat to know: Indiana has began 5-0 in consecutive seasons. Earlier than this present run, the Hoosiers began 5-0 solely twice in program historical past (1967, 1910).
What’s subsequent: Oct. 11 at Oregon
Earlier rating: 10
2025 report: 3-1
Week 5 consequence: Idle
What’s subsequent: Saturday at Florida, 3:30 p.m.
Earlier rating: 17
2025 report: 3-1
Week 5 consequence: Defeated Georgia 21-24
Stat to know: Alabama has gained 10 of its final 11 video games towards Georgia.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Vanderbilt, 3:30 p.m.
Earlier rating: 12
2025 report: 4-0
Week 5 consequence: Idle
What’s subsequent: Saturday at Houston, 7 p.m., ESPN
Earlier rating: 5
2025 report: 3-1
Week 5 consequence: Misplaced to Alabama 24-21
Stat to know: The loss to Alabama was Georgia’s first dwelling loss since 2019.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Kentucky, midday, ABC
Earlier rating: 4
2025 report: 4-1
Week 5 consequence: Misplaced to Ole Miss 24-19
Stat to know: LSU has allowed 450 or extra whole yards 3 times prior to now two years. Two of these got here towards Ole Miss.
What’s subsequent: Oct. 11 vs. South Carolina
Earlier rating: 14
2025 report: 4-0
Week 5 consequence: Defeated Arizona 39-14
Stat to know: Iowa State is the primary Massive 12 program to start out 5-0 in consecutive seasons since Oklahoma State in 2021.
What’s subsequent: Saturday at Cincinnati, midday, ESPN2
Earlier rating: 15
2025 report: 4-1
Week 5 consequence: Defeated Mississippi State 41-34 (OT)
Stat to know: Tennessee has by no means misplaced a number of extra time video games in the identical season.
What’s subsequent: Oct. 11 vs. Arkansas
Earlier rating: 18
2025 report: 5-0
Week 5 consequence: Defeated Utah State 55-35
Stat to know: Vanderbilt has scored 50 or extra factors in consecutive video games for the primary time since 1915.
What’s subsequent: Saturday at Alabama, 3:30 p.m., ABC
Earlier rating: 16
2025 report: 5-0
Week 5 consequence: Defeated Wake Forest 30-29 (OT)
Stat to know: Within the win, Haynes King recorded his thirteenth recreation with a passing and dashing rating, probably the most by a Georgia Tech participant over the previous 20 years.
What’s subsequent: Oct. 11 vs. Virginia Tech
Earlier rating: 8
2025 report: 3-1
Week 5 consequence: Misplaced to Virginia 46-38 (2OT)
Stat to know: Within the loss, Randy Pittman Jr. joined Clemson’s C.J. Spiller as the one non-QBs within the ACC prior to now 20 years with a passing, dashing and receiving rating in the identical recreation.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Miami, 7:30 p.m., ABC
Earlier rating: 20
2025 report: 5-0
Week 5 consequence: Defeated UMass 42-6
Stat to know: Mizzou is 5-0 for the second time within the final 12 seasons
What’s subsequent: Oct. 11 vs. Alabama, midday
Earlier rating: 19
2025 report: 3-1
Week 5 consequence: Idle
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Wisconsin, midday, Fox
Earlier rating: 22
2025 report: 2-2
Week 5 consequence: Defeated Arkansas 56-13
Stat to know: The 56 factors had been probably the most scored by Notre Dame towards an SEC opponent since scoring 59 towards Tulane in 1947.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Boise State, 3:30 p.m., NBC
Earlier rating: 23
2025 report: 4-1
Week 5 consequence: Defeated USC 34-32
Stat to know: QB Luke Altmyer is the primary Illinois participant to have a passing, dashing and receiving landing in the identical recreation since Kurt Kittner did it in 1999.
What’s subsequent: Saturday at Purdue, midday, Massive Ten Community
Earlier rating: 25
2025 report: 4-0
Week 5 consequence: Defeated Colorado 24-21
Stat to know: BYU has began 4-0 in consecutive seasons and for the fourth time in 10 seasons beneath Kalani Sitake.
What’s subsequent: Friday vs. West Virginia, 10:30 p.m., ESPN
Earlier rating: NR
2025 report: 4-1
Week 5 consequence: Defeated Florida State 46-38 (2OT)
Stat to know: Virginia’s 46 factors had been its most ever towards an AP Prime-10 group.
What’s subsequent: Saturday at Louisville, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2
Earlier rating: NR
2025 report: 4-1
Week 5 consequence: Defeated TCU 27-24
Stat to know: Arizona State has gained 9 straight at dwelling.
What’s subsequent: October 11 at Utah