Georgia climbed to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll released Sunday, Oct. 11, following a 20-17 road victory over Alabama. The Bulldogs received 66 of 70 first-place votes, moving ahead of Notre Dame, Miami, Ohio State and Indiana. Texas dropped six spots to No. 7 following its loss to Oklahoma, while Oregon fell out of the rankings for the first time since 2022 after losing to UCLA. The Bruins made one of the week's biggest jumps, climbing nine spots to No. 12. Kentucky, Wake Forest and Northwestern entered the rankings.
- Georgia (6-0) — 1,745 points (66 first-place votes)
- Notre Dame (6-0) — 1,630 (1)
- Miami (5-0) — 1,594 (2)
- Ohio State (5-1) — 1,508
- Indiana (6-0) — 1,461 (1)
- Alabama (5-1) — 1,372
- Texas (4-1) — 1,371
- BYU (5-0) — 1,237
- Ole Miss (4-1) — 1,135
- Texas Tech (5-0) — 1,132
- Utah (5-0) — 1,073
- UCLA (5-0) — 951
- Missouri (5-1) — 882
- Tennessee (5-1) — 706
- Kentucky (5-1) — 655
- Mississippi State (4-1) — 650
- Iowa (5-1) — 621
- Oklahoma State (4-1) — 604
- USC (6-1) — 505
- Houston (5-1) — 380
- Wake Forest (5-1) — 326
- LSU (4-2) — 274
- Boise State (5-1) — 268
- SMU (4-1) — 142
- Northwestern (4-1) — 112