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Ohio State Debuts at No. 1 in the First College Football Playoff Rankings of the 2025 Season

Ohio State is No. 1.

Already the top-ranked team in the AP Poll and Coaches Poll, Ohio State debuted at No. 1 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season.

The Buckeyes are ahead of Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama and Georgia in the top five. The rest of the top 12 consists of Ole Miss, BYU, Texas Tech, Oregon, Notre Dame, Texas and Oklahoma.

  1. Ohio State (8-0)
  2. Indiana (8-0)
  3. Texas A&M (8-0)
  4. Alabama (7-1)
  5. Georgia (7-1)
  6. Ole Miss (8-1)
  7. BYU (8-0)
  8. Texas Tech (8-1)
  9. Oregon (7-1)
  10. Notre Dame (6-2)
  11. Texas (7-2)
  12. Oklahoma (7-2)
  13. Utah (7-2)
  14. Virginia (8-1)
  15. Louisville (7-1)
  16. Vanderbilt (7-2)
  17. Georgia Tech (8-1)
  18. Miami (6-2)
  19. USC (6-2)
  20. Iowa (6-2)
  21. Michigan (7-2)
  22. Missouri (6-2)
  23. Washington (6-2)
  24. Pitt (7-2)
  25. Tennessee (6-3)

Ohio State is 8-0 after 10 weeks of the 2025 college football season.