A pair of top-tier SEC matchups created a new No. 4 team in the nation. Alabama vacated that spot amid a 23-21 home loss to Oklahoma with Georgia sliding into first-round bye position after dominating Texas, 35-10. The Sooners now sit No. 8, two spots ahead of the Crimson Tide.

Six top 25 teams went down in Week 12 of the college football season. Here's a look at the updated rankings in both major polls.

Consequential games across the SEC had AP top 25 voters rethinking the order around the top of the updated college football rankings as we move into Week 13 action.

Virginia Tech should be glad it lost 34-14 at Florida State, even if that means it is back in the Bottom 25 this week. Had the Hokies waltzed into Doak Campbell Stadium and defeated the Seminoles, it would have dropped FSU to 4-6 and may have increased Mike Norvell's chances of getting fired before the end of the season.

The College Football Playoff rankings on Nov. 18 included the Arizona State Sun Devils, the program’s first time appearing in the poll this season.

The No. 10 Texas Longhorns, led by quarterback Arch Manning, face the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs, led by Gunner Stockton, on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025 at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga.