AP Top 25 Poll Prediction Week 12: Who Jumps Into the Top 10?

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BYU was No. 8, but it’ll drop after its double-digit loss to Texas Tech.

No. 12 Virginia will fall after losing to Wake Forest, and No. 14 Louisville will fall after losing to Cal in overtime, but there are other key things that might change.

Texas was ranked behind Oklahoma last week – Texas beat Oklahoma. The CFP rankings got that right, and now there’s a chance the Longhorns move from 13 to 10, even though they had the week of, along with the Sooners.

Oklahoma could bump up into that No. 10 spot, Vanderbilt could get there, or could there be another big climber? Here’s our call on what we think the AP Top 25 Poll will be going into Week 12.

AP Top 25 Rankings Prediction: Week 12

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Projected Top Five Also Receiving Votes: North Texas, SMU, USF, Houston, Memphis

25 James Madison Dukes

Last Week Ranking: NR
Record: 8-1
Week 12 App State

24 Pitt Panthers

Last Week Ranking: NR
Record: 7-2
Week 12 Notre Dame

23 Missouri Tigers

Last Week Ranking: 19
Record: 7-3
Week 12 Mississippi State

22 Cincinnati Bearcats

Last Week Ranking: 25
Record: 7-2
Week 12 Arizona

21 Tennessee Volunteers

Last Week Ranking: 23
Record: 6-3
Week 12 New Mexico State

20 Michigan Wolverines

Last Week Ranking: 21
Record: 7-2
Week 12 at Northwestern

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19 USC Trojans

Last Week Ranking: 20
Record: 7-2
Week 12 Iowa

18 Miami Hurricanes

Last Week Ranking: 18
Record: 7-2
Week 12 NC State

17 Louisville Cardinals

Last Week Ranking: 14
Record: 8-2
Week 12 Clemson

16 Virginia Cavaliers

Last Week Ranking: 12
Record: 8-1
Week 12 at Duke

15 Utah Utes

Last Week Ranking: 17
Record: 7-2
Week 12 at Baylor

14 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Last Week Ranking: 16
Record: 8-1
Week 12 at Boston College

13 Vanderbilt Commodores

Last Week Ranking: 15
Record: 8-2
Week 12 OPEN DATE

12 BYU Cougars

Last Week Ranking: 8
Record: 8-1
Week 12 TCU

11 Oklahoma Sooners

Last Week Ranking: 11
Record: 7-2
Week 12 at Alabama

10 Texas Longhorns

Last Week Ranking: 13
Record: 7-2
Week 12 Georgia

9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Last Week Ranking: 10
Record: 7-2
Week 12 at Pitt

8 Texas Tech Red Raiders

Last Week Ranking: 9
Record: 9-1
Week 12 UCF

7 Ole Miss Rebels

Last Week Ranking: 7
Record: 9-1
Week 12 Florida

6 Oregon Ducks

Last Week Ranking: 6
Record: 8-1
Week 12 Minnesota

Nov 8, 2025; Starkville, Mississippi, USA; Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Dillon Bell (86) reacts after a touchdown against the Mississippi State Bulldogs during the first half at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. © Wesley Hale-Imagn Images

5 Georgia Bulldogs

Last Week Ranking: 5
Record: 8-1
Week 12 Texas

4 Alabama Crimson Tide

Last Week Ranking: 4
Record: 8-1
Week 12 Oklahoma

3 Texas A&M Aggies

Last Week Ranking: 3
Record: 9-0
Week 12 South Carolina

2 Indiana Hoosiers

Last Week Ranking: 2
Record: 10-0
Week 12 Wisconsin

1 Ohio State Buckeyes

Last Week Ranking: 1
Record: 9-0
Week 12 UCLA

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