Sports analytics from Laura Albert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering

NCAA College football rankings: October 12, 2025

This week’s Badger Bracketology composite Markov Chain rankings are available on the NCAAF rankings tab. The top 25 ranked teams are listed below.
1 Ohio St
2 Indiana
3 Miami FL
4 Mississippi
5 Texas A&M
6 Alabama
7 Texas Tech
8 Georgia
9 Notre Dame
10 LSU
11 Oklahoma
12 BYU
13 Illinois
14 USC
15 Oregon
16 Georgia Tech
17 Missouri
18 Michigan
19 Tennessee
20 Nebraska
21 Washington
22 Virginia
23 Memphis
24 Vanderbilt
25 Cincinnati

The Big Ten teams, ranked.

1 Ohio St
2 Indiana
13 Illinois
14 USC
15 Oregon
18 Michigan
20 Nebraska
21 Washington
43 Iowa
47 Maryland
58 Penn St
61 Minnesota
64 Northwestern
69 Rutgers
70 Michigan St
76 Wisconsin
87 Purdue
89 UCLA