NCAA College football rankings: September 1, 2025
Badger Bracketology’s composite Markov Chain rankings after the first week of the season are available on the NCAAF rankings tab. The top 25 ranked teams are listed below.
1 Ohio St
2 Georgia
3 Oregon
4 Penn St
5 Texas
6 Notre Dame
7 Mississippi
8 LSU
9 Tennessee
10 Miami FL
11 South Carolina
12 Iowa St
13 USC
14 Florida
15 Michigan
16 Texas A&M
17 TCU
18 Clemson
19 Indiana
20 Alabama
21 Louisville
22 Missouri
23 BYU
24 Oklahoma
25 SMU
The Big Ten teams are ranked as follows:
1 Ohio St
3 Oregon
4 Penn St
13 USC
15 Michigan
19 Indiana
29 Illinois
31 Iowa
32 Minnesota
36 Nebraska
38 Washington
39 Wisconsin
47 Rutgers
64 Maryland
66 Michigan St
69 UCLA
89 Northwestern
97 Purdue