NCAA College football rankings: September 8, 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. Ohio State University is the top-ranked team, and seven of the top 25 teams are in the Big Ten. 1 Ohio St 2 Oregon 3 Penn St 4 Georgia 5 Texas 6 Mississippi 7 Tennessee 8 LSU 9 Alabama 10 Notre Dame 11 USC 12 Missouri 13 Miami FL 14 Oklahoma 15 Illinois 16 Iowa St 17 Texas A&M 18 TCU 19 Indiana 20 South Carolina 21 Louisville 22 Auburn 23 Utah 24 BYU 25 Michigan The Big Ten teams are ranked as follows: 1 Ohio St 2 Oregon 3 Penn St 11 USC 15 Illinois 19 Indiana 25 Michigan 27 Washington 28 Nebraska 30 Minnesota 37 Iowa 38 Wisconsin 40 Rutgers 51 Michigan St 58 Maryland 76 UCLA 83 Northwestern 85 Purdue