The 2025 college football season still features six undefeated teams heading into the homestretch of another contentious campaign, and after a busy weekend of big-time victories for the nation’s elite teams there aren’t many changes at the top of this week’s AP Top 25 Poll.

No. 3 Texas A&M looks to be the real deal after destroying No. 20 LSU, 49-25, in Death Valley. The Tigers have lost three out of the past four games after starting the season 4-0. Coach Brian Kelly is 5-11 vs. AP ranked teams, and his team is no longer in the top 25.

Predicting the AP Top 25 Poll after the No. 10 Vanderbilt Commodores beat the No. 15 Missouri Tigers and the No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels beat the No. 13 Oklahoma Sooners. Will the USC Trojans sneak back into the top-25?

What does it all mean for the AP Top 25? Let's break down the rankings. Stats courtesy of ESPN Research. All times Eastern. What's next: Nov. 1 vs. Penn State, noon, Fox Stat to know: This is the third 8-0 start in program history.

Vanderbilt earned its highest AP Top 25 ranking in 88 years, while LSU dropped out of the poll following its third loss in four games.

Elsewhere in Big Ten play, Washington upended No. 23 Illinois 42-25 in Seattle, improving the Huskies to 6-2 on the season and 3-2 in conference play. Sticking in the Pacific Northwest, No. 6 Oregon — playing much of the second half without quarterback Dante Moore — ground out a 21-7 win over visiting Wisconsin.

Michigan (6-2) won its rivalry game against Michigan State 31-20 in East Lansing and moved up four spots. UM’s November schedule includes Purdue, Northwestern, and Maryland, before the Wolverines will look to make it five straight against archrivals Ohio State in Ann Arbor to end the season.

Week 9 of college football has largely unfolded as expected, even with several close calls. No. 7 Georgia Tech rolled past Syracuse 41-16, No. 4 Alabama edged South Carolina 29-22, No. 10 Vanderbilt beat Missouri 17-10 and No. 2 Indiana cruised to a 56-6 rout of UCLA.