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AP Week 6 poll reaction: What’s next for each Top 25 team

AP Week 6 poll reaction: What's next for each Top 25 team

The latest AP poll is out. Most ranked teams held steady. The

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Previous ranking: 10

2025 record: 4-1

Week 6 result: Defeated Vanderbilt 30-14

Stat to know: Kalen DeBoer is now 13-2 in matchups between two ranked teams.

What’s next: Saturday at Missouri, noon, ABC


Previous ranking: 11

2025 record: 5-0

Week 6 result: Defeated Houston 35-11

Stat to know: Texas Tech has now won five straight games by 20-plus points for first time since 1953-54.

What’s next: Saturday vs. Kansas, 7:30 p.m., Fox


Previous ranking: 12

2025 record: 4-1

Week 6 result: Defeated Kentucky 35-14

Stat to know: Georgia has a 16-game win streak against Kentucky.

What’s next: Saturday at Auburn, 7:30 p.m., ABC


Previous ranking: 13

2025 record: 4-1

Week 6 result: Idle

What’s next: Saturday vs. South Carolina, 7:45 p.m., SEC Network


Previous ranking: 15

2025 record: 4-1

Week 6 result: Idle

What’s next: Saturday vs. Arkansas, 4:15 p.m., SEC Network


Previous ranking: 17

2025 record: 5-0

Week 6 result: Idle

What’s next: Saturday vs. Virginia Tech, 3:30 p.m., ACC Network


Previous ranking: 19

2025 record: 5-0

Week 6 result: Idle

What’s next: Saturday vs. Alabama, noon, ABC


Previous ranking: 20

2025 record: 4-1

Week 6 result: Defeated Wisconsin 24-10

Stat to know: Michigan has now won consecutive games against Wisconsin for the first time since 2002.

What’s next: Saturday at USC, 7:30 p.m., NBC


Previous ranking: 21

2025 record: 3-2

Week 6 result: Defeated Boise State 28-7

Stat to know: Against Boise State, Notre Dame had four interceptions in a game for the first time since 2023.

What’s next: Saturday vs. NC State, 3:30 p.m., Peacock


Previous ranking: 22

2025 record: 5-1

Week 6 result: Defeated Purdue 42-27

Stat to know: Illinois has now won consecutive games against Purdue for the first time since 2001-02.

What’s next: Saturday vs. Ohio State, noon, Fox


Previous ranking: 23

2025 record: 5-0

Week 6 result: Defeated West Virginia 38-24

Stat to know: BYU has started 5-0 for the sixth time in program history.

What’s next: Saturday at Arizona, 8 p.m., ESPN2


Previous ranking: 24

2025 record: 5-1

Week 6 result: Defeated Louisville 30-27 (OT)

Stat to know: The win over Louisville is Virginia’s second straight overtime win. Virginia had never won multiple overtime games in a season prior to 2025.

What’s next: Oct. 18 vs. Washington State, 6:30 p.m., The CW


Previous ranking: 16

2025 record: 5-1

Week 6 result: Lost to Alabama 30-14

Stat to know: The loss to Alabama was Vanderbilt’s first game with two red zone turnovers since 2015.

What’s next: Oct. 18 vs. LSU


Previous ranking: 25

2025 record: 4-1

Week 6 result: Idle

What’s next: Saturday at Utah, 10:15 p.m., ESPN


Previous ranking: 14

2025 record: 4-1

Week 6 result: Lost to Cincinnati 38-30

Stat to know: The loss to Cincinnati snaps a five-game conference play win streak dating back to last season.

What’s next: Saturday at Colorado, 3:30 p.m., ESPN


Previous ranking: NR

2025 record: 6-0

Week 6 result: Defeated Tulsa 45-7

Stat to know: Memphis is on a 10-game win streak, the longest active streak in FBS.

What’s next: October 18 at UAB


Previous ranking: NR

2025 record: 4-1

Week 6 result: Defeated Charlotte 54-26

Stat to know: South Florida has won four of its first five games for the first time since 2018.

What’s next: Friday at North Texas, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2


Previous ranking: 18

2025 record: 3-2

Week 6 result: Lost to Miami 28-22

Stat to know: Florida State outscored Miami 19-0 in the fourth quarter

What’s next: Saturday vs. Pitt, noon, ESPN