Two human polls and a committee's selections comprise the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship at the FBS level. Instead, that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP poll and the Coaches Poll. One additional poll, the College Football Playoff (CFP) ranking, is usually released starting midway through the season. The CFP rankings determine who makes the twelve-team playoff that determines the College Football Playoff National Champion.
Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week Selected for College Football Playoff Win–loss record Number of first place votes
AP poll
Coaches Poll
CFP rankings
Bold indicates teams whose rankings result in a bid to the College Football Playoff.
The committee did not rank a Group of Six conference in the top 25 in the Week 10 rankings. Instead, as indicated by the second table, the committee indicated the top ranked Group of Six team.
Unranked teams with playoff bid +Week 10Nov 4Week 11Nov 11Week 12Nov 18Week 13Nov 25Week 14Dec 2Week 15 (Final)Dec 7G6Memphis (8–1)NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneG6
FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll
The joint poll of the Football Writers Association of America and National Football Foundation is a human poll which the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records book designates as being one of the "major selectors" of national championships. The NFF automatically awards its MacArthur Bowl national championship trophy to the winner of the College Football Playoff National Championship.
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