AP College Football Poll Reaction: What’s Next for Each Top 25 Team?

What’s next?: Saturday at Alabama, 7:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN+

Previous ranking:3

Record 2024: 3-0

Week 4 result: Defeated Marshall 49-14

Stat knowing: Jeremiah Smith is the second true freshman in Ohio State history with four touchdown receptions over a three-game span, joining Cris Carter in 1984.

What’s next?: Saturday at Michigan State

Previous ranking: 4

Record 2024: 3-0

Week 4 result: Idle

What’s next?: Saturday vs. Georgia, 7:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN+

Previous ranking:6

Record 2024: 4-0

Week 4 result: Defeated Oklahoma 25-15

Stat knowing: Before Oklahoma scored a TD in the fourth quarter, Tennessee had not allowed a touchdown in 19 quarters. It was the longest streak in FBS in the last 20 seasons.

What’s next?: October 5th in Arkansas

Previous ranking: 5

Record 2024: 4-0

Week 4 result: Defeated Georgia Southern 52-13

Stat knowing: Through his team’s first four games, Jaxson Dart has accumulated 1,554 passing yards, the most by an SEC player to start a season since Tim Couch in 1998 (1,577).

What’s next?: Saturday vs. Kentucky, noon

Previous ranking:8

Record 2024: 4-0

Week 4 result: Defeated South Florida 50-15

Stat knowing: Miami has outscored its opponents by 168 points this season, the largest point differential in four games in program history.

What’s next?: Friday vs. Virginia Tech, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

Previous ranking:9

Record 2024: 3-0

Week 4 result: Idle

What’s next?: Saturday at UCLA

Previous ranking: 10

Record 2024: 3-0

Week 4 result: Defeated Kent State 56-0

Stat knowing: Penn State had 718 yards of total offense, breaking a school record that had stood since 1926.

What’s next?: Saturday against Illinois

Previous ranking: 12

Record 2024: 4-0

Week 4 result: Defeated Oklahoma State 22-19

Stat knowing: Micah Bernard becomes the first Utah player with 150 rushing yards in a game against an AP-ranked opponent since Zack Moss’ 160 against Stanford in 2018.

What’s next?: Saturday vs. Arizona, 10:15 p.m., ESPN

Previous ranking:7

Record 2024: 4-0

Week 4 result: Defeated Vanderbilt 30-27 (OT).

Stat knowing: Nate Noel set a career high with 199 yards rushing against the Commodores. His previous best was 193 against East Carolina in 2023.

What’s next?: Oct. 5 at Texas A&M

Previous ranking: 18

Record 2024: 3-1

Week 4 result: Defeated USC 27-24

Stat knowing: Michigan had just 32 yards passing on 12 attempts against USC. It was the Wolverines’ fewest passing yards in a game since at least 1996. Michigan averaged just 4.6 yards per completion, the lowest in a game in team history.

What’s next?: Saturday against Minnesota

Previous ranking: 11

Record 2024: 2-1

Week 4 result: Lost to Michigan 27-24

Stat knowing: USC allowed 199 rushing yards in the first half, the most the Trojans had given up against Notre Dame since 2019 (196).

What’s next?: Saturday against Wisconsin

Previous ranking: 16

Record 2024: 3-1

Week 4 result: Defeated UCLA 34-17

Stat knowing: Garrett Nussmeier has 110 completions in four games this season, the most in LSU history.

What’s next?: Saturday against South Alabama

Previous ranking: 19

Record 2024: 3-0

Week 4 result: Defeated Georgia Tech 31-19

Stat knowing: This was Tyler Shough’s third straight game with more than 200 passing yards and two or more passing touchdowns. This is the second longest streak since 2015.

What’s next?: Saturday at Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m., Peacock

Previous ranking: 17

Record 2024: 3-1

Week 4 result: Defeated Miami (Ohio) 28-3

Stat knowing: The Irish have held their last 18 opponents under 400 total yards. This is tied with Michigan and Georgia for the second-longest active streak in FBS.

What’s next?: Saturday vs. Louisville, 3:30 p.m., Peacock

Previous ranking: 21

Record 2024: 2-1

Week 4 result: Defeated NC State 59-35

Stat knowing: Phil Mafah, Cade Klubnik, Jay Haynes and Cole Turner had outstanding results against NC State. It was the first time since 2019 that the Tigers had four different runners score a touchdown.

What’s next?: Saturday vs. Stanford, 7 p.m., ESPN

Previous ranking: 20

Record 2024: 2-0

Week 4 result: Defeated Arkansas State 52-7

Stat knowing: Rocco Becht has recorded at least 200 passing yards and multiple passing touchdowns in each of his last seven games. This is the longest streak by an Iowa State player in the last 25 seasons.

What’s next?: Saturday in Houston

Previous ranking:24

Record 2024: 4-0

Week 4 result: Defeated Nebraska 31-24 (OT).

Stat knowing: Luke Altmyer is the third Big Ten QB with 10 passing touchdowns and no interceptions in a team’s first four games of the season since 2004. He joins Justin Fields (Ohio State) in 2019 and Kyle Orton (Purdue) in 2004.

What’s next?: Saturday at Penn State

Previous ranking: 14

Record 2024: 3-1

Week 4 result: Lost 22-19 to Utah

Stat knowing: Ollie Gordon II, who didn’t have a rushing score last week against Tulsa, went without a touchdown in consecutive games for the first time since Weeks 3-4 of 2023. Oklahoma State lost both games.

What’s next?: Saturday at Kansas State

Previous ranking: 15

Record 2024: 3-1

Week 4 result: Lost to Tennessee 25-15

Stat knowing: Oklahoma ran for 36 yards on Saturday, its fewest in a game since a 15-yard gain against Notre Dame in 2012.

What’s next?: Saturday at Auburn

Previous ranking: NO

Record 2024: 4-0

Week 4 result: Defeated Kansas State 38-9

Stat knowing: This is the first time the Cougars have been ranked since 2022.

What’s next?: Saturday against Baylor

Previous ranking: 13

Record 2024: 3-1

Week 4 result: Lost to BYU 38-9

Stat knowing: Kansas State fell 10 spots to No. 23, the biggest drop in this week’s poll.

What’s next?: Saturday at Purdue, noon

Previous ranking: 25

Record 2024: 3-1

Week 4 result: Defeated Bowling Green 26-20

Stat knowing: Marcel Reed becomes the first Texas A&M QB with consecutive games with two passing touchdowns and over 80 rushing yards since Johnny Manziel in 2012 during his Heisman Trophy season.

What’s next?: Saturday against Arkansas

Previous ranking: NO

Record 2024: 2-1

Week 4 result: Defeated Portland State 56-14

Stat knowing: Ashton Jeanty has rushed for 586 yards in Boise State’s first three games. That’s the fourth-most goals by an FBS player in his first three games in the last 15 years.

What’s next?: Saturday against Washington State