Oklahoma Shines in Top 25 Battle
September 7, 2025
Oklahoma’s new quarterback, John Mateer ran for two touchdowns and threw another while head coach Brent Venables called a great defensive game which held the Michigan offense to just 288 total yards allowing the Sooners to upset the Wolverines, 24-13. With the victory, OU rose eight spots to No. 16 while Michigan dropped nine to No. 22 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll.
Ohio State remains in the top spot with 62 first-place votes, followed by Penn State, Georgia, LSU and Oregon. The top five remained the same, but the bottom half of the top 10 changed. Miami (Fla.) and Texas flip-flopped the 6 and 7 spots while Notre Dame climbed one space to No. 8. Illinois and South Carolina both enter the top 10 for the first time, at 9 and 10, respectively.
Rank School (1st votes) Pts. Prev. Rec.
1 Ohio State (62) 1,668 1 2-0
2 Penn State (4) 1,576 2 2-0
3 Georgia 1,488 3 2-0
4 LSU (1) 1,472 4 2-0
5 Oregon 1,423 5 2-0
6 Miami (Fla.) 1,330 7 2-0
7 Texas 1,288 6 1-1
8 Notre Dame 1,041 9 0-1
9 Illinois 1,019 12 2-0
10 South Carolina 1,007 11 2-0
11 Clemson 995 8 1-1
12 Florida State 843 19 2-0
13 Mississippi 803 14 2-0
14 Iowa State 794 18 3-0
15 Tennessee 733 17 2-0
16 Oklahoma 693 24 2-0
17 Texas A&M 514 22 2-0
18 Alabama 436 20 1-1
19 Indiana 425 21 2-0
20 Texas Tech 362 23 2-0
21 Utah 270 NR 2-0
22 Michigan 241 13 1-1
23 South Florida 232 NR 2-0
24 Arizona State 206 10 1-1
25 Brigham Young 169 25 2-0
Dropped out: No. 15 Florida (1-1); No. 16 SMU (1-1).
Others receiving votes: Missouri (2-0) 142; Louisville (2-0) 88; SMU (1-1) 87; Southern California (2-0) 87; Florida (1-1) 68; Auburn (2-0) 57; Tulane (2-0) 55; TCU (1-0) 36; Georgia Tech (2-0) 26; Nebraska (2-0) 19; Navy (2-0) 16; Mississippi State (2-0) 15; Washington (2-0) 15; Memphis (2-0) 11; Baylor (1-1) 9; Vanderbilt (2-0) 7; Kansas (2-1) 4; UNLV (3-0) 3; North Carolina State (2-0) 1; Pittsburgh (2-0) 1.
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Oklahoma’s new quarterback, John Mateer ran for two touchdowns and threw another while head coach Brent Venables called a great defensive game which held the Michigan offense to just 288 total yards allowing the Sooners to upset the Wolverines, 24-13. With the victory, OU rose eight spots to No. 16 while Michigan dropped nine to No. 22 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll.
Ohio State remains in the top spot with 62 first-place votes, followed by Penn State, Georgia, LSU and Oregon. The top five remained the same, but the bottom half of the top 10 changed. Miami (Fla.) and Texas flip-flopped the 6 and 7 spots while Notre Dame climbed one space to No. 8. Illinois and South Carolina both enter the top 10 for the first time, at 9 and 10, respectively.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Pts. | Prev. | Rec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State (62) | 1,668 | 1 | 2-0 | |
| 2 | Penn State (4) | 1,576 | 2 | 2-0 | |
| 3 | Georgia | 1,488 | 3 | 2-0 | |
| 4 | LSU (1) | 1,472 | 4 | 2-0 | |
| 5 | Oregon | 1,423 | 5 | 2-0 | |
| 6 | Miami (Fla.) | 1,330 | 7 | 2-0 | |
| 7 | Texas | 1,288 | 6 | 1-1 | |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 1,041 | 9 | 0-1 | |
| 9 | Illinois | 1,019 | 12 | 2-0 | |
| 10 | South Carolina | 1,007 | 11 | 2-0 | |
| 11 | Clemson | 995 | 8 | 1-1 | |
| 12 | Florida State | 843 | 19 | 2-0 | |
| 13 | Mississippi | 803 | 14 | 2-0 | |
| 14 | Iowa State | 794 | 18 | 3-0 | |
| 15 | Tennessee | 733 | 17 | 2-0 | |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 693 | 24 | 2-0 | |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 514 | 22 | 2-0 | |
| 18 | Alabama | 436 | 20 | 1-1 | |
| 19 | Indiana | 425 | 21 | 2-0 | |
| 20 | Texas Tech | 362 | 23 | 2-0 | |
| 21 | Utah | 270 | NR | 2-0 | |
| 22 | Michigan | 241 | 13 | 1-1 | |
| 23 | South Florida | 232 | NR | 2-0 | |
| 24 | Arizona State | 206 | 10 | 1-1 | |
| 25 | Brigham Young | 169 | 25 | 2-0 |
Dropped out: No. 15 Florida (1-1); No. 16 SMU (1-1).
Others receiving votes: Missouri (2-0) 142; Louisville (2-0) 88; SMU (1-1) 87; Southern California (2-0) 87; Florida (1-1) 68; Auburn (2-0) 57; Tulane (2-0) 55; TCU (1-0) 36; Georgia Tech (2-0) 26; Nebraska (2-0) 19; Navy (2-0) 16; Mississippi State (2-0) 15; Washington (2-0) 15; Memphis (2-0) 11; Baylor (1-1) 9; Vanderbilt (2-0) 7; Kansas (2-1) 4; UNLV (3-0) 3; North Carolina State (2-0) 1; Pittsburgh (2-0) 1.
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