AP Top 25: 10 SEC teams land in poll after Week 4, with 5 in Top 10
By Sydney Hunte
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We’re through 4 weeks of the 2025 college football season, and, as usual, the AP Top 25 featured a number of teams from the SEC. All told, 10 teams from the conference made the poll, with 5 of those teams landing in the top 10.
Things went as expected for LSU as it steamrolled Southeastern Louisiana 56-10 at Death Valley. The Tigers moved down a spot to No. 4 ahead of a key road matchup against No. 13 Ole Miss (a 45-10 winner over Tulane) in Oxford.
Georgia, idle during Week 4 after a heartstopping Week 3 overtime win at Tennessee, stayed put at No. 5. The Bulldogs now turn their attention to a big game at Sanford Stadium as they face Alabama, who dropped 3 spots to No. 17 after an open week of its own. Interestingly enough, it’s the Crimson Tide’s first trip between the hedges since 2015 despite 7 games between the programs since then.
Oklahoma is now in the top 10 after a 24-17 win over Auburn in Norman. The Sooners rose 4 spots from No. 11 to No. 7 while the Tigers fell from a No. 22 ranking to out of the polls. Auburn will next face Texas A&M — which moved up from No. 10 to No. 9 after an idle week — while Oklahoma has Week 5 off.
Meanwhile, Texas cruised to a 55-0 win over Sam Houston State as Arch Manning accounted for 5 touchdowns (3 passing, 2 rushing). The Longhorns, who dipped 2 spots to No. 10, have an open week before facing Florida in the Swap on Oct. 4.
Elsewhere, Mizzou jumped 3 spots from No. 23 to No. 20 after topping South Carolina. And Vanderbilt climbed 2 spots to No. 18, its highest ranking in any poll since 2008.
Here’s the entire AP Top 25 entering Week 5:
- Ohio State
- Miami
- Penn State
- LSU
- Georgia
- Oregon
- Oklahoma
- Florida State
- Texas A&M
- Texas
- Indiana
- Texas Tech
- Ole Miss
- Iowa State
- Tennessee
- Georgia Tech
- Alabama
- Vanderbilt
- Michigan
- Missouri
- USC
- Notre Dame
- Illinois
- TCU
- BYU
Others receiving votes:
Auburn, Mississippi State, South Florida, Utah, Arizona State, Louisville, Memphis, Maryland, UCF, UNLV, North Texas
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
