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The second in-season men's AP Top 25 poll for 2025-26 is out. Here's what next for every team in the standings.
Navy, Tulane, North Texas and the East Carolina Pirates all have one loss in conference play. None of those four teams play each other in the next two weeks. Navy owns the head-to-head tiebreaker over North Texas, while Tulane beat East Carolina earlier in the season.
No. 21 James Madison (9-1), out of the Sun Belt, is the highest-ranked Group of Five team in the AP poll, while a pair of AAC teams -- No. 22 North Texas (also 9-1) and No. 24 Tulane (8-2) -- are next.
The Illini joined Louisville and Gonzaga in making six-spot climbs this week, while the biggest falls came from Texas Tech as wel as UCLA, which dropped four spots after a closs loss to Arizona. N.C. State moved into the poll at No. 25 at the expense of Creighton.
The SEC took center stage in Week 12 with a pair of battles between College Football Playoff contenders, and the results of those ranked showdowns redefined the AP Top 25 poll for Week 13. Oklahoma and Georgia climbed closer to the top of the national pecking order with victories that kept them squarely in postseason contention.
The end is near, but college football delivered another exciting weekend of games with a couple of unexpected upsets and incredible comebacks. The No. 3 Texas A