US LBM Coaches Poll: Oklahoma rises after beating Michigan
USA TODAY Sports’ Paul Myerberg breaks down the biggest results that shaped this week’s US LBM College Football Coaches Poll.
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- The top six teams in the NCAA Re-Rank remain unchanged after Week 2 of the 2025 season.
- South Florida made the biggest jump, rising 29 spots to No. 16, positioning them as a potential Group of Five representative in the College Football Playoff.
- Arizona State, Kansas State, and Oklahoma State all dropped significantly in the rankings after suffering losses.
The top six of the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-136 remains the same heading out of Week 2 of the 2025 college football season: Penn State, Georgia, Ohio State, LSU, Miami and Oregon.
Oklahoma rises two spots to No. 7 after beating Michigan 24-13. The Sooners are clearly a stronger and more complete team than a year ago, with a quarterback in John Mateer who has already transformed what been a very disappointing offense.
The biggest mover in this week’s 1-136 is South Florida, which has already notched wins against Boise State and Florida. Now in the driver’s seat to represent the Group of Five in the College Football Playoff, the Bulls rise 29 spots to No. 16. USF is one spot behind No. 15 Florida State, which has joined Oklahoma in looking like a completely different team from last season. (Through two games, but nonetheless.)
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Another team surging up the re-rank is No. 35 Vanderbilt, which is up 26 after beating Virginia Tech 44-20. While beating the Hokies doesn’t mean what it used to, the Commodores have hit the ground running and are beginning to build on last year’s breakthrough.
Three teams are tripping and falling down the 1-136, beginning with No. 46 Arizona State. The favorites in the Big 12 as recently as Saturday morning, the Sun Devils will no longer be taken seriously as a playoff contender after losing 24-20 to Mississippi State. The Bulldogs are up 48 spots to No. 66, in one of the biggest single-week jumps in the history of the re-rank.
Two others dropping out of contention are No. 61 Kansas State, down 30 after losing to Army, and No. 92 Oklahoma State, down 25 after losing 69-3 to Oregon.
USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-136 after Week 2
