AP College Football Poll Reaction: What’s Coming for Each of the Top 25 Teams?

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

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Previous ranking: 3

2024 record: 3-0

Result week 4: Defeated Marshall 49-14

State to know: Jeremiah Smith is the second true freshman in Ohio State history with four touchdown receptions in a three-game span, succeeding Cris Carter in 1984.

What’s next?: Saturday at Michigan State

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Previous ranking: 4

2024 record: 3-0

Result week 4: Inactive

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

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Previous ranking: 6

2024 record: 4-0

Result week 4: Oklahoma defeated 25-15

State to know: Before Oklahoma scored a TD in the fourth quarter, Tennessee had gone 19 quarters without allowing a touchdown. It was the longest streak in FBS in the last 20 seasons.

What’s next?: Oct. 5 in Arkansas

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Previous ranking: 5

2024 record: 4-0

Result week 4: Defeated Georgia Southern 52-13

State to know: Through his team’s first four games, Jaxson Dart has 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, afternoon

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Previous ranking: 8

2024 record: 4-0

Result week 4: Defeated South Florida 50-15

State to know: Miami has outscored its opponents by 168 points this season, the largest four-game point differential in program history.

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

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Previous ranking: 9

2024 record: 3-0

Result week 4: Inactive

What’s next?: Saturday at UCLA

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Previous ranking: 10

2024 record: 3-0

Result week 4: Defeated Kent State 56-0

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

What’s next?: Saturday vs. Illinois

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Previous ranking: 12

2024 record: 4-0

Result week 4: Defeated Oklahoma State 22-19

State to know: Micah Bernard became the first Utah player with 150 rushing yards in a game against an AP-ranked opponent since Zack Moss had 160 against Stanford in 2018.

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

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Previous ranking: 7

2024 record: 4-0

Result week 4: Defeated Vanderbilt 30-27 (OT)

State to know: Nate Noel set a new 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

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Previous ranking: 18

2024 record: 3-1

Result week 4: Defeated USC 27-24

State to know: 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 single-game average in team history.

What’s next?: Saturday vs. Minnesota

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Previous ranking: 11

2024 record: 2-1

Result week 4: Lost to Michigan 27-24

State to know: USC allowed 199 rushing yards in the first half, the most the Trojans had allowed since 2019 against Notre Dame (196).

What’s next?: Saturday vs. Wisconsin

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Previous ranking: 16

2024 record: 3-1

Result week 4: Defeated UCLA 34-17

State to know: Garrett Nussmeier has 110 completed passes through four games this season, the most in LSU history.

What’s next?: Saturday vs. South Alabama

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Previous ranking: 19

2024 record: 3-0

Result week 4: Defeated Georgia Tech 31-19

State to know: This was Tyler Shough’s third straight game with 200-plus passing yards and two or more passing touchdowns. That’s tied for the second-longest streak since 2015.

What’s next?: Saturday at Notre Dame, 3:30pm, Peacock

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Previous ranking: 17

2024 record: 3-1

Result week 4: Defeated Miami (Ohio) 28-3

State to know: The Irish have held their last 18 opponents under 400 total yards. That’s tied with Michigan and Georgia for the second-longest active streak in FBS.

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

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Previous ranking: 21

2024 record: 2-1

Result week 4: Defeated NC State 59-35

State to know: Phil Mafah, Cade Klubnik, Jay Haynes and Cole Turner had rushing scores against NC State. It was the first time since 2019 that the Tigers had four different runners score a TD.

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

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Previous ranking: 20

2024 record: 2-0

Result week 4: Defeated Arkansas State 52-7

State to know: Rocco Becht has passed for at least 200 passing yards and multiple passing touchdowns in each of his last seven games, the longest streak by an Iowa State player in the last 25 seasons.

What’s next?: Saturday in Houston

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Previous ranking: 24

2024 record: 4-0

Result week 4: Defeated Nebraska 31-24 (OT)

State to know: Luke Altmyer is the third Big Ten QB with 10 passing touchdowns and no interceptions through the 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

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Previous ranking: 14

2024 record: 3-1

Result week 4: Lost to Utah 22-19

State to know: Ollie Gordon II, who didn’t have a rushing score last week against Tulsa, hasn’t scored a rushing 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

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Previous ranking: 15

2024 record: 3-1

Result week 4: Lost to Tennessee 25-15

State to know: Oklahoma rushed for just 36 yards on Saturday, the fewest in a game since they managed just 15 rushing yards against Notre Dame in 2012.

What’s next?: Saturday in Auburn

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Previous ranking: NR

2024 record: 4-0

Result week 4: Defeated Kansas State 38-9

State to know: This is the first time since 2022 that the Cougars have been ranked.

What’s next?: Saturday vs. Baylor

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Previous ranking: 13

2024 record: 3-1

Result week 4: Lost to BYU 38-9

State to knowKansas State dropped 10 spots to No. 23 in this week’s poll, the largest drop by any team this week.

What’s next?: Saturday at Purdue, afternoon

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Previous ranking: 25

2024 record: 3-1

Result week 4: Defeated Bowling Green 26-20

State to know: Marcel Reed is the first Texas A&M QB to have two consecutive games with two passing touchdowns and 80-plus rushing passes since Johnny Manziel in 2012 during his Heisman Trophy season.

What’s next?: Saturday vs. Arkansas

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Previous ranking: NR

2024 record: 2-1

Result week 4: Defeated Portland State 56-14

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

What’s next?: Saturday vs. Washington State