College football rankings: Indiana makes big leap in polls

College football rankings for Week 5 of the 2025 season have been released, and the Indiana Hoosiers made the biggest leap.

Indiana (4-0) moved up eight spots to No. 11 in the AP Poll following its dominating 63-10 victory at home against then No. 9 Illinois. The Hoosiers also moved up in the Coaches Poll from No. 17 to No. 12.

As a result of the loss, Illinois (3-1) plummeted 14 spots in the AP Poll to No. 23 and 15 spots in the Coaches Poll to No. 23.

There was some movement in the Top 5 of the AP Poll this week, with the Miami Hurricanes (4-0) jumping up two spots to No. 2. That move pushed Penn State (3-0) down to No. 3 and LSU (4-0) down to No. 4. Georgia (3-0) remains the No. 5 team.

New teams in the AP Poll for Week 5 include TCU at No. 24 and BYU at No. 25.

Teams that dropped out of the AP Poll this week after losses include Utah (No. 16) and Auburn (No. 22).

Below are the College football rankings for Week 5 of the 2025 season (first-place votes in parentheses):

AP POLL – Week 5

1. Ohio State (52)
2. Miami (7)
3. Penn State (5)
4. LSU
5. Georgia
6. Oregon (1)
7. Oklahoma (1)
8. Florida State
9. Texas A&M
10. Texas
11. Indiana
12. Texas Tech
13. Ole Miss
14. Iowa State
15. Tennessee
16. Georgia Tech
17. Alabama
18. Vanderbilt
19. Michigan
20. Missouri
21. USC
22. Notre Dame
23. Illinois
24. TCU
25. BYU

Others receiving votes: Auburn 122, Mississippi St. 102, South Florida 77, Utah 45, Arizona St. 30, Memphis 23, Louisville 23, Maryland 6, UNLV 3, UCF 3, North Texas 2

Dropped from rankings: Utah 16, Auburn 22

FBS COACHES POLL – WEEK 5

1. Ohio State (61)
2. Penn State (3)
3. Georgia (1)
4. LSU
5. Oregon (1)
6. Miami (1)
7. Texas
8. Florida State
9. Texas A&M
10. Oklahoma
11. Ole Miss
12. Indiana
13. Iowa State
14. Texas Tech
15. Tennessee
16. Alabama
17. Georgia Tech
18. Michigan
19. Missouri
20. Vanderbilt
21. Notre Dame
22. USC
23. Illinois
24. BYU
25. TCU

Others receiving votes: Arizona State 104, Utah 99, Louisville 67, Mississippi State 57, Memphis 55, Auburn 48, South Florida 32, Washington 19, Navy 17, Maryland 10, Kansas 6, Houston 4, Syracuse 4, Tulane 3, UNLV 3, Nebraska 3, North Texas 2, Iowa 1

Dropped from rankings: Utah 18, South Carolina 24, Auburn 25

Stats Perform FCS Top 25 – Week 5

1. North Dakota State (51)
2. South Dakota State (4)
3. Tarleton State (1)
4. Montana State
5. Montana
6. Rhode Island
7. Illinois State
8. Idaho
9. UC Davis
10. Lehigh
11. Southern Illinois
12. Abilene Christian
13. Tennessee Tech
14. North Dakota
15. Northern Arizona
16. Monmouth
17. South Dakota
18. West Georgia
19. Jackson State
20. Villanova
21. Sacramento State
22. Lamar
23. Austin Peay
24. Youngstown State
25. Presbyterian

Others receiving votes: Mercer 89, Harvard 81, UIW 60, Richmond 44, Stephen F. Austin 39, ETSU 28, Gardner-Webb 26, Southeast Missouri State 19, Dartmouth 15, New Hampshire 15, North Carolina Central 7, Yale 6

Dropped from rankings: UIW 19, New Hampshire 25

FCS Coaches Poll – Week 5

1. North Dakota State (25)
2. South Dakota State (1)
3. Tarleton State
4. Montana
5. Illinois State
6. Montana State
7. Rhode Island
8. UC Davis
9. Lehigh
10. Idaho
11. Tennessee Tech
12. Southern Illinois
13. Abilene Christian
14. Monmouth
15(t). North Dakota
15(t). Northern Arizona
17. Jackson State
18. South Dakota
19. Youngstown State
20. West Georgia
21. Sacramento State
22. Villanova
23. Mercer
24. UIW
25. Austin Peay

Others receiving votes: Presbyterian 51, Lamar 42, Dartmouth 31, Lafayette 26, Harvard 16, Southeastern Louisiana 14, Yale 13, Furman 11, New Hampshire 9, Stephen F. Austin 9, NC Central 7, ETSU 5, Gardner-Webb 5, UTRGV 5, Richmond 3, Brown 2, Chattanooga 2, Eastern Washington 1, San Diego 1, SC State 1

Dropped from rankings: New Hampshire 23