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2025 Week 15 Rankings

Ohio State is No. 1 in the Week 15 NovaModel College Football rankings, ahead of Indiana and Texas A&M. The biggest climb: Army, up 13 spots. The biggest drop: Missouri State, down 17 spots. Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes.

← Week 14Week 16 →Latest rankingsHow the rankings work

What happened in Week 14

67 games were played in Week 14. Top-25 teams lost 5 times. 1 game was an upset by the pre-game rankings. Ohio State is the new No. 1.

  • No. 21 Texas upset No. 3 Texas A&M, 27-17 at home. Arch Manning led Texas with 179 passing yds. In these rankings, Texas rises from No. 21 to No. 19 and Texas A&M stays at No. 3.
  • No. 1 Indiana beat Purdue, 56-3 on the road. Roman Hemby led Indiana with 152 rushing yds. In these rankings, Indiana falls from No. 1 to No. 2 and Purdue rises from No. 104 to No. 103.
  • No. 2 Ohio State beat No. 13 Michigan, 27-9 on the road. Julian Sayin led Ohio State with 233 passing yds. In these rankings, Ohio State rises from No. 2 to No. 1 and Michigan falls from No. 13 to No. 16.
  • No. 4 Oregon beat No. 24 Washington, 26-14 on the road. Dante Moore led Oregon with 286 passing yds. In these rankings, Oregon stays at No. 4 and Washington falls from No. 24 to No. 27.
  • No. 16 Vanderbilt beat No. 23 Tennessee, 45-24 on the road. Diego Pavia led Vanderbilt with 268 passing yds. In these rankings, Vanderbilt rises from No. 16 to No. 13 and Tennessee falls from No. 23 to No. 29.
  • No. 25 Arizona beat No. 20 Arizona State, 23-7 on the road. Noah Fifita led Arizona with 286 passing yds. In these rankings, Arizona rises from No. 25 to No. 20 and Arizona State falls from No. 20 to No. 26.
Week 14 recap reel

All 138 teams

How these rankings work

Every team is rated the same way, on game results alone - no polls and no committee votes. A Week 15 ranking uses only games played before Week 15, so it's the order the teams went into that week in. Movement is the change from the ranking before it.

Every week of 2025

Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13Week 14Week 15Week 16Week 17

Biggest Movers

▼ 17 spots

Missouri State logo

Missouri State

Now #102

▲ 13 spots

Army logo

Army

Now #87

▲ 11 spots

California logo

California

Now #71

RankTeamRecordLastNextRatingTrend
1Ohio State logoOhio StateBig Ten12-0W 27-9 @ MICHvs #2 IU79.4O 67.4 · D 87.8▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
2Indiana logoIndianaBig Ten12-0W 56-3 @ PURvs #1 OSU78.0O 76.3 · D 74.6▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
3Texas A&M logoTexas A&MSEC11-1L 17-27 @ TEX–74.9O 72.4 · D 66.5–
4Oregon logoOregonBig Ten11-1W 26-14 @ WASH–74.7O 70.8 · D 73.9–
5Georgia logoGeorgiaSEC11-1W 16-9 vs GTvs #11 ALA74.1O 60.3 · D 74.3▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
6Notre Dame logoNotre DameFBS Independents10-2W 49-20 @ STAN–73.8O 74.7 · D 72.9▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
7Texas Tech logoTexas TechBig 1211-1W 49-0 @ WVUvs #8 BYU73.8O 74.5 · D 76.5–
8BYU logoBYUBig 1211-1W 41-21 vs UCFvs #7 TTU73.2O 64.0 · D 69.7–
9Ole Miss logoOle MissSEC11-1W 38-19 @ MSST–72.9O 73.9 · D 59.7–
10Oklahoma logoOklahomaSEC10-2W 17-13 vs LSU–73.1O 52.3 · D 78.5–
11Alabama logoAlabamaSEC10-2W 27-20 @ AUBvs #5 UGA72.3O 65.1 · D 70.5–
12Miami logoMiamiACC10-2W 38-7 @ PITT–71.8O 63.7 · D 79.0–
13Vanderbilt logoVanderbiltSEC10-2W 45-24 @ TENN–70.4O 75.1 · D 60.1▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
14Utah logoUtahBig 1210-2W 31-21 @ KU–70.3O 75.7 · D 63.2–
15USC logoUSCBig Ten9-3W 29-10 vs UCLA–70.0O 72.2 · D 61.7–
16Michigan logoMichiganBig Ten9-3L 9-27 vs OSU–68.9O 59.8 · D 67.0▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
17James Madison logoJames MadisonSun Belt11-1W 59-10 @ CCUvs TROY68.6O 60.7 · D 69.7–
18North Texas logoNorth TexasAmerican Athletic11-1W 52-25 vs TEM@ #23 TULN68.2O 78.1 · D 47.4–
19Texas logoTexasSEC9-3W 27-17 vs TA&M–67.9O 58.2 · D 68.0▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
20Arizona logoArizonaBig 129-3W 23-7 @ ASU–66.6O 59.3 · D 67.7▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
21Virginia logoVirginiaACC10-2W 27-7 vs VTvs DUKE66.3O 61.8 · D 62.8▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
22South Florida logoSouth FloridaAmerican Athletic9-3W 52-3 vs RICE–65.6O 75.6 · D 56.0▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
23Tulane logoTulaneAmerican Athletic10-2W 27-0 vs CLTvs #18 UNT65.3O 53.8 · D 58.7▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
24Missouri logoMissouriSEC8-4W 31-17 @ ARK–64.9O 60.1 · D 70.4▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
25Illinois logoIllinoisBig Ten8-4W 20-13 vs NU–64.7O 59.4 · D 62.1▲ 7Up 7 spots since last week
26Arizona State logoArizona StateBig 128-4L 7-23 vs ARIZ–64.3O 50.8 · D 66.2▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
27Washington logoWashingtonBig Ten8-4L 14-26 vs ORE–64.1O 64.2 · D 63.7▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
28Iowa logoIowaBig Ten8-4W 40-16 @ NEB–64.1O 51.2 · D 75.5▲ 8Up 8 spots since last week
29Tennessee logoTennesseeSEC8-4L 24-45 vs VAN–63.6O 75.3 · D 48.3▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
30Louisville logoLouisvilleACC8-4W 41-0 vs UK–63.1O 57.8 · D 64.4▲ 9Up 9 spots since last week
31TCU logoTCUBig 128-4W 45-23 vs CIN–63.0O 60.4 · D 55.6▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
32Pittsburgh logoPittsburghACC8-4L 7-38 vs MIA–62.6O 63.0 · D 58.2▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
33Georgia Tech logoGeorgia TechACC9-3L 9-16 vs UGA–62.9O 62.7 · D 53.1▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
34Navy logoNavyAmerican Athletic9-2W 28-17 @ MEMvs ARMY62.6O 56.2 · D 53.4▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
35Iowa State logoIowa StateBig 128-4W 20-13 @ OKST–62.2O 54.8 · D 61.6▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
36Houston logoHoustonBig 129-3W 31-24 @ BAY–62.0O 55.1 · D 59.1▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
37LSU logoLSUSEC7-5L 13-17 @ OU–61.9O 46.0 · D 73.2▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
38Wake Forest logoWake ForestACC8-4L 32-49 @ DUKE–61.3O 48.5 · D 64.2▼ 9Down 9 spots since last week
39SMU logoSMUACC8-4L 35-38 @ CAL–61.6O 61.7 · D 59.1▼ 9Down 9 spots since last week
40Old Dominion logoOld DominionSun Belt9-3W 27-10 vs GAST–61.2O 57.7 · D 60.6▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
41NC State logoNC StateACC7-5W 42-19 vs UNC–60.7O 60.3 · D 50.7▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
42Boise State logoBoise StatePac-128-4W 25-24 @ USUvs UNLV60.7O 57.2 · D 60.2▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
43East Carolina logoEast CarolinaAmerican Athletic8-4W 42-3 @ FAU–60.6O 58.8 · D 57.8▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
44Duke logoDukeACC7-5W 49-32 vs WAKEvs #21 UVA59.7O 63.8 · D 46.2▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
45Memphis logoMemphisAmerican Athletic8-4L 17-28 vs NAVY–59.0O 58.1 · D 58.5▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
46Penn State logoPenn StateBig Ten6-6W 40-36 @ RUTG–58.9O 60.5 · D 63.0▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
47Cincinnati logoCincinnatiBig 127-5L 23-45 @ TCU–58.8O 59.1 · D 51.0▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
48San Diego State logoSan Diego StatePac-129-3L 17-23 @ UNM–58.8O 44.7 · D 68.7▼ 7Down 7 spots since last week
49Clemson logoClemsonACC7-5W 28-14 @ SC–58.4O 55.4 · D 60.7▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
50New Mexico logoNew MexicoMountain West9-3W 23-17 vs SDSU–58.2O 48.1 · D 56.1▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
51UNLV logoUNLVMountain West10-2W 42-17 @ NEV@ BOIS58.2O 64.6 · D 38.6–
52Minnesota logoMinnesotaBig Ten7-5W 17-7 vs WIS–58.0O 44.3 · D 54.6▲ 10Up 10 spots since last week
53Nebraska logoNebraskaBig Ten7-5L 16-40 vs IOWA–58.1O 51.8 · D 57.7▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
54Auburn logoAuburnSEC5-7L 20-27 vs ALA–57.1O 53.8 · D 68.3▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
55Northwestern logoNorthwesternBig Ten6-6L 13-20 @ ILL–56.8O 47.2 · D 64.8▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
56Florida State logoFlorida StateACC5-7L 21-40 @ FLA–56.6O 63.8 · D 59.4▼ 8Down 8 spots since last week
57Kennesaw State logoKennesaw StateConference USA9-3W 48-42 @ LIB@ JXST56.5O 52.4 · D 46.6▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
58Toledo logoToledoMid-American8-4W 21-3 @ CMU–56.5O 55.3 · D 66.7▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
59Florida logoFloridaSEC4-8W 40-21 vs FSU–56.0O 48.4 · D 64.6▲ 7Up 7 spots since last week
60Wisconsin logoWisconsinBig Ten4-8L 7-17 @ MINN–55.7O 36.3 · D 70.1▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
61Washington State logoWashington StatePac-126-6W 32-8 vs ORST–55.4O 43.5 · D 69.5▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
62Kentucky logoKentuckySEC5-7L 0-41 @ LOU–55.3O 49.2 · D 58.8▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
63Kansas State logoKansas StateBig 126-6W 24-14 vs COLO–55.2O 56.4 · D 54.1▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
64South Carolina logoSouth CarolinaSEC4-8L 14-28 vs CLEM–54.8O 48.6 · D 63.8▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
65Mississippi State logoMississippi StateSEC5-7L 19-38 vs MISS–54.8O 59.3 · D 50.1▼ 5Down 5 spots since last week
66Hawai'i logoHawai'iMountain West8-4W 27-7 vs WYO–54.4O 49.8 · D 51.7▲ 7Up 7 spots since last week
67UConn logoUConnFBS Independents9-3W 48-45 @ FAU–54.3O 58.3 · D 44.1–
68Baylor logoBaylorBig 125-7L 24-31 vs HOU–54.1O 64.2 · D 45.2▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
69Kansas logoKansasBig 125-7L 21-31 vs UTAH–54.1O 57.2 · D 53.4–
70Fresno State logoFresno StatePac-128-4W 41-14 @ SJSU–54.3O 44.3 · D 59.5▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
71California logoCaliforniaACC7-5W 38-35 vs SMU–53.5O 47.3 · D 51.2▲ 11Up 11 spots since last week
72UTSA logoUTSAAmerican Athletic6-6L 24-27 vs ARMY–53.4O 58.6 · D 48.9▼ 9Down 9 spots since last week
73Western Michigan logoWestern MichiganMid-American8-4W 31-21 @ EMUvs M-OH53.0O 39.2 · D 61.5▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
74Troy logoTroySun Belt8-4W 28-18 @ USM@ #17 JMU52.7O 40.4 · D 51.7▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
75Utah State logoUtah StatePac-126-6L 24-25 vs BOIS–52.0O 56.6 · D 46.8▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
76Texas State logoTexas StatePac-126-6W 49-26 vs USA–52.0O 64.6 · D 40.4▲ 11Up 11 spots since last week
77Rutgers logoRutgersBig Ten5-7L 36-40 vs PSU–51.9O 61.7 · D 44.0▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
78Ohio logoOhioMid-American8-4W 31-26 @ BUF–52.0O 52.4 · D 48.2–
79West Virginia logoWest VirginiaBig 124-8L 0-49 vs TTU–51.7O 48.8 · D 52.0▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
80Miami (OH) logoMiami (OH)Mid-American7-5W 45-24 vs BALLvs WMU51.5O 44.6 · D 54.3–
81Western Kentucky logoWestern KentuckyConference USA8-4L 34-37 @ JXST–51.5O 50.4 · D 45.3▼ 11Down 11 spots since last week
82UCF logoUCFBig 125-7L 21-41 @ BYU–51.1O 46.7 · D 58.8▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
83UCLA logoUCLABig Ten3-9L 10-29 @ USC–51.0O 45.7 · D 53.9▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
84Louisiana Tech logoLouisiana TechSun Belt7-5W 42-30 @ MOST–50.9O 45.1 · D 51.9▲ 11Up 11 spots since last week
85Florida International logoFlorida InternationalConference USA7-5W 56-16 vs SHSU–50.4O 46.6 · D 45.1▲ 8Up 8 spots since last week
86Southern Miss logoSouthern MissSun Belt7-5L 18-28 vs TROY–50.2O 47.8 · D 43.5▼ 9Down 9 spots since last week
87Army logoArmyAmerican Athletic6-5W 27-24 @ UTSAvs NAVY50.1O 38.1 · D 59.8▲ 13Up 13 spots since last week
88North Dakota State logoNorth Dakota StateMountain West–––50.0O 50.0 · D 50.0–
89Sacramento State logoSacramento StateMid-American–––50.0O 50.0 · D 50.0–
90Stanford logoStanfordACC4-8L 20-49 vs ND–49.7O 42.0 · D 53.2▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
91Virginia Tech logoVirginia TechACC3-9L 7-27 @ UVA–49.5O 46.8 · D 52.1▲ 6Up 6 spots since last week
92Arkansas logoArkansasSEC2-10L 17-31 vs MIZ–49.5O 69.2 · D 47.4▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
93Coastal Carolina logoCoastal CarolinaSun Belt6-6L 10-59 vs JMU–49.4O 42.5 · D 37.7▼ 9Down 9 spots since last week
94Colorado logoColoradoBig 123-9L 14-24 @ KSU–49.0O 46.0 · D 48.8–
95Marshall logoMarshallSun Belt5-7L 19-24 vs GASO–48.8O 52.3 · D 42.5▼ 9Down 9 spots since last week
96Michigan State logoMichigan StateBig Ten4-8W 38-28 vs MD–48.7O 50.7 · D 49.3▲ 10Up 10 spots since last week
97Maryland logoMarylandBig Ten4-8L 28-38 vs MSU–48.4O 47.8 · D 51.7▼ 7Down 7 spots since last week
98Central Michigan logoCentral MichiganMid-American7-5L 3-21 vs TOL–48.2O 41.4 · D 53.0▼ 6Down 6 spots since last week
99Georgia Southern logoGeorgia SouthernSun Belt6-6W 24-19 @ MRSH–48.0O 50.5 · D 34.9▲ 10Up 10 spots since last week
100Jacksonville State logoJacksonville StateConference USA8-4W 37-34 vs WKUvs KENN48.4O 49.1 · D 44.0▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
101Temple logoTempleAmerican Athletic5-7L 25-52 @ UNT–48.3O 47.5 · D 45.1▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
102Missouri State logoMissouri StateConference USA7-5L 30-42 vs LT–47.9O 46.1 · D 47.0▼ 17Down 17 spots since last week
103Purdue logoPurdueBig Ten2-10L 3-56 vs IU–47.7O 46.5 · D 49.8▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
104Florida Atlantic logoFlorida AtlanticAmerican Athletic4-8L 3-42 vs ECU–46.8O 56.5 · D 35.8▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
105Rice logoRiceAmerican Athletic5-7L 3-52 @ USF–46.8O 32.4 · D 47.5▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
106North Carolina logoNorth CarolinaACC4-8L 19-42 @ NCSU–46.5O 35.7 · D 57.2▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
107Syracuse logoSyracuseACC3-9L 12-34 vs BC–46.7O 42.9 · D 46.3▼ 9Down 9 spots since last week
108Louisiana logoLouisianaSun Belt6-6W 30-27 vs ULM–45.9O 45.2 · D 40.6▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
109Arkansas State logoArkansas StateSun Belt6-6W 30-29 @ APP–46.3O 41.4 · D 46.3▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
110Delaware logoDelawareConference USA6-6W 61-31 vs UTEP–45.8O 49.3 · D 35.4▲ 2Up 2 spots since last week
111UAB logoUABAmerican Athletic4-8W 31-24 @ TLSA–45.3O 47.7 · D 36.8▲ 4Up 4 spots since last week
112Air Force logoAir ForceMountain West4-8W 42-21 @ CSU–44.6O 53.2 · D 41.1▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
113South Alabama logoSouth AlabamaSun Belt4-8L 26-49 @ TXST–43.8O 45.0 · D 44.0▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
114App State logoApp StateSun Belt5-7L 29-30 vs ARST–43.7O 43.9 · D 40.9▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
115Wyoming logoWyomingMountain West4-8L 7-27 @ HAW–43.1O 29.6 · D 59.6▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
116Tulsa logoTulsaAmerican Athletic4-8L 24-31 vs UAB–42.8O 44.2 · D 43.4▼ 3Down 3 spots since last week
117Liberty logoLibertyConference USA4-8L 42-48 vs KENN–42.6O 45.6 · D 46.8▼ 1Down 1 spot since last week
118Boston College logoBoston CollegeACC2-10W 34-12 @ SYR–42.4O 49.9 · D 42.0▲ 9Up 9 spots since last week
119Oregon State logoOregon StatePac-122-10L 8-32 @ WSU–41.2O 41.2 · D 45.6▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
120San José State logoSan José StateMountain West3-9L 14-41 vs FRES–41.2O 47.7 · D 36.4▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
121Buffalo logoBuffaloMid-American5-7L 26-31 vs OHIO–40.9O 37.9 · D 47.4▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
122Nevada logoNevadaMountain West3-9L 17-42 vs UNLV–40.0O 33.3 · D 48.7▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
123Kent State logoKent StateMid-American5-7W 35-31 @ NIU–40.0O 40.8 · D 34.0▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
124Akron logoAkronMid-American5-7W 19-16 @ BGSU–39.8O 40.7 · D 40.6▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
125Bowling Green logoBowling GreenMid-American4-8W 45-14 @ MASS–40.2O 32.4 · D 51.1▲ 5Up 5 spots since last week
126UL Monroe logoUL MonroeSun Belt3-9L 27-30 @ UL–40.1O 33.5 · D 44.1▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
127Oklahoma State logoOklahoma StateBig 121-11L 13-20 vs ISU–39.7O 34.4 · D 47.3▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
128New Mexico State logoNew Mexico StateConference USA4-8L 24-31 vs MTSU–39.0O 33.8 · D 44.1▼ 7Down 7 spots since last week
129Eastern Michigan logoEastern MichiganMid-American4-8L 21-31 vs WMU–38.7O 43.7 · D 35.7–
130Colorado State logoColorado StatePac-122-10L 21-42 vs AF–38.5O 38.4 · D 41.3▼ 4Down 4 spots since last week
131Georgia State logoGeorgia StateSun Belt1-11L 10-27 @ ODU–38.4O 41.4 · D 36.4–
132Ball State logoBall StateMid-American4-8L 24-45 @ M-OH–37.3O 28.9 · D 40.7–
133Middle Tennessee logoMiddle TennesseeConference USA3-9W 31-24 @ NMSU–36.9O 38.2 · D 36.8▲ 3Up 3 spots since last week
134Charlotte logoCharlotteAmerican Athletic1-11L 0-27 @ TULN–36.4O 29.7 · D 33.5▲ 1Up 1 spot since last week
135Northern Illinois logoNorthern IllinoisMountain West3-9L 31-35 vs KENT–35.3O 27.8 · D 47.7▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
136UTEP logoUTEPMountain West2-10L 31-61 @ DEL–34.9O 36.6 · D 39.6▼ 2Down 2 spots since last week
137Sam Houston logoSam HoustonConference USA2-10L 16-56 vs FIU–32.8O 33.6 · D 31.2–
138Massachusetts logoMassachusettsMid-American0-12L 14-45 vs BGSU–25.8O 23.3 · D 24.2–

As of: 2025-11-30