The SEC again has half the top 10 in the AP Top 25 college football poll as Alabama and Georgia rose to No. 4 and No. 5, respectively, and Vandy soared to No. 10.

7. Vanderbilt (17): As we mentioned earlier, history is set to be made as Vanderbilt will almost certainly set a new school record for highest-ever AP Top 25 poll ranking. The ceiling for Vanderbilt's rise will be Alabama, the only team that it's lost to this season, but the floor is LSU's previous ranking just on the outside of the top 10.

On Saturday, Michigan bounced back from a Week 7 loss at USC by defeating Washington 24-7 behind 230 passing yards and two touchdowns from Bryce Underwood, along with three interceptions by the Wolverines ’ defense off Huskies quarterback Demond Williams.

We're now halfway through the regular season, and you can probably guess where Penn State falls on our list. Conversely, there have been some nice surprises in the opening seven weeks.

The unofficial midway point of the 2025 college football season begins on Saturday with plenty of intriguing matchups in Week 8. Twenty-three of the teams ranked in the latest AP Top 25 poll will be in action this weekend, including five ranked-on-ranked matchups.