Further down in the rankings we are expecting a drop for Oklahoma outside the top 10 and a bump back into the rankings for Arch Manning and Texas after taking down the Sooners in Dallas. That, plus plenty of shake up near the end of the ballots, will highlight the key shake ups for Sunday's new rankings release.

No. 24 South Florida improved to 5-1 on Friday with a 63-36 win, handing North Texas its first loss of the season. It’s the third consecutive outing South Florida has scored 50 or more points. No. 8 Alabama scraped out a 27-24 victory over No.

College Football HQ reveals our prediction for the new AP top 25 college football rankings coming out of the weekend and looking ahead to the Week 8 action.

Oklahoma football’s first loss of the 2025 season was a particularly painful one. It wasn’t because of the Sooners’ College Football Playoff hopes — those are still firmly intact — but because of who it came against.

Heading into the 2025 season, it looked like the answer was yes. The Longhorns were coming off an 11-1 regular season and a loss in the SEC title game. Texas then knocked off Clemson and Arizona State in the playoffs before falling to Ohio State in the semifinals.

While last week was light on elite matchups, there are some heavyweight contests to consider for 7 college football picks. The headliner is the top-10 contest of Oregon vs. Indiana (CBS/ Paramount+ ),