Texas vaulted to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 after rallying from a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit to stun Ohio State 24-23 in Austin, ending the Buckeyes' 115-game win streak when leading by 20+. The Longhorns (2-0) face UTSA next. Georgia (2-0) holds at No. 2 after a 70-20 rout of Western Kentucky, extending its streak to 50 straight wins vs. unranked foes. Notre Dame (2-0) stays No. 3 following a 52-0 blanking of Rice, its 12th consecutive victory. Indiana (2-0) sits No. 4 after a 55-0 win over Howard; the Hoosiers have scored 50+ points in 13 games under Curt Cignetti since 2024. Miami (2-0) rounds out the top five after a program-record 856-yard output in a 77-7 win over Florida A&M.

Ohio State drops to No. 6 and hosts Kent State. The week's marquee matchup looms in Oxford, where No. 7 LSU (2-0) visits No. 8 Ole Miss (2-0) in a top-10 SEC showdown. Texas A&M (2-0) rises to No. 9 after beating Arizona State, while Alabama (2-0) climbs to No. 10 following Kalen De Boer's first comeback win. BYU, USC, Texas Tech, and Penn State complete the top 15.