Once near the top of the rankings, Texas A&M heads in the wrong direction as the postseason approaches. The formerly top-three Aggies dropped four spots to No. 7 in the latest AP Top 25 poll following their 27-17 rivalry week loss to Texas .

Texas moved up two spots in the Associated Press <a href=" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Top 25 poll after handing Texas A&M its first loss of the 2025 college football season.

Where things stand in the new AP top 25 college football rankings after Saturday's action and looking ahead to a very consequential Championship Week.

UCLA and South Carolina are one-loss teams whose one loss is to the team that'll be ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 this week. That should be enough to keep both ahead of LSU, because voters are going to look at the LSU schedule and think "really???"

The college football regular season concluded on Saturday, Nov. 29. Here's a look at the latest US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 after Week 14:

Texas Tech hits No. 5, Texas A&M falls to No. 7 and North Texas jumps to No. 20 as the newest AP Top 25 sets the stage for championship week across college football. HOUSTON — Texas programs once again shaped the national rankings as the newest AP Top 25 poll set the stage for championship week and the final push toward the postseason bracket.

Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Alabama and Brigham Young followed at No. 8, 9, 10 and 11, respectively, in the same spots as last week. Miami (FL) and Vanderbilt swapped places at No. 12 and No. 13 with the Longhorns moving up two spots to No. 14 at Utah rounding out the top 15.

What will the AP Top 25 Poll look like on Sunday? The No. 14 Texas Longhorns spoiled then-ranked No. 3 Texas A&M's undefeated season, and No. 1 Ohio State exorc

The Aggies fell four spots after losing to the Longhorns, who moved up to No. 14. Texas Tech goes up to No. 7.

Texas is legit. That’s what the Longhorns proved last week in Las Vegas as they beat UCLA and South Carolina on back-to-back nights, handing the Bruins and the Gamecocks their first losses of the season.

Here is where the Texas football program and the Texas A&M Aggies rank in the AP's Top 25 after the Longhorns pulled off the upset.