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College Football Rankings Week 13: Teams 26 Through 136
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With just a few weeks left in the 2025 college football regular season, how do all of the teams outside of the top 25 stack up?

Oh sure, there are a few wild upsets late in the year - teams are tired, others are pulling out all of the stops on Senior Day, or with nothing left to lose - and we're not going to overreact to any one particular outlier of a loss.

And we won't go over the top, rewarding a big upset win or a strong performance that came from out of nowhere. 

College Football News Rankings Week 13: Teams 26 Through 136

At this point, we're breaking down these teams into the bottom 25, the ones who might finish the season strong, those looking to lock up a great year, and the ones pushing for a top 25 finish. 

College Football Rankings: Bottom 25

All of these teams are looking for anything positive to close the season on a high note. It's been rough, but one win over the final few weeks will make the season. 

136 UMass Minutemen

Record: 0-10
Last Week: 136
Last Game: Northern Illinois 45, UMass 3
Up Next: at Ohio

135 Charlotte 49ers

Record: 1-9
Last Week: 135
Last Game: UTSA 28, Charlotte 7
Up Next: at Georgia

134 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

Record: 1-9
Last Week: 133
Last Game: WKU 42, Middle Tennessee 26
Up Next: Sam Houston

133 Oregon State Beavers

Record: 2-9
Last Week: 132
Last Game: Tulsa 31, Oregon State 14
Up Next: OPEN DATE

132 Georgia State Panthers

Record: 2-8
Last Week: 131
Last Game: Marshall 30, Georgia State 18
Up Next: at Troy

131 Bowling Green Falcons

Record: 3-7
Last Week: 125
Last Game: OPEN DATE
Up Next: Akron

130 UTEP Miners

Record: 2-8
Last Week: 128
Last Game: Missouri State 38, UTEP 24
Up Next: New Mexico State

129 New Mexico State Aggies

Record: 3-7
Last Week: 127
Last Game: Tennessee 42, New Mexico State 9
Up Next: at UTEP

128 Ball State Cardinals

Record: 4-6
Last Week: 123
Last Game: Eastern Michigan 24, Ball State 9
Up Next: at Toledo

127 Delaware Blue Hens

Record: 5-5
Last Week: 117
Last Game: Sam Houston 26, Delaware 23
Up Next: at Wake Forest

126 Sam Houston Bearkats

Record: 2-8
Last Week: 130
Last Game: Sam Houston 26, Delaware 23
Up Next: at Middle Tennessee

125 Buffalo Bulls

Record: 5-5
Last Week: 129
Last Game: Central Michigan 38, Buffalo 19
Up Next: Miami University

124 South Alabama Jaguars

Record: 3-7
Last Week: 120
Last Game: South Alabama 26, ULM 14
Up Next: Southern Miss

123 Northern Illinois Huskies

Record: 3-7
Last Week: 126
Last Game: Northern Illinois 45, UMass 3
Up Next: Western Michigan

122 Akron Zips

Record: 4-7
Last Week: 111
Last Game: Kent State 42, Akron 35 OT
Up Next: at Bowling Green

121 Texas State Bobcats

Record: 4-6
Last Week: 122
Last Game: Texas State 41, Southern Miss 14
Up Next: ULM

120 Eastern Michigan Eagles

Record: 4-7
Last Week: 121
Last Game: Eastern Michigan 24, Ball State 9
Up Next: OPEN DATE

119 Kent State Golden Flashes

Record: 4-6
Last Week: 124
Last Game: Kent State 42, Akron 35 OT
Up Next: Central Michigan

118 Nevada Wolf Pack

Record: 2-8
Last Week: 134
Last Game: Nevada 55, San Jose State 10
Up Next: at Wyoming

117 San Jose State Spartans

Record: 3-7
Last Week: 105
Last Game: Nevada 55, San Jose State 10
Up Next: at San Diego State

116 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns

Record: 4-6
Last Week: 119
Last Game: OPEN DATE
Up Next: at Arkansas State

115 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Record: 5-5
Last Week: 118
Last Game: Washington State 28, Louisiana Tech 3
Up Next: Liberty

114 Liberty Flames

Record: 4-6
Last Week: 116
Last Game: FIU 34, Liberty 27 OT
Up Next: at Louisiana Tech

113 ULM Warhawks

Record: 3-7
Last Week: 115
Last Game: South Alabama 26, ULM 14
Up Next: at Texas State

112 UAB Blazers

Record: 3-7
Last Week: 114
Last Game: North Texas 53, UAB 24
Up Next: USF

Teams 76 to 111: Teams Looking To Close Strong

Nov 15, 2025; Pullman, Washington, USA; Washington State Cougars defensive lineman Malaki Ta'Ase (98) celebrate after a sack against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in the first half at Gesa Field at Martin Stadium. © James Snook-Imagn Images

There are wins, and maybe there's a bowl game coming up. It's been a decent year for these teams, and the next three weeks will make-or-break the season.

111 Florida Atlantic Owls

Record: 4-6
Last Week: 113
Last Game: Tulane 35, Florida Atlantic 24
Up Next: UConn

110 FIU Panthers

Record: 5-5
Last Week: 112
Last Game: FIU 34, Liberty 27 OT
Up Next: Jacksonville State

109 Arkansas State Red Wolves

Record: 5-5
Last Week: 110
Last Game: OPEN DATE
Up Next: Louisiana

108 Colorado State Rams

Record: 2-8
Last Week: 109
Last Game: New Mexico 20, Colorado State 17
Up Next: at Boise State

107 App State Mountaineers

Record: 4-6
Last Week: 108
Last Game: James Madison 58, App State 10
Up Next: Marshall

106 Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Record: 3-7
Last Week: 106
Last Game: Tulsa 31, Oregon State 14
Up Next: at Army

105 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Record: 6-4
Last Week: 101
Last Game: Georgia Southern 45, Coastal Carolina 40
Up Next: at South Carolina

104 Rice Owls

Record: 5-5
Last Week: 103
Last Game: OPEN DATE
Up Next: North Texas

103 Georgia Southern Eagles

Record: 6-4
Last Week: 107
Last Game: Georgia Southern 45, Coastal Carolina 40
Up Next: Old Dominion

102 Toledo Rockets

Record: 6-4
Last Week: 104
Last Game: Toledo 24, Miami University 3
Up Next: Ball State

101 UTSA Roadrunners

Record: 5-5
Last Week: 102
Last Game: UTSA 28, Charlotte 7
Up Next: East Carolina

100 Wyoming Cowboys

Record: 4-6
Last Week: 96
Last Game: Fresno State 24, Wyoming 3
Up Next: Nevada

99 Air Force Falcons

Record: 3-7
Last Week: 95
Last Game: UConn 26, Air Force 16
Up Next: New Mexico

98 Miami University RedHawks

Record: 5-5
Last Week: 93
Last Game: Toledo 24, Miami University 3
Up Next: at Buffalo

97 Oklahoma State Cowboys

Record: 1-9
Last Week: 92
Last Game: Kansas State 14, Oklahoma State 6
Up Next: at UCF

96 Ohio Bobcats

Record: 6-4
Last Week: 91
Last Game: Western Michigan 17, Ohio 13
Up Next: UMass

95 Kennesaw State Owls

Record: 7-3
Last Week: 90
Last Game: Jacksonville State 35, Kennesaw State 26
Up Next: Missouri State

94 Boston College Eagles

Record: 1-10
Last Week: 89
Last Game: Georgia Tech 36, Boston College 34
Up Next: OPEN DATE

93 Missouri State Bears

Record: 7-3
Last Week: 99
Last Game: Missouri State 38, UTEP 24
Up Next: at Kennesaw State

92 Troy Trojans

Record: 6-4
Last Week: 78
Last Game: Old Dominion 33, Troy 0
Up Next: Georgia State

91 Jacksonville State Gamecocks

Record: 7-3
Last Week: 98
Last Game: Jacksonville State 35, Kennesaw State 26
Up Next: at FIU

90 Marshall Thundering Herd

Record: 5-5
Last Week: 100
Last Game: Marshall 30, Georgia State 18
Up Next: at Appalachian State

89 WKU Hilltoppers

Record: 8-2
Last Week: 94
Last Game: WKU 42, Middle Tennessee 26
Up Next: at LSU

88 Western Michigan Broncos

Record: 6-4
Last Week: 88
Last Game: Western Michigan 17, Ohio 13
Up Next: at Northern Illinois

87 Central Michigan Chippewas

Record: 6-4
Last Week: 87
Last Game: Central Michigan 38, Buffalo 19
Up Next: at Kent State

86 Temple Owls

Record: 5-5
Last Week: 86
Last Game: OPEN DATE
Up Next: Tulane

85 Syracuse Orange

Record: 3-7
Last Week: 85
Last Game: OPEN DATE
Up Next: at Notre Dame

84 Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Record: 7-3
Last Week: 81
Last Game: Texas State 41, Southern Miss 14
Up Next: at South Alabama

83 Utah State Aggies

Record: 5-5
Last Week: 84
Last Game: UNLV 29, Utah State 26 2OT
Up Next: at Fresno State

82 Army Black Knights

Record: 5-4
Last Week: 83
Last Game: OPEN DATE
Up Next: Tulsa

81 Stanford Cardinal

Record: 4-6
Last Week: 82
Last Game: OPEN DATE
Up Next: Cal

80 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

Record: 7-3
Last Week: 80
Last Game: OPEN DATE
Up Next: at UNLV

79 Old Dominion Monarchs

Record: 7-3
Last Week: 97
Last Game: Old Dominion 33, Troy 0
Up Next: at Georgia Southern

78 Fresno State Bulldogs

Record: 7-3
Last Week: 79
Last Game: Fresno State 24, Wyoming 3
Up Next: Utah State

77 Washington State Cougars

Record: 5-5
Last Week: 74
Last Game: Washington State 28, Louisiana Tech 3
Up Next: at James Madison

76 Virginia Tech Hokies

Record: 2-7
Last Week: 71
Last Game: Florida State 34, Virginia Tech 14
Up Next: Miami

Great Group of Five and Struggling Power Four Teams

Nov 15, 2025; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Michigan State mascot Sparty runs out onto the field before a game against Penn State at Spartan Stadium.© Brendan Mullin-Imagn Images

The Group of Five teams here can hang with the mediocre Power Four programs, and vice versa.

At this point, we're doing this based on how good we think all of these teams are - it's more eye-test than anything else until we close it all out before the conference championships.

75 UNLV Rebels

Record: 8-2
Last Week: 77
Last Game: UNLV 29, Utah State 26 2OT
Up Next: Hawaii

74 Boise State Broncos

Record: 6-4
Last Week: 75
Last Game: San Diego State 17, Boise State 7
Up Next: Colorado State

73 New Mexico Lobos

Record: 7-3
Last Week: 72
Last Game: New Mexico 20, Colorado State 17
Up Next: at Air Force

72 UConn Huskies

Record: 8-3
Last Week: 76
Last Game: UConn 26, Air Force 16
Up Next: at Florida Atlantic

71 Colorado Buffaloes

Record: 3-7
Last Week: 73
Last Game: OPEN DATE
Up Next: Arizona State

70 Wisconsin Badgers

Record: 3-7
Last Week: 70
Last Game: Indiana 31, Wisconsin 7
Up Next: Illinois

69 North Carolina Tar Heels

Record: 4-6
Last Week: 69
Last Game: Wake Forest 28, North Carolina 12
Up Next: Duke

68 Purdue Boilermakers

Record: 2-9
Last Week: 67
Last Game: Washington 49, Purdue 13
Up Next: OPEN DATE

67 East Carolina Pirates

Record: 7-3
Last Week: 68
Last Game: East Carolina 31, Memphis 27
Up Next: at UTSA

66 Michigan State Spartans

Record: 3-7
Last Week: 66
Last Game: Penn State 28, Michigan State 10
Up Next: at Iowa

65 UCF Knights

Record: 4-6
Last Week: 64
Last Game: Texas Tech 48, UCF 9
Up Next: Oklahoma State

64 Arkansas Razorbacks

Record: 2-8
Last Week: 61
Last Game: LSU 23, Arkansas 22
Up Next: at Texas

63 West Virginia Mountaineers

Record: 4-7
Last Week: 58
Last Game: Arizona State 25, West Virginia 23
Up Next: OPEN DATE

62 Kansas Jayhawks

Record: 5-5
Last Week: 60
Last Game: OPEN DATE
Up Next: at Iowa State

61 Cal Golden Bears

Record: 6-4
Last Week: 56
Last Game: OPEN DATE
Up Next: at Stanford

60 Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Record: 5-5
Last Week: 62
Last Game: OPEN DATE
Up Next: at Ohio State

59 Navy Midshipmen

Record: 8-2
Last Week: 65
Last Game: Navy 41, USF 38
Up Next: OPEN DATE

58 James Madison Dukes

Record: 9-1
Last Week: 54
Last Game: James Madison 58, App State 10
Up Next: Washington State

57 San Diego State Aztecs

Record: 8-2
Last Week: 59
Last Game: San Diego State 17, Boise State 7
Up Next: San Jose State

56 Florida State Seminoles

Record: 4-5
Last Week: 63
Last Game: Florida State 34, Virginia Tech 14
Up Next: at NC State

55 Baylor Bears

Record: 5-5
Last Week: 53
Last Game: Utah 55, Baylor 28
Up Next: at Arizona

54 Memphis Tigers

Record: 8-3
Last Week: 51
Last Game: East Carolina 31, Memphis 27
Up Next: OPEN DATE

53 UCLA Bruins

Record: 3-7
Last Week: 49
Last Game: Ohio State 48, UCLA 10
Up Next: Washington

52 South Carolina Gamecocks

Record: 4-6
Last Week: 50
Last Game: Texas A&M 31, South Carolina 30
Up Next: Coastal Carolina

51 Auburn Tigers

Record: 3-6
Last Week: 57
Last Game: OPEN DATE
Up Next: Mercer

Teams 26 to 50: One Push and Into the Top 25

Nov 15, 2025; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; LSU Tigers running back Caden Durham (29) runs against the Arkansas Razorbacks during the first half at Tiger Stadium.© Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

Some of these teams are in the College Football Playoff chase. Did you play a lot of good teams, or did you fatten up on the mediocre? Is your record bad because you played a bunch of top teams? Really, how many bowl-bound teams did you beat? 

It's a funky mashup of teams just outside of this week's CFN Top 25.

50 North Texas Mean Green

Record: 9-1
Last Week: 47
Last Game: North Texas 53, UAB 24
Up Next: at Rice

49 TCU Horned Frogs

Record: 6-4
Last Week: 46
Last Game: BYU 44, TCU 13
Up Next: at Houston

48 Tulane Green Wave

Record: 8-2
Last Week: 48
Last Game: Tulane 35, Florida Atlantic 24
Up Next: at Temple

47 Florida Gators

Record: 3-7
Last Week: 45
Last Game: Ole Miss 34, Florida 24
Up Next: Tennessee

46 USF Bulls

Record: 7-3
Last Week: 28
Last Game: Navy 41, USF 38
Up Next: at UAB

45 Duke Blue Devils

Record: 5-5
Last Week: 44
Last Game: Virginia 34, Duke 17
Up Next: at North Carolina

44 Iowa State Cyclones

Record: 6-4
Last Week: 43
Last Game: OPEN DATE
Up Next: Kansas

43 Penn State Nittany Lions

Record: 4-6
Last Week: 52
Last Game: Penn State 28, Michigan State 10
Up Next: Nebraska

42 Clemson Tigers

Record: 5-5
Last Week: 55
Last Game: Clemson 20, Louisville 19
Up Next: Furman

41 NC State Wolfpack

Record: 5-5
Last Week: 42
Last Game: Miami 41, Virginia 7
Up Next: Florida State

40 Maryland Terrapins

Record: 4-6
Last Week: 40
Last Game: Illinois 24, Maryland 6
Up Next: Michigan

39 Mississippi State Bulldogs

Record: 5-6
Last Week: 34
Last Game: Missouri 49, Mississippi State 27
Up Next: OPEN DATE

38 Kansas State Wildcats

Record: 5-5
Last Week: 37
Last Game: Kansas State 14, Oklahoma State 6
Up Next: at Utah

37 Kentucky Wildcats

Record: 5-5
Last Week: 41
Last Game: Kentucky 42, Tennessee Tech 10
Up Next: at Vanderbilt

36 Northwestern Wildcats

Record: 5-5
Last Week: 38
Last Game: Michigan 24, Northwestern 22
Up Next: Minnesota

35 Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Record: 7-2
Last Week: 39
Last Game: Wake Forest 28, North Carolina 12
Up Next: Delaware

34 Minnesota Golden Gophers

Record: 6-4
Last Week: 36
Last Game: Oregon 42, Minnesota 13
Up Next: at Northwestern

33 LSU Tigers

Record: 6-4
Last Week: 35
Last Game: LSU 23, Arkansas 22
Up Next: WKU

32 Nebraska Cornhuskers

Record: 7-3
Last Week: 33
Last Game: OPEN DATE
Up Next: at Penn State

31 Houston Cougars

Record: 8-2
Last Week: 30
Last Game: OPEN DATE
Up Next: TCU

30 SMU Mustangs

Record: 7-3
Last Week: 29
Last Game: OPEN DATE
Up Next: Louisville

29 Cincinnati Bearcats

Record: 7-3
Last Week: 27
Last Game: Arizona 30, Cincinnati 24
Up Next: BYU

28 Pitt Panthers

Record: 7-3
Last Week: 24
Last Game: Notre Dame 37, Pitt 15
Up Next: Georgia Tech

27 Louisville Cardinals

Record: 7-3
Last Week: 23
Last Game: Clemson 20, Louisville 19
Up Next: at SMU

26 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Record: 9-1
Last Week: 20
Last Game: Georgia Tech 36, Boston College 34
Up Next: Pitt

This article first appeared on College Football News and was syndicated with permission.

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