The Missouri Tigers are 5-0 and coming off a bye week, heading into a huge matchup with Alabama on Saturday. (Photo: Ellie Parker)
Cedric Williams
Senior Editor
Even though it didn’t play this past weekend, the University of Missouri football team moved up five spots — from No. 19 to No. 14 — in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, which was released on Sunday.
Missouri is 5-0 and coming off a dominant win over UMass, two Saturdays ago.
But last weekend, a number of wild upsets around the country helped Mizzou move up in the rankings. Top-ranked teams, Penn State and Texas both lost to unranked opponents and fell completely out of the Top 25, while other ranked teams like Iowa State and Cincinnati also lost and fell in the rankings.
Another team that was ahead of Missouri in last week’s rankings, Vanderbilt, lost by two touchdowns at home to Mizzou’s next opponent, Alabama. The Commodores were No. 16 and fell to No. 20.
Mizzou RB Ahmad Hardy leads the nation in rushing with 730 yards and nine touchdowns. (Photo: Terrance Williams)
Alabama moved up from No. 10 to No. 8 and will be the highest ranked Missouri has faced this season. The Crimson Tide beat the Tigers 34-0 in Tuscaloosa last year, are on a four-game win streak, and are looking to knock off a third straight ranked opponent, after defeating then-No. 5 Georgia in Athens two weeks ago.
Ohio State remained the top-ranked team in the country for the fifth straight week. Miami moved up to No. 2, after defeating rival Florida State last Saturday, and Oregon dropped one slot to No. 3.
SEC foes Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma make up Nos. 4, 5, and 6, respectively, with Indiana holding the No. 7 slot ahead of Alabama. Texas Tech made its first appearance in the Top 10, at No. 9, after its blowout win over Houston last week. And Georgia, which fell to No. 12 after its loss to Bama two weeks ago, jumped back up to No. 10 this week.
LSU, Tennessee, and Georgia Tech are the three teams in front of Mizzou at No. 11, No. 12, and No. 13, with Michigan just behind the Tigers at No. 15.
Mizzou QB Beau Pribula has passed for 1,203 yards and nine touchdowns this season. (Photo: Terrance Williams)
When Mizzou hosts Alabama on Saturday, it will be one of the biggest home games for the Tigers in program history. With a win, Missouri would serve official notice to the rest of the country that it was a team to be reckoned with this season.
A win would also probably vault Mizzou into the Top 10 and put the Tigers on a path to clinching a spot in the CFB playoffs at the end of the season.
Kickoff on Saturday is set for 11 a.m., and the game will be broadcast live on ABC.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 FOOTBALL POLL
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ohio State (40) | 1620 | 5-0 | 1 |
| 2. | Miami (FL) (21) | 1579 | 5-0 | 3 |
| 3. | Oregon (5) | 1542 | 5-0 | 2 |
| 4. | Ole Miss | 1376 | 5-0 | 4 |
| 5. | Texas A&M | 1361 | 5-0 | 6 |
| 6. | Oklahoma | 1346 | 5-0 | 5 |
| 7. | Indiana | 1213 | 5-0 | 8 |
| 8. | Alabama | 1202 | 4-1 | 10 |
| 9. | Texas Tech | 1135 | 5-0 | 11 |
| 10. | Georgia | 1084 | 4-1 | 12 |
| 11. | LSU | 949 | 4-1 | 13 |
| 12. | Tennessee | 892 | 4-1 | 15 |
| 13. | Georgia Tech | 782 | 5-0 | 17 |
| 14. | Missouri | 775 | 5-0 | 19 |
| 15. | Michigan | 707 | 4-1 | 20 |
| 16. | Notre Dame | 610 | 3-2 | 21 |
| 17. | Illinois | 522 | 5-1 | 22 |
| 18. | BYU | 463 | 5-0 | 23 |
| 19. | Virginia | 452 | 5-1 | 24 |
| 20. | Vanderbilt | 407 | 5-1 | 16 |
| 21. | Arizona State | 214 | 4-1 | 25 |
| 22. | Iowa State | 165 | 5-1 | 14 |
| 23. | Memphis | 153 | 6-0 | NR |
| 24. | South Florida | 150 | 4-1 | NR |
| 25. | Florida State | 147 | 3-2 | 18 |
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 129, Texas 111, Penn St. 97, Utah 84, Nebraska 60, Southern Cal 46, UNLV 19, North Texas 16, TCU 14, Washington 10, Mississippi St. 10, Navy 4, Louisville 3, Auburn 1.
2025 MIZZOU TIGERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | TV | Radio | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2025 (Thursday) | 6:30 pm | Home | Central Arkansas | Faurot Field |  | Tiger Radio Network | W, 61-6 (1-0) |
| September 6, 2025 (Saturday) | 2:30 pm | Home | Kansas | Faurot Field |  | Tiger Radio Network | W, 42-31 (2-0) |
| September 13, 2025 (Saturday) | 12 pm | Home | Louisiana | Faurot Field |  | Tiger Radio Network | W, 52-10 (3-0) |
| September 20, 2025 (Saturday) | 6 pm | Home | South Carolina | Faurot Field |  | Tiger Radio Network | W, 29-20 (4-0) |
| September 27, 2025 (Saturday) | 6:30 pm | Home | Massachusetts | Faurot Field |  | Tiger Radio Network | W, 42-6 (5-0) |
| October 11, 2025 (Saturday) | 11 am | Home | #8 Alabama | Faurot Field |  | Tiger Radio Network | |
| October 18, 2025 (Saturday) | TBD | Away | Auburn | Auburn, Ala. / Jordan-Hare Stadium | TBD | Tiger Radio Network | |
| October 25, 2025 (Saturday) | TBD | Away | Vanderbilt | Nashville, Tenn. / FirstBank Stadium | TBD | Tiger Radio Network | |
| November 8, 2025 (Saturday) | TBD | Home | Texas A&M | Faurot Field | TBD | Tiger Radio Network | |
| November 15, 2025 (Saturday) | TBD | Home | Mississippi State | Faurot Field | TBD | Tiger Radio Network | |
| November 22, 2025 (Saturday) | 11 am | Away | Oklahoma | Norman, Okla. / Memorial Stadium | 11 am | Tiger Radio Network | |
| November 29, 2025 (Saturday) | TBD | Away | Arkansas | Fayetteville, Ark. / Razorback Stadium | TBD | Tiger Radio Network |