The Missouri Tigers are now 6-1 on the season and ranked No. 15 in the country by the Associated Press. (Photo: Ellie Parker)

Saturday’s double-overtime win over Auburn wasn’t pretty, but it was enough for the Missouri Tigers to move into the Top 15 teams in the Associated Press national football poll.

Missouri, which was ranked No. 16 heading into last week’s matchup at Auburn, moved up one spot and is now ranked No. 15 in the country by the AP. The Tigers were slotted No. 14 in this week’s USA Today/Coaches Poll.

That sets up a true Top 15 matchup this Saturday, when Mizzou goes down south again for its second road trip of the season, down to Nashville, for a matchup against No. 10-ranked Vanderbilt.

The Commodores are coming off a dominant win over then-No. 10 LSU, and like Mizzou, are 6-1 overall and 2-1 in Southeastern Conference play.

The SEC announced on Sunday that this week’s Missouri-Vanderbilt contest will kick off at 2:30 p.m., and be televised live on ESPN. It was also announced that ESPN’s flagship college football pre-game show, “College Gameday”, will do its broadcast from Vanderbilt’s campus in Nashville.

Mizzou’s Zion Young was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week, after registering two sacks and helping force three others in the Tigers’ win over Auburn last Saturday. (Photo: Ellie Parker)

Ohio State remained the No. 1-ranked team in the country in both polls for the sixth straight week. Indiana moved up to No. 2, with Texas A&M — Mizzou’s next home opponent on November 8 — just behind at No. 3.

Those rankings were the same in both polls, as were slots No. 4 through 9, which went (in order) to Alabama, Georgia, Oregon, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, and Miami. The first difference was spot No. 10, where Vandy got the nod in the AP, but BYU was ranked 10th by the Coaches.

Notre Dame, Oklahoma, and Texas Tech were the teams ahead of Missouri in the AP poll. Texas Tech was behind Mizzou in the Coaches poll.

WEEK 8 ASSOCIALTED PRESS FOOTBALL POLL

RANKSCHOOLPOINTSRECORDPREVIOUS
1.Ohio State (60)16437-01
2.Indiana (6)15837-03
3.Texas A&M14997-04
4.Alabama14636-16
5.Georgia13606-19
6.Oregon13176-18
7.Georgia Tech11437-012
8.Ole Miss11196-15
9.Miami (FL)10735-12
10.Vanderbilt10316-117
11.BYU9757-015
12.Notre Dame9645-213
13.Oklahoma8826-114
14.Texas Tech7826-17
15.Missouri7486-116
16.Virginia6246-118
17.Tennessee5275-211
18.South Florida5016-119
19.Louisville4585-1NR
20.LSU3885-210
21.Cincinnati3506-124
22.Texas3185-221
23.Illinois1685-2NR
24.Arizona State1555-2NR
25.Michigan1235-2NR

Others receiving votes: Southern California 97, Utah 40, Tulane 37, Houston 34, Navy 28, San Diego State 7, James Madison 6, Boise Sttate 4, TCU 2, Minnesota 1.

2025 MIZZOU TIGERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

DateTimeAtOpponentLocationTVRadioResults
August 28, 2025 (Thursday)6:30 pmHomeCentral ArkansasFaurot FieldTiger Radio NetworkW, 61-6 (1-0)
September 6, 2025 (Saturday)2:30 pmHomeKansasFaurot FieldTiger Radio NetworkW, 42-31 (2-0)
September 13, 2025 (Saturday)12 pmHomeLouisianaFaurot FieldTiger Radio NetworkW, 52-10 (3-0)
September 20, 2025 (Saturday)6 pmHomeSouth CarolinaFaurot FieldTiger Radio NetworkW, 29-20 (4-0)
September 27, 2025 (Saturday)6:30 pmHomeMassachusettsFaurot FieldTiger Radio NetworkW, 42-6 (5-0)
October 11, 2025 (Saturday)11 amHome#8 AlabamaFaurot FieldABCTiger Radio NetworkL, 27-24 (5-1)
October 18, 2025 (Saturday)6:45 pmAwayAuburnAuburn, Ala. / Jordan-Hare StadiumTiger Radio NetworkW, 23-17 2OT (6-1)
October 25, 2025 (Saturday)2:30 pmAway#10 VanderbiltNashville, Tenn. / FirstBank StadiumTiger Radio Network
November 8, 2025 (Saturday)TBDHome#3 Texas A&MFaurot FieldTBDTiger Radio Network
November 15, 2025 (Saturday)TBDHomeMississippi StateFaurot FieldTBDTiger Radio Network
November 22, 2025 (Saturday)11 amAway#16 OklahomaNorman, Okla. / Memorial Stadium11 amTiger Radio Network
November 29, 2025 (Saturday)TBDAwayArkansasFayetteville, Ark. / Razorback StadiumTBDTiger Radio Network