Zac Al-Khateeb, USA TODAY NETWORKSun, November 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM UTC·2 min readA long, winding 2025 college football regular season has ended with not one, but two undefeated teams.
Following the conclusion of the Big Ten championship game on Saturday, Dec. 6, that number will be whittled down to just one.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNo. 1 Ohio State (No. 1 in College Football Playoff rankings) will face off with No. 2 Indiana (No. 2 in CFP) in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Dec. 6. The Buckeyes and Hoosiers will vie not only for the Big Ten championship, but also the top overall seed in the 2025-26 CFP.
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The top-ranked Buckeyes concluded their regular season by finally getting a win against No. 15 Michigan (No. 15 in CFP) for the first time since the 2019 college football season. Julian Sayin completed 19 of 26 passes for three touchdowns in the win while the defense limited the Wolverines to nine points off three field goals in an emphatic — and cathartic — 27-9 win.
The Hoosiers finished their season a day prior, pummeling rival Purdue 56-3 to stake their claim to the Big Ten championship, finishing the program's first-ever undefeated regular season.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThose wins precluded anyone else from a Big Ten title game berth, but No. 5 Oregon (No. 6 in CFP) did its part to give itself a chance, outlasting Washington 26-14 to give itself a chance at traveling to Indianapolis. Instead, the Ducks will look to the playoff with, at worst, a first-round home game facing them.
Elsewhere in the Big Ten, No. 20 USC (No. 17 in CFP) came from behind to beat UCLA 29-10 in the battle for Los Angeles, while Iowa and Illinois polished off 8-4 seasons with wins over Nebraska and Northwestern, respectively. Penn State also managed to outlast Rutgers, 40-36, to become bowl-eligible under interim coach Terry Smith.
How will those games impact the updated US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 after Week 14? Here's what to know:
College football rankings after Week 14
Big Ten teams bolded. First-place votes in parentheses.
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This section will be updated when the poll is released Sunday afternoon.
AP Top 25
This section will be updated when the poll is released Sunday afternoon.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: College football rankings: Updated Coaches Poll, AP Top 25 in Big Ten
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