Week 7 of the 2025 school soccer season was, largely, disastrous for top-25 groups on the highway in opposition to unranked opponents. Few packages felt that ache greater than Michigan, which dropped to 4-2 on the season in its 31-17 loss at USC.
The Wolverines additionally dropped out of the AP Prime 25 ballot for the primary time this season, as they’re now 1-2 in opposition to Energy 4 convention opponents with a report above .500. Sherrone Moore can be simply 11-7 in his 18 video games as Michigan’s coach.
On account of Saturday’s conflict between Michigan and USC, the Trojans climbed again into the AP ballot at No. 20. That is their second time within the prime 25 this season, as they spent one week ranked earlier than their Sept. 27 loss to Illinois. USC coach Lincoln Riley hopes it sticks this time round. The Massive Ten fallout continued with Indiana leaping all the way in which as much as No. 3 by beating Oregon. And the Hoosiers landed a number of first-place votes, too.
A pair of Massive 12 groups in Arizona State and Iowa State additionally plummeted out of the rankings after their respective highway losses to unranked packages. Although Oklahoma wasn’t a real highway crew in its Purple River showdown in opposition to Texas, the Sooners additionally fell prey to a Longhorn crew that beforehand sat outdoors the highest 25.
Texas climbed all the way in which again to No. 21 after beating its prime rival for the third time within the final 4 seasons.
Under is the complete AP Prime 25 ballot for Week 8. First-place votes are in parentheses.
Week 8 AP Prime 25 ballot
- Ohio State (50)
- Miami (13)
- Indiana (3)
- Texas A&M
- Ole Miss
- Alabama
- Texas Tech
- Oregon
- Georgia
- LSU
- Tennessee
- Georgia Tech
- Notre Dame
- Oklahoma
- BYU
- Missouri
- Vanderbilt
- Virginia
- South Florida
- USC
- Texas
- Memphis
- Utah
- Cincinnati
- Nebraska
Others receiving votes: Illinois (113), Michigan (73), Washington (36), UNLV (30), Navy (11), Mississippi State (8), Tulane (2), San Diego State (2)
