The Bruins (37-1) claimed the No. 1 spot in the final Top-25 poll, rising from No. 2, while the Horned Frogs (32-6) made the poll's biggest leap, surging from No. 14 all the way to No. 6. UCLA's ascension unseated the Huskies (38-1), who slid from the top spot to No. 3 despite carrying just one loss — a reminder that when the margin between greatness is razor-thin, every game matters.
TCU wasn't the only team playing the climb. The Fighting Irish (25-11) rocketed from No. 22 to No. 9, and the Blue Devils (27-9) jumped from No. 8 to No. 5. On the flip side, the Hawkeyes (27-7) took the hardest tumble, dropping nine spots from No. 7 to No. 16, and the Commodores (29-5) fell from No. 6 to No. 10 despite a gaudy record.
Three newcomers crashed the party: the Cavaliers (22-12) at No. 19, the Crimson Tide (24-11) at No. 24, and the Huskies (22-11) at No. 25 — each arriving from outside the previous poll. The race at the top is settled, but the chaos beneath it tells you everything about the depth of this sport right now.
Data via ESPN · Summarized by D1Ball's editorial engine from official statistics.
More from the newsroom