Penn State remains No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-136 as a major shakeup impacts the top eight after Week 1 of the 2025 college season .

The changes begin with the three biggest results from the weekend. Ohio State is up three spots No. 3 after beating Texas 14-7 , LSU is up six to No. 4 after winning at Clemson and Miami is up five to No. 5 after beating Notre Dame 27-24 .

The Fighting Irish drop to No. 7 after fighting back to tie the game at 24-24 behind a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter from new quarterback CJ Carr. Texas is down four to No. 8 after a very unproductive starting debut for Arch Manning . The Longhorns have major work to do on offense before starting SEC play later this month.

Clemson takes the biggest fall of the three biggest losers. The Tigers

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