No. 1 Indiana tops final AP Top 25 football poll of season as Big Ten’s title run reaches 3 straight

Associated Press (AP)CenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by By ERIC OLSONJanuary 20, 2026 at 06:53 PM

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In the final AP Top 25 college football poll of the 2025 season, Indiana University secured the No. 1 ranking after defeating Miami in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday, January 19, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Florida. This victory capped off a perfect 16-0 season for the Hoosiers. Indiana's championship marks the third consecutive year a Big Ten team has finished atop the AP poll, following Ohio State in 2024 and Michigan in 2023. Miami finished second in the poll, their highest ranking since 2002. Mississippi, Oregon, and Ohio State rounded out the top five, with the Big Ten conference claiming three of those spots.

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