Indiana replaces Oregon at No. 1 in college football's NCAA Re-Rank 1-136

There’s a new and historic No. 1 in the updated the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-36 after Week 7 of the college football season.

Indiana rises six spots and replaces Oregon atop the rankings after beating the Ducks 30-20 at Autzen Stadium. The Hoosiers have the edge over No. 2 Ohio State by virtue of Saturday’s road win and a more dominant performance in each team’s matchup with Illinois. These wins and the eyeball test give Indiana a strong case for leading the re-rank.

The Ducks fall to No. 8, behind another one-loss team in No. 7 Alabama but ahead of No. 9 Georgia, No. 10 Tennessee and No. 11 LSU.

The rankings are unkind to Penn State. The Nittany Lions are down 27 spots to No. 72 after a third loss in a row led to the surprising midseason firing of longtime coach James Franklin.

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College football coaches fired already in 2025 season. The list is growing

Penn State fired James Franklin on Oct. 12 after a third straight loss. The Nittany Lions were 104-45 in 11-plus seasons under Franklin.

Mike Gundy was in his 21st season as Oklahoma State coach when he was fired on Sept. 23. Gundy was 170-90 as Cowboys coach, but started 1-2 this season after going 3-9 in 2024.

Sam Pittman was fired by Arkansas on Sept. 25, a day after the Razorbacks were blown out by Notre Dame, 56-13. Pittman was 32-34 in his five-plus seasons as Hogs coach.

Virginia Tech fired Brent Pry on Sept. 14 after the Hokies started the season 0-3. Virginia Tech was 16-24 overall in Pry’s three-plus seasons.

UCLA fired DeShaun Foster on Sept. 14 after the Bruins fell to 0-3 following a home loss to New Mexico. The Bruins were 5-10 in Foster’s one-plus season in charge.

Oregon State fired Trent Bray on Oct. 12 after the Beavers started the season 0-7. The Beavers were 5-14 in Bray’s season-plus in Corvallis.

Troy Taylor was fired prior to the 2025 season following allegations of mistreating staff. He was 6-18 in two seasons with the Cardinal and was replaced by interim coach Frank Reich.

Another change near the top of the re-rank sees a swap of No. 4 Texas A&M and No. 5 Mississippi after the Aggies controlled Florida and the Rebels struggled to beat Washington State by a field goal. Texas Tech moves up to No. 6 after rolling over Kansas.

Elsewhere, Notre Dame is up to No. 12 and is by far the highest-ranked two-loss team in the country. Georgia Tech climbs to No. 13 and South Florida jumps 11 spots to No. 21 after beating North Texas.

Two other teams climbing toward the top 25 are No. 26 Navy, which nailed a late two-point conversion to beat Temple 32-31 and No. 31 Brigham Young, which rose 11 spots after topping Arizona in overtime.