• Powered by Roundtable
    Elizabeth Keen
    Elizabeth Keen
    Nov 3, 2025, 18:13
    Updated at: Nov 3, 2025, 18:13

    The Week 11 AP Top 25 is out, and Tulane didn't receive a single vote after dropping its game against UTSA in embarrassing fashion. Meanwhile, other American Conference teams are starting to rise.

    The Tulane Green Wave has slipped completely out of the voting for the Week 11 AP Top 25 poll. 

    This shouldn't come as much of a surprise, as the Green Wave looked completely lost in its 48-26 loss to the UTSA Roadrunners on Thursday night. Now, the team has to dig out of a mighty big hole, and with just four games left in the regular season -- and a handful of American Conference teams in front of them in the standings -- that's going to be tough to do.

    Here's a look at this week's AP Poll in its entirety. 

    1. 1. Ohio State Buckeyes (8-0)
    2. 2. Indiana Hoosiers (9-0)
    3. 3. Texas A&M Aggies (8-0)
    4. 4. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1)
    5. 5. Georgia Bulldogs (7-1)
    6. 6. Oregon Ducks (7-1)
    7. 7. Ole Miss Rebels (8-1)
    8. 8. BYU Cougars (8-0)
    9. 9. Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-1)
    10. 10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-2)
    11. 11. Oklahoma Sooners (7-2)
    12. 12. Virginia Cavaliers (8-1)
    13. 13. Texas Longhorns (7-2)
    14. 14. Louisville Cardinals (7-1)
    15. 15. Vanderbilt Commodores (7-2)
    16. 16. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-1)
    17. 17. Utah Utes (7-2)
    18. 18. Miami Hurricanes (6-2)
    19. 19. Missouri Tigers (6-2)
    20. 20. USC Trojans (6-2)
    21. 21. Michigan Wolverines (7-2)
    22. 22. Memphis Tigers (8-1)
    23. 23. Tennessee Volunteers (6-3)
    24. 24. Washington Huskies (6-2)
    25. 25. Cincinatti Bearcats (7-2)
    • Others receiving votes: Iowa Hawkeyes (71), James Madison Dukes (53), Pittsburgh Panthers (35), San Diego State Aztecs (30), North Texas Mean Green (27), South Florida Bulls (23), SMU Mustangs (7), Houston Cougars (6), Illinois Fighting Illini (4), LSU Tigers (4), Arizona State Sun Devils (4)

    Once again, College Football Playoff contender Memphis is the only Group of Five team to be ranked this week, but quite a few others received votes. James Madison, a Sun Belt Conference team, has quietly put together a 7-1 season to make a run for the G5 spot in the CFP. In the American Conference, North Texas and South Florida are trending in the right direction as well.

    Where does this leave Tulane? At this point, the team can't afford to mess up... at all. Even a perfect showing from here on out might not be enough. That's a hard pill to swallow, but the Green Wave have to somehow find a way to be the same team that it was at the beginning of the year. 

    That starts on Friday against rival Tigers in what will ultimately be the biggest game of the entire season for Tulane. A win on the road against a ranked opponent who happens to be the conference's top team would do wonders for the Green Wave, and suddenly, the team would be right back in the CFP conversation.

    A loss essentially ends the season... no pressure.