No. 45 Baylor (+13): Sawyer Robertson cooled the temps around Waco just a bit with three touchdown passes to lead the Bears in a 30-3 runaway win against UCF. The victory puts Baylor back over .500 on the year now at 5-4, but making a bowl game will still be a challenge with games against Utah, Arizona and Houston left on the schedule.

This was one of those weeks where being a Top 25 voter was miserable. Seven ranked teams lost to unranked or lower-ranked opponents, with a total of eight ranked teams losing if you include Youngstown State's loss to North Dakota State. Four of those eight losses were Top 10 teams, making this week's ballot extremely difficult.

Maryland powers North Point and C.H. Flowers plummeted from the top 10 after having to retroactively forfeit several games.

Dave Portnoy and Rob Gronkowski brought the laughs and the heat on Saturday’s "Big Noon Kickoff" as they unveiled their “Top 10 Names in College Football" list.

This week: at Arundel, Maryland Class 4A/3A East Region playoffs first round, Nov. 7 This article was originally published on www.si.com/high-school as Maryland High School Football Top 25 State Rankings - Nov. 3, 2025.