This is the first time Toledo has cracked the Top 25 since Nov. 22, 2015, when it was No. 24 in the AP poll. Toledo's highest ranking that season was No. 19. Its highest all-time ranking is at No. 12 in the final AP poll in 1970.
Toledo (10-1, 7-0 MAC) has clinched its second consecutive Mid-American Conference West Division title. The defending MAC Champion Rockets will play Miami in the 2023 MAC Championship Game at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, Dec. 2.