2026 season

Top 25 rankings

AP Top 25 · AFCA Coaches Poll · updated 2026-08-25

AP Top 25 · Preseason

#		Team	Rec	Pts	Next
1	—	Ohio State Buckeyes (40) Big Ten	0-0	1,672	vs BALL Sep 5
2	—	Oregon Ducks (14) Big Ten	0-0	1,597	vs BOIS Sep 5
3	—	Georgia Bulldogs SEC	0-0	1,513	vs TNST Sep 5
4	—	Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6) FBS Indep.	0-0	1,510	vs WIS Sep 6
5	—	Texas Longhorns SEC	0-0	1,483	vs TXST Sep 5
6	—	Indiana Hoosiers (8) Big Ten	0-0	1,440	vs UNT Sep 5
7	—	Miami Hurricanes (1) ACC	0-0	1,379	at STAN Sep 4
8	—	Texas A&M Aggies SEC	0-0	1,131	vs MOST Sep 5
9	—	Ole Miss Rebels SEC	0-0	1,102	vs LOU Sep 6
10	—	Oklahoma Sooners SEC	0-0	1,047	vs UTEP Sep 4
11	—	LSU Tigers SEC	0-0	988	vs CLEM Sep 5
12	—	Texas Tech Red Raiders Big 12	0-0	983	vs ACU Sep 5
13	—	Alabama Crimson Tide SEC	0-0	904	vs ECU Sep 5
14	—	USC Trojans Big Ten	0-0	839	vs SJSU Aug 29
14	—	BYU Cougars Big 12	0-0	839	vs UTU Sep 5
16	—	Michigan Wolverines Big Ten	0-0	718	vs WMU Sep 5
17	—	Washington Huskies Big Ten	0-0	501	vs WSU Sep 6
18	—	Penn State Nittany Lions Big Ten	0-0	482	vs MRSH Sep 5
19	—	SMU Mustangs ACC	0-0	434	at FSU Sep 7
20	—	Tennessee Volunteers SEC	0-0	394	vs FUR Sep 5
21	—	Utah Utes Big 12	0-0	304	vs IDHO Sep 3
22	—	Iowa Hawkeyes Big Ten	0-0	260	vs NIU Sep 5
23	—	Houston Cougars Big 12	0-0	252	vs ORST Sep 5
24	—	Louisville Cardinals ACC	0-0	194	vs MISS Sep 6
25	—	Missouri Tigers SEC	0-0	117	vs UAPB Sep 3

Number in brackets after a team is its count of first-place votes.

Also receiving votes: Clemson 112, Florida 51, Boise St 43, Arizona 32, TCU 11, South Carolina 10, Navy 10, Illinois 9, Vanderbilt 8, Oklahoma St 8, Pitt 7, Virginia Tech 6, Minnesota 5, UNLV 4, Louisiana 4, New Mexico 4, Georgia Tech 4, James Madison 3, Auburn 3, Memphis 2

AFCA Coaches Poll · Preseason

#		Team	Rec	Pts	Next
1	—	Ohio State Buckeyes (38) Big Ten	0-0	1,741	vs BALL Sep 5
2	—	Oregon Ducks (6) Big Ten	0-0	1,637	vs BOIS Sep 5
3	—	Georgia Bulldogs (7) SEC	0-0	1,591	vs TNST Sep 5
4	—	Texas Longhorns (2) SEC	0-0	1,544	vs TXST Sep 5
5	—	Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5) FBS Indep.	0-0	1,524	vs WIS Sep 6
6	—	Indiana Hoosiers (14) Big Ten	0-0	1,522	vs UNT Sep 5
7	—	Miami Hurricanes ACC	0-0	1,409	at STAN Sep 4
8	—	Texas A&M Aggies SEC	0-0	1,174	vs MOST Sep 5
9	—	Oklahoma Sooners SEC	0-0	1,104	vs UTEP Sep 4
10	—	Ole Miss Rebels SEC	0-0	1,096	vs LOU Sep 6
11	—	Alabama Crimson Tide SEC	0-0	1,050	vs ECU Sep 5
12	—	Texas Tech Red Raiders Big 12	0-0	1,034	vs ACU Sep 5
13	—	LSU Tigers SEC	0-0	951	vs CLEM Sep 5
14	—	USC Trojans Big Ten	0-0	838	vs SJSU Aug 29
15	—	BYU Cougars Big 12	0-0	781	vs UTU Sep 5
16	—	Michigan Wolverines Big Ten	0-0	719	vs WMU Sep 5
17	—	Penn State Nittany Lions Big Ten	0-0	463	vs MRSH Sep 5
18	—	Tennessee Volunteers SEC	0-0	428	vs FUR Sep 5
19	—	Washington Huskies Big Ten	0-0	406	vs WSU Sep 6
20	—	SMU Mustangs ACC	0-0	378	at FSU Sep 7
21	—	Utah Utes Big 12	0-0	313	vs IDHO Sep 3
22	—	Iowa Hawkeyes Big Ten	0-0	291	vs NIU Sep 5
23	—	Clemson Tigers ACC	0-0	235	at LSU Sep 5
24	—	Houston Cougars Big 12	0-0	194	vs ORST Sep 5
25	—	Missouri Tigers SEC	0-0	158	vs UAPB Sep 3

Number in brackets after a team is its count of first-place votes.

Also receiving votes: Louisville 153, Florida 147, TCU 63, Illinois 62, South Carolina 50, Arizona 50, Virginia 40, Vanderbilt 37, Auburn 29, Georgia Tech 26, Boise St 24, Oklahoma St 22, UNLV 17, NC State 13, Florida St 13, Virginia Tech 12, Nebraska 12, Memphis 9, Arizona St 8, James Madison 6

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