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September 20, 2026 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Texas (58) SEC 3-0 1706 *1 W 30-6 H UTSA
2 < 2 Georgia (3) SEC 3-0 1580 *2 W 45-17 A Arkansas
3 < 3 Notre Dame Ind 3-0 1517 *3 W 27-10 H Michigan State
4 < 8 Mississippi (3) SEC 3-0 1488 6 W 32-24 H #7 LSU
5 < 4 Indiana (4) Big Ten 3-0 1467 *4 W 38-0 H Western Kentucky
6 < 5 Miami (FL) (1) ACC 3-0 1445 *5 W 33-20 A Wake Forest
7 < 6 Ohio State Big Ten 2-1 1415 7 W 59-3 H Kent State
8 < 10 Alabama SEC 3-0 1182 8 W 50-36 H Florida State
9 < 11 BYU Big 12 3-0 1090 9 W 41-23 A Colorado State
10 < 7 LSU SEC 2-1 1078 11 L 32-24 A #8 Mississippi
11 < 13 Texas Tech Big 12 3-0 1067 10 W 28-26 H #22 Houston
12 < 12 USC Big Ten 4-0 907 12 W 42-35 A Rutgers
13 < 14 Penn State Big Ten 3-0 850 14 W 55-13 H Buffalo
14 < 15 Tennessee SEC 3-0 826 13 W 42-9 H Kennesaw State
15 < 17 Utah Big 12 3-0 752 15 W 33-0 H Utah State
16 < 23 Louisville ACC 2-1 692 19 W 41-31 H #16 SMU
17 < 18 Iowa Big Ten 3-0 561 17 W 55-0 H Northern Iowa
18 < 19 Michigan Big Ten 3-0 432 18 W 52-17 H UTEP
19 < 20 Missouri SEC 3-0 369 21 W 27-17 H Troy
20 < 21 Oregon Big Ten 2-1 364 16 W 84-0 H Portland State
21 < NR Florida SEC 3-0 269 22 W 44-39 A Auburn
22 < 16 SMU ACC 2-1 212 25 L 41-31 A #23 Louisville
23 < 9 Texas A&M SEC 2-1 202 20 L 31-21 H Kentucky
24 < NR Mississippi State SEC 3-0 179 RV W 41-31 A South Carolina
25 < 22 Houston Big 12 2-1 127 RV L 28-26 A #13 Texas Tech
RV < NR Washington Big Ten 107 23 W 48-16 H Eastern Washington
RV < NR Kentucky SEC 98 RV W 31-21 A #9 Texas A&M
RV < NR West Virginia Big 12 93 RV W 38-27 N #25 Virginia (Duke's Mayo Classic)
RV < 24 Oklahoma SEC 91 24 W 14-6 H New Mexico
RV < NR Oklahoma State Big 12 50 RV W 59-0 H Murray State
RV < NR Boise State Pac-12 48 RV W 38-24 H South Dakota
RV < NR Virginia Tech ACC 46 RV W 35-26 A Maryland
RV < NR Western Michigan MAC 27 RV W 28-21 A Rice
RV < NR Duke ACC 20 RV W 35-7 H Stanford
RV < NR Tulsa AC 18 RV W 42-0 H East Texas A&M
RV < NR Arizona Big 12 12 RV W 42-17 N Northern Illinois (Union Jack Classic)
RV < NR Pittsburgh ACC 10 RV W 27-13 H Syracuse
RV < NR UCLA Big Ten 10 RV W 52-38 H Purdue
RV < NR James Madison Sun Belt 7 RV W 26-13 A San Diego State
RV < NR North Dakota State MWC 6 RV W 31-10 A Sacramento State
RV < NR Kansas State Big 12 3 RV W 31-20 H Tulane
RV < NR Nebraska Big Ten 2 RV W 34-7 H North Dakota
NR < 25 Virginia ACC 0 NR L 38-27 N West Virginia (Duke's Mayo Classic)
NR < NR Clemson ACC 0 RV W 28-20 H North Carolina
NR < NR Massachusetts MAC 0 RV W 36-14 H Stonehill
NR < NR Northwestern Big Ten 0 RV W 41-7 H Colorado
NR < NR Vanderbilt SEC 0 RV W 35-31 H NC State

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 10 12.6 8879
Big Ten 7 13.1 5996
Big 12 4 15.0 3036
ACC 3 14.7 2349
Ind 1 3.0 1517

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.