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October 4, 2026 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Texas (61) SEC 4-0 1737 1 DNP
2 < 2 Georgia (6) SEC 5-0 1647 2 W 38-14 H Vanderbilt
3 < 3 Notre Dame Ind 5-0 1532 3 W 37-26 A North Carolina
4 < 4 Miami (FL) (2) ACC 5-0 1524 4 W 41-13 A Clemson
5 < 5 Ohio State Big Ten 4-1 1490 6 W 31-14 A #14 Iowa
6 < 7 Alabama SEC 5-0 1460 7 W 56-23 A #16 Mississippi State
7 < 6 Indiana (1) Big Ten 5-0 1380 5 W 47-15 A Rutgers
8 < 10 BYU Big 12 4-0 1143 8 W 17-10 A TCU
9 < 9 Mississippi SEC 3-1 1094 11 DNP
10 < 11 LSU SEC 4-1 1086 10 W 63-14 H McNeese
11 < 12 Texas Tech Big 12 5-0 1060 9 W 29-7 A Colorado
12 < 13 Utah Big 12 4-0 994 12 DNP
13 < 15 Oregon Big Ten 3-1 832 13 DNP
14 < 17 Tennessee SEC 4-1 744 14 W 24-14 H Auburn
15 < 25 Missouri SEC 4-1 740 16 W 45-17 H #8 Florida
16 < 8 Florida SEC 4-1 712 15 L 45-17 A #25 Missouri
17 < 16 Mississippi State SEC 4-1 486 20 L 56-23 H #7 Alabama
18 < 19 Oklahoma State Big 12 3-1 478 RV DNP
19 < 18 USC Big Ten 5-1 440 17 W 25-21 H Washington
20 < 14 Iowa Big Ten 4-1 367 18 L 31-14 H #5 Ohio State
21 < 23 UCLA Big Ten 4-0 288 22 DNP
22 < 20 Houston Big 12 4-1 280 19 W 27-17 H UCF
23 < 22 Boise State Pac-12 4-1 271 RV W 37-18 H Utah State
24 < 21 SMU ACC 4-1 167 21 W 25-16 H Boston College
25 < NR Pittsburgh ACC 5-0 163 24 W 35-33 A Virginia Tech
RV < 24 Kentucky SEC 4-1 160 25 W 35-34 (1OT) A South Carolina
RV < NR Wake Forest ACC 4-1 142 RV W 57-3 H Stanford
RV < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 4-1 88 RV W 31-3 H Michigan State
RV < NR Duke ACC 4-0 82 23 DNP
RV < NR Northwestern Big Ten 3-1 59 RV W 34-13 H Penn State
RV < NR Nebraska Big Ten 5-0 48 RV W 48-23 H Maryland
RV < NR Arizona Big 12 4-1 19 RV W 34-7 H Cincinnati
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 4-1 18 RV W 20-14 H Michigan
RV < NR James Madison Sun Belt 5-0 12 RV W 45-17 H Marshall
RV < NR North Dakota State MWC 5-0 7 RV W 28-0 H Wyoming
NR < NR Baylor Big 12 4-1 0 RV W 55-19 A Arizona State
NR < NR Kansas State Big 12 3-1 0 RV DNP
NR < NR New Mexico MWC 4-1 0 RV W 61-7 H UTEP
NR < NR Texas A&M SEC 3-2 0 RV W 34-7 H Arkansas
NR < NR Virginia Tech ACC 4-1 0 RV L 35-33 H Pittsburgh

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 9 10.0 9706
Big Ten 6 14.2 4797
Big 12 5 14.2 3955
ACC 3 17.7 1854
Ind 1 3.0 1532
Pac-12 1 23.0 271

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.