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September 8, 2026 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Ohio State (46) Big Ten 1-0 1684 *1 W 56-3 H Ball State
2 < 3 Georgia SEC 1-0 1532 *2 W 63-3 H Tennessee State
3 < 4 Notre Dame (4) Ind 1-0 1512 *4 W 41-13 N Wisconsin (Shamrock Series)
4 < 5 Texas (2) SEC 1-0 1462 *3 W 59-7 H Texas State
5 < 6 Indiana (8) Big Ten 1-0 1428 *5 W 52-16 H North Texas
6 < 2 Oregon (3) Big Ten 1-0 1422 *6 W 34-27 H Boise State
7 < 7 Miami (FL) (1) ACC 1-0 1405 7 W 45-6 A Stanford
8 < 11 LSU (5) SEC 1-0 1315 8 W 51-10 H Clemson
9 < 9 Mississippi SEC 1-0 1154 11 W 41-38 N #24 Louisville
10 < 8 Texas A&M SEC 1-0 1079 9 W 50-0 H Missouri State
11 < 10 Oklahoma SEC 1-0 1039 10 W 51-0 H UTEP
12 < 13 Alabama SEC 1-0 910 12 W 48-10 H East Carolina
13 < 12 Texas Tech Big 12 1-0 900 13 W 33-10 H Abilene Christian
14 < 14 USC Big Ten 2-0 861 14 W 39-0 H Fresno State
15 < 14 BYU Big 12 1-0 840 15 W 63-7 H Utah Tech
16 < 18 Penn State Big Ten 1-0 621 16 W 45-0 H Marshall
17 < 19 SMU ACC 1-0 501 17 W 27-24 A Florida State
18 < 20 Tennessee SEC 1-0 491 18 W 56-9 H Furman
19 < 17 Washington Big Ten 1-0 489 19 W 24-10 H Washington State
20 < 21 Utah Big 12 1-0 381 20 W 66-14 H Idaho
21 < 22 Iowa Big Ten 1-0 369 21 W 40-0 H Northern Illinois
22 < 23 Houston Big 12 1-0 214 22 W 33-20 H Oregon State
23 < 25 Missouri SEC 1-0 182 23 W 54-14 H Arkansas-Pine Bluff
24 < 24 Louisville ACC 0-1 163 RV L 41-38 N #9 Mississippi
25 < NR Virginia ACC 1-0 89 NR W 34-8 H NC State
RV < NR Boise State Pac-12 86 RV L 34-27 A #2 Oregon
RV < NR Florida SEC 83 25 W 66-21 H Florida Atlantic
RV < 16 Michigan Big Ten 69 24 W 13-12 H Western Michigan
RV < NR Arizona Big 12 33 RV W 35-7 H Northern Arizona
RV < NR Memphis AC 23 RV W 27-21 A UNLV
RV < NR South Carolina SEC 19 RV W 57-0 H Kent State
RV < NR Western Michigan MAC 12 RV L 13-12 A #16 Michigan
RV < NR Pittsburgh ACC 11 RV W 59-14 H Miami (OH)
RV < NR Navy AC 10 RV W 42-15 H Towson
RV < NR UCLA Big Ten 7 RV W 45-24 A California
RV < NR Illinois Big Ten 6 RV W 42-23 H UAB
RV < NR Virginia Tech ACC 6 RV W 73-3 H VMI
RV < NR James Madison Sun Belt 4 NR W 20-13 H Liberty
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 4 RV W 59-7 H Eastern Illinois
RV < NR Colorado Big 12 3 RV W 14-13 A Georgia Tech
RV < NR Arizona State Big 12 2 RV W 70-7 H Morgan State
RV < NR Auburn SEC 2 RV W 17-16 N Baylor (Aflac Kickoff)
RV < NR Vanderbilt SEC 2 RV W 28-9 H Austin Peay
NR < NR Clemson ACC 0 RV L 51-10 A #11 LSU
NR < NR Duke ACC 0 RV W 17-3 H Tulane
NR < NR Kansas State Big 12 0 RV W 71-3 H Nicholls
NR < NR Nebraska Big Ten 0 RV W 49-21 H Ohio
NR < NR New Mexico MWC 0 RV W 38-7 H Central Michigan
NR < NR North Carolina ACC 0 RV W 15-10 N TCU
NR < NR North Dakota State MWC 0 RV W 38-0 H Fordham
NR < NR San Diego State Pac-12 0 RV W 53-20 H Portland State
NR < NR UNLV MWC 0 RV L 27-21 H Memphis

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 9 10.8 9164
Big Ten 7 11.7 6874
Big 12 4 17.5 2335
ACC 4 18.3 2158
Ind 1 3.0 1512

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.