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September 27, 2026 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts CP Last Week
1 < 1 Texas (62) SEC 4-0 1737 1 W 20-17 A #14 Tennessee
2 < 2 Georgia (6) SEC 4-0 1646 2 W 41-13 H Oklahoma
3 < 3 Notre Dame Ind 4-0 1581 3 W 49-10 A Purdue
4 < 6 Miami (FL) (1) ACC 4-0 1501 4 W 52-3 H Central Michigan
5 < 7 Ohio State Big Ten 3-1 1465 6 W 42-19 H Illinois
6 < 5 Indiana (1) Big Ten 4-0 1408 5 W 29-23 H Northwestern
7 < 8 Alabama SEC 4-0 1305 7 W 49-18 H South Carolina
8 < 21 Florida SEC 4-0 1272 8 W 52-28 H #4 Mississippi
9 < 4 Mississippi SEC 3-1 1089 12 L 52-28 A #21 Florida
10 < 9 BYU Big 12 3-0 1078 9 DNP
11 < 10 LSU SEC 3-1 1073 11 W 35-6 H #23 Texas A&M
12 < 11 Texas Tech Big 12 4-0 1053 10 W 49-14 H Sam Houston
13 < 15 Utah Big 12 4-0 903 13 W 31-17 A Iowa State
14 < 17 Iowa Big Ten 4-0 856 14 W 20-19 A #18 Michigan
15 < 20 Oregon Big Ten 3-1 725 15 W 41-27 A #12 USC
16 < 24 Mississippi State SEC 4-0 715 16 W 31-24 H #19 Missouri
17 < 14 Tennessee SEC 3-1 663 17 L 20-17 H #1 Texas
18 < 12 USC Big Ten 4-1 410 18 L 41-27 H #20 Oregon
19 < NR Oklahoma State Big 12 3-1 345 RV W 41-24 A West Virginia
20 < 25 Houston Big 12 3-1 278 20 W 42-28 A Georgia Southern
21 < 22 SMU ACC 3-1 246 19 W 34-24 H Missouri State
22 < NR Boise State Pac-12 3-1 221 RV W 32-7 A Western Michigan
23 < NR UCLA Big Ten 4-0 218 23 W 54-3 A Maryland
24 < NR Kentucky SEC 3-1 150 RV W 45-21 H South Alabama
25 < 19 Missouri SEC 3-1 118 25 L 31-24 A #24 Mississippi State
RV < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 3-1 102 RV W 24-20 A #13 Penn State
RV < NR Duke ACC 4-0 101 21 W 62-7 H William & Mary
RV < 13 Penn State Big Ten 3-1 98 22 L 24-20 H Wisconsin
RV < NR Wake Forest ACC 3-1 88 RV W 30-27 A #16 Louisville
RV < NR Virginia Tech ACC 4-0 86 RV W 21-14 A Boston College
RV < 18 Michigan Big Ten 3-1 54 24 L 20-19 H #17 Iowa
RV < NR Pittsburgh ACC 4-0 52 RV W 59-0 H Bucknell
RV < NR Nebraska Big Ten 4-0 36 RV W 31-13 A Michigan State
RV < 16 Louisville ACC 2-2 25 RV L 30-27 H Wake Forest
RV < NR Cincinnati Big 12 4-0 20 RV W 31-26 H Kansas State
RV < NR James Madison Sun Belt 4-0 10 RV W 46-20 A Old Dominion
RV < NR Arizona Big 12 3-1 8 RV W 34-24 A Washington State
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 3-1 7 RV W 27-24 A Washington
RV < NR North Dakota State MWC 4-0 6 RV DNP
RV < NR Northwestern Big Ten 2-1 1 RV L 29-23 A #5 Indiana
NR < 23 Texas A&M SEC 2-2 0 RV L 35-6 A #10 LSU
NR < NR Auburn SEC 3-1 0 RV W 21-15 H Vanderbilt
NR < NR Clemson ACC 3-1 0 RV W 24-10 A California
NR < NR Massachusetts MAC 4-0 0 RV W 35-6 A Sacramento State
NR < NR New Mexico MWC 3-1 0 RV W 42-18 A New Mexico State
NR < NR Oklahoma SEC 2-2 0 RV L 41-13 A #2 Georgia
NR < NR UTSA AC 3-1 0 RV W 59-45 H Colorado State
NR < NR Virginia ACC 3-1 0 RV W 42-3 H Delaware
NR < NR Washington Big Ten 3-1 0 RV L 27-24 H Minnesota
NR < NR West Virginia Big 12 3-1 0 RV L 41-24 H Oklahoma State
NR < NR Western Michigan MAC 2-2 0 RV L 32-7 H Boise State

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 10 12.0 9768
Big Ten 6 13.5 5082
Big 12 5 14.8 3657
ACC 2 12.5 1747
Ind 1 3.0 1581
Pac-12 1 22.0 221

Notes

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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.