The polls, 2026
Ohio State is No. 1 in the 2026 preseason AP poll with 1,672 points, ahead of Oregon (1,597) and Georgia (1,513).
The SEC has 9 ranked teams, the Big Ten 8, the Big 12 4, the ACC 3 and 1 independent.
The Coaches Poll has the same top three. It differs most on LSU: No. 11 in the AP, No. 13 in the Coaches Poll.
| Rank | AP Top 25 | Points | Move | Coaches Poll | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 1,672 | Ohio State | 1,741 | |
| 2 | Oregon | 1,597 | Oregon | 1,637 | |
| 3 | Georgia | 1,513 | Georgia | 1,591 | |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 1,510 | Texas | 1,544 | |
| 5 | Texas | 1,483 | Notre Dame | 1,524 | |
| 6 | Indiana | 1,440 | Indiana | 1,522 | |
| 7 | Miami | 1,379 | Miami | 1,409 | |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 1,131 | Texas A&M | 1,174 | |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 1,102 | Oklahoma | 1,104 | |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 1,047 | Ole Miss | 1,096 | |
| 11 | LSU | 988 | Alabama | 1,050 | |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 983 | Texas Tech | 1,034 | |
| 13 | Alabama | 904 | LSU | 951 | |
| 14 | BYU | 839 | USC | 838 | |
| 15 | USC | 839 | BYU | 781 | |
| 16 | Michigan | 718 | Michigan | 719 | |
| 17 | Washington | 501 | Penn State | 463 | |
| 18 | Penn State | 482 | Tennessee | 428 | |
| 19 | SMU | 434 | Washington | 406 | |
| 20 | Tennessee | 394 | SMU | 378 | |
| 21 | Utah | 304 | Utah | 313 | |
| 22 | Iowa | 260 | Iowa | 291 | |
| 23 | Houston | 252 | Clemson | 235 | |
| 24 | Louisville | 194 | Houston | 194 | |
| 25 | Missouri | 117 | Missouri | 158 |
Each poll is the one released before that week's games. Moves compare the AP poll with the week before.
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