The polls, 2026
Georgia is No. 1 in the 2026 Week 11 AP poll with 1,729 points, ahead of Utah (1,675) and Notre Dame (1,597). Miami was No. 1 the week before.
The biggest jump belongs to Tennessee, up 7 to No. 9.
Ohio State fell the furthest, down 10 to No. 21.
Oregon and SMU are new to the poll, and Missouri and Florida dropped out.
The SEC has 8 ranked teams, the Big Ten 6, the Big 12 5, the ACC 3 and 1 independent.
The Coaches Poll has the same top three. It differs most on South Carolina: No. 20 in the AP, No. 24 in the Coaches Poll.
| Rank | AP Top 25 | Points | Move | Coaches Poll | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 1,729 | ▲ 1 | Georgia | 1,796 |
| 2 | Utah | 1,675 | ▲ 1 | Utah | 1,724 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 1,597 | ▲ 1 | Notre Dame | 1,613 |
| 4 | UCLA | 1,542 | ▲ 1 | UCLA | 1,584 |
| 5 | Miami | 1,430 | ▼ 4 | Indiana | 1,557 |
| 6 | Indiana | 1,376 | – | Miami | 1,482 |
| 7 | Alabama | 1,334 | ▲ 2 | Alabama | 1,389 |
| 8 | Texas | 1,253 | ▲ 2 | Texas | 1,287 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 1,177 | ▲ 7 | Tennessee | 1,196 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 1,082 | ▲ 3 | Texas Tech | 1,116 |
| 11 | Wake Forest | 1,067 | ▲ 3 | Wake Forest | 1,093 |
| 12 | BYU | 1,041 | ▼ 5 | BYU | 1,008 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 897 | ▼ 5 | Kentucky | 913 |
| 14 | Houston | 803 | ▲ 3 | USC | 765 |
| 15 | USC | 679 | ▲ 3 | Iowa | 738 |
| 16 | Iowa | 659 | ▲ 5 | Houston | 732 |
| 17 | Boise State | 563 | ▲ 3 | Ole Miss | 529 |
| 18 | Oregon | 517 | New | Boise State | 474 |
| 19 | Ole Miss | 415 | ▼ 7 | Oregon | 438 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 399 | ▲ 3 | Ohio State | 398 |
| 21 | Ohio State | 349 | ▼ 10 | Arizona | 377 |
| 22 | Arizona | 324 | ▲ 2 | LSU | 368 |
| 23 | New Mexico | 301 | ▼ 1 | SMU | 285 |
| 24 | LSU | 277 | ▼ 9 | South Carolina | 267 |
| 25 | SMU | 118 | New | New Mexico | 191 |
Each poll is the one released before that week's games. Moves compare the AP poll with the week before.
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