The polls, 2026
Texas is No. 1 in the 2026 Week 3 AP poll with 1,678 points, ahead of Georgia (1,551) and Notre Dame (1,531). Ohio State was No. 1 the week before.
The biggest jump belongs to BYU, up 4 to No. 11.
Oregon fell the furthest, down 15 to No. 21.
Michigan is new to the poll, and Washington dropped out.
The SEC has 9 ranked teams, the Big Ten 7, the ACC 4, the Big 12 4 and 1 independent.
The Coaches Poll has the same top three. It differs most on Oregon: No. 21 in the AP, No. 18 in the Coaches Poll.
| Rank | AP Top 25 | Points | Move | Coaches Poll | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 1,678 | ▲ 3 | Texas | 1,804 |
| 2 | Georgia | 1,551 | – | Georgia | 1,732 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 1,531 | – | Notre Dame | 1,639 |
| 4 | Indiana | 1,466 | ▲ 1 | Indiana | 1,611 |
| 5 | Miami | 1,452 | ▲ 2 | Miami | 1,549 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 1,407 | ▼ 5 | Ohio State | 1,480 |
| 7 | LSU | 1,334 | ▲ 1 | LSU | 1,405 |
| 8 | Ole Miss | 1,216 | ▲ 1 | Texas A&M | 1,311 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 1,165 | ▲ 1 | Ole Miss | 1,228 |
| 10 | Alabama | 1,068 | ▲ 2 | Alabama | 1,206 |
| 11 | BYU | 966 | ▲ 4 | USC | 1,023 |
| 12 | USC | 944 | ▲ 2 | Texas Tech | 977 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | 910 | – | BYU | 975 |
| 14 | Penn State | 692 | ▲ 2 | Tennessee | 679 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 676 | ▲ 3 | Penn State | 676 |
| 16 | SMU | 636 | ▲ 1 | SMU | 605 |
| 17 | Utah | 558 | ▲ 3 | Utah | 590 |
| 18 | Iowa | 391 | ▲ 3 | Oregon | 564 |
| 19 | Michigan | 382 | New | Michigan | 426 |
| 20 | Missouri | 344 | ▲ 3 | Iowa | 423 |
| 21 | Oregon | 324 | ▼ 15 | Oklahoma | 395 |
| 22 | Houston | 292 | – | Missouri | 340 |
| 23 | Louisville | 244 | ▲ 1 | Houston | 290 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 222 | ▼ 13 | Washington | 268 |
| 25 | Virginia | 182 | – | Virginia | 249 |
Each poll is the one released before that week's games. Moves compare the AP poll with the week before.
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