The polls, 2026
Texas is No. 1 in the 2026 Week 4 AP poll with 1,706 points, ahead of Georgia (1,580) and Notre Dame (1,517). It's Texas' 2nd straight week at No. 1.
The biggest jump belongs to Louisville, up 7 to No. 16.
Texas A&M fell the furthest, down 14 to No. 23.
Florida and Mississippi State are new to the poll, and Oklahoma and Virginia dropped out.
The SEC has 10 ranked teams, the Big Ten 7, the Big 12 4, the ACC 3 and 1 independent.
The Coaches Poll has the same top three. It differs most on Oregon: No. 20 in the AP, No. 16 in the Coaches Poll.
| Rank | AP Top 25 | Points | Move | Coaches Poll | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 1,706 | – | Texas | 1,807 |
| 2 | Georgia | 1,580 | – | Georgia | 1,742 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 1,517 | – | Notre Dame | 1,636 |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 1,488 | ▲ 4 | Indiana | 1,613 |
| 5 | Indiana | 1,467 | ▼ 1 | Miami | 1,552 |
| 6 | Miami | 1,445 | ▼ 1 | Ole Miss | 1,501 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 1,415 | ▼ 1 | Ohio State | 1,473 |
| 8 | Alabama | 1,182 | ▲ 2 | Alabama | 1,309 |
| 9 | BYU | 1,090 | ▲ 2 | BYU | 1,089 |
| 10 | LSU | 1,078 | ▼ 3 | Texas Tech | 1,079 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 1,067 | ▲ 2 | LSU | 1,067 |
| 12 | USC | 907 | – | USC | 1,057 |
| 13 | Penn State | 850 | ▲ 1 | Tennessee | 833 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 826 | ▲ 1 | Penn State | 814 |
| 15 | Utah | 752 | ▲ 2 | Utah | 743 |
| 16 | Louisville | 692 | ▲ 7 | Oregon | 594 |
| 17 | Iowa | 561 | ▲ 1 | Iowa | 580 |
| 18 | Michigan | 432 | ▲ 1 | Michigan | 545 |
| 19 | Missouri | 369 | ▲ 1 | Louisville | 519 |
| 20 | Oregon | 364 | ▲ 1 | Texas A&M | 447 |
| 21 | Florida | 269 | New | Missouri | 382 |
| 22 | SMU | 212 | ▼ 6 | Florida | 370 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 202 | ▼ 14 | Washington | 251 |
| 24 | Mississippi State | 179 | New | Oklahoma | 213 |
| 25 | Houston | 127 | ▼ 3 | SMU | 162 |
Each poll is the one released before that week's games. Moves compare the AP poll with the week before.
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