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AP Top 25, Preseason 2026

Ohio State is No. 1 at 5-1 with 40 first-place votes. 7 of the 25 are unbeaten. Each team's record, its move from last week and its result that week.

An archived week. The current poll is on this week's AP Top 25.

AP Top 25, Preseason 2026

Released Aug 17, 2026. Arrows show the move from last week's poll; NEW means unranked last week.

  1. 1

    Ohio State(5-1)40 first-place

    NEW1,672 pts
  2. 2

    Oregon(3-2)14 first-place

    NEW1,597 pts
  3. 3

    Georgia(6-0)

    NEW1,513 pts
  4. 4

    Notre Dame(6-0)6 first-place

    NEW1,510 pts
  5. 5

    Texas(4-1)

    NEW1,483 pts
  6. 6

    Indiana(6-0)8 first-place

    NEW1,440 pts
  7. 7

    Miami(5-0)1 first-place

    NEW1,379 pts
  8. 8

    Texas A&M(3-3)

    NEW1,131 pts
  9. 9

    Ole Miss(4-1)

    NEW1,102 pts
  10. 10

    Oklahoma(3-2)

    NEW1,047 pts
  11. 11

    LSU(4-2)

    NEW988 pts
  12. 12

    Texas Tech(5-0)

    NEW983 pts
  13. 13

    Alabama(5-1)

    NEW904 pts
  14. 14

    USC(6-1)

    NEW839 pts
  15. 14

    BYU(5-0)

    NEW839 pts
  16. 16

    Michigan(3-2)

    NEW718 pts
  17. 17

    Washington(4-3)

    NEW501 pts
  18. 18

    Penn State(3-3)

    NEW482 pts
  19. 19

    SMU(4-1)

    NEW434 pts
  20. 20

    Tennessee(5-1)

    NEW394 pts
  21. 21

    Utah(5-0)

    NEW304 pts
  22. 22

    Iowa(5-1)

    NEW260 pts
  23. 23

    Houston(5-1)

    NEW252 pts
  24. 24

    Louisville(3-3)

    NEW194 pts
  25. 25

    Missouri(5-1)

    NEW117 pts

Source: AP Top 25, Preseason, released Aug 17, 2026, via ESPN. Records are current; game lines are this week's.

Others receiving votes: Clemson 112, Florida 51, Boise State 43, Arizona 32, TCU 11, South Carolina 10, Navy 10, Illinois 9, Vanderbilt 8, Oklahoma State 8, Pittsburgh 7, Virginia Tech 6, Minnesota 5, UNLV 4, Louisiana 4.

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AFCA Coaches Poll, Preseason 2026

The AFCA Coaches Poll is voted by FBS head coaches and released the same day as the AP poll.

  1. 1

    Ohio State(5-1)38 first-place

    NEW1,741 pts
  2. 2

    Oregon(3-2)6 first-place

    NEW1,637 pts
  3. 3

    Georgia(6-0)7 first-place

    NEW1,591 pts
  4. 4

    Texas(4-1)2 first-place

    NEW1,544 pts
  5. 5

    Notre Dame(6-0)5 first-place

    NEW1,524 pts
  6. 6

    Indiana(6-0)14 first-place

    NEW1,522 pts
  7. 7

    Miami(5-0)

    NEW1,409 pts
  8. 8

    Texas A&M(3-3)

    NEW1,174 pts
  9. 9

    Oklahoma(3-2)

    NEW1,104 pts
  10. 10

    Ole Miss(4-1)

    NEW1,096 pts
  11. 11

    Alabama(5-1)

    NEW1,050 pts
  12. 12

    Texas Tech(5-0)

    NEW1,034 pts
  13. 13

    LSU(4-2)

    NEW951 pts
  14. 14

    USC(6-1)

    NEW838 pts
  15. 15

    BYU(5-0)

    NEW781 pts
  16. 16

    Michigan(3-2)

    NEW719 pts
  17. 17

    Penn State(3-3)

    NEW463 pts
  18. 18

    Tennessee(5-1)

    NEW428 pts
  19. 19

    Washington(4-3)

    NEW406 pts
  20. 20

    SMU(4-1)

    NEW378 pts
  21. 21

    Utah(5-0)

    NEW313 pts
  22. 22

    Iowa(5-1)

    NEW291 pts
  23. 23

    Clemson(3-2)

    NEW235 pts
  24. 24

    Houston(5-1)

    NEW194 pts
  25. 25

    Missouri(5-1)

    NEW158 pts

Source: AFCA Coaches Poll, Preseason, released Aug 4, 2026, via ESPN. Records are current; game lines are this week's.

Others receiving votes: Louisville 153, Florida 147, TCU 63, Illinois 62, South Carolina 50, Arizona 50, Virginia 40, Vanderbilt 37, Auburn 29, Georgia Tech 26, Boise State 24, Oklahoma State 22, UNLV 17, NC State 13, Florida State 13.

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Biggest movers in the AP poll

Ohio State moves up to No. 1 with 40 first-place votes; Ohio State, Oregon, Georgia, Notre Dame, Texas, Indiana, Miami, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, LSU, Texas Tech, Alabama, USC, BYU, Michigan, Washington, Penn State, SMU, Tennessee, Utah, Iowa, Houston, Louisville, Missouri enter. Each move below is shown with the result that came before it.

How the polls work

The AP Top 25 is voted by a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters; first place earns 25 points and 25th earns one. The Coaches Poll is scored the same way by FBS head coaches. Neither picks the playoff: from Nov. 3 the College Football Playoff selection committee publishes its own ranking, and that ranking sets the 12-team field on Dec. 6.

See the playoff field if the season ended today.

Past weeks

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