AP Top 25, Week 2 2026
Ohio State is No. 1 at 5-1 with 46 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, Week 2 2026
Released Sep 8, 2026. Arrows show the move from last week's poll; NEW means unranked last week.
- 1
Ohio State(5-1)46 first-place
L 23-24 at No. 4 Texas
1,684 pts - 2
Georgia(6-0)
W 70-20 vs Western Kentucky
11,532 pts - 3
Notre Dame(6-0)4 first-place
W 52-0 vs Rice
11,512 pts - 4
Texas(4-1)2 first-place
W 24-23 vs No. 1 Ohio State
11,462 pts - 5
Indiana(6-0)8 first-place
W 55-0 vs Howard
11,428 pts - 6
Oregon(3-2)3 first-place
L 31-39 at Oklahoma State
41,422 pts - 7
Miami(5-0)1 first-place
W 77-7 vs Florida A&M
1,405 pts - 8
LSU(4-2)5 first-place
W 45-14 vs Louisiana Tech
31,315 pts - 9
Ole Miss(4-1)
W 41-9 vs Charlotte
1,154 pts - 10
Texas A&M(3-3)
W 48-20 vs Arizona State
21,079 pts - 11
Oklahoma(3-2)
L 10-17 at Michigan
11,039 pts - 12
Alabama(5-1)
W 45-17 at Kentucky
1910 pts - 13
Texas Tech(5-0)
W 35-24 at Oregon State
1900 pts - 14
USC(6-1)
W 49-30 vs Louisiana
861 pts - 15
BYU(5-0)
W 28-17 vs Arizona
1840 pts - 16
Penn State(3-3)
W 27-9 at Temple
2621 pts - 17
SMU(4-1)
W 56-10 vs UC Davis
2501 pts - 18
Tennessee(5-1)
W 45-24 at Georgia Tech
2491 pts - 19
Washington(4-3)
W 16-14 vs Utah State
2489 pts - 20
Utah(5-0)
W 43-10 vs Arkansas
1381 pts - 21
Iowa(5-1)
W 16-13 vs Iowa State
1369 pts - 22
Houston(5-1)
W 77-6 vs Southern
1214 pts - 23
Missouri(5-1)
W 38-21 at Kansas
2182 pts - 24
Louisville(3-3)
W 59-13 vs Villanova
163 pts - 25
Virginia(4-2)
W 59-3 vs Norfolk State
NEW89 pts
Source: AP Top 25, Week 2, released Sep 8, 2026, via ESPN. Records are current; game lines are this week's.
Others receiving votes: Boise State 86, Florida 83, Michigan 69, Arizona 33, Memphis 23, South Carolina 19, Western Michigan 12, Pittsburgh 11, Navy 10, UCLA 7, Illinois 6, Virginia Tech 6, James Madison 4, Minnesota 4, Colorado 3.
Dropped out: Michigan (No. 16).
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AFCA Coaches Poll, Week 2 2026
The AFCA Coaches Poll is voted by FBS head coaches and released the same day as the AP poll.
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Ohio State(5-1)50 first-place
L 23-24 at No. 4 Texas
1,801 pts - 2
Georgia(6-0)7 first-place
W 70-20 vs Western Kentucky
11,672 pts - 3
Texas(4-1)1 first-place
W 24-23 vs No. 1 Ohio State
11,600 pts - 4
Notre Dame(6-0)4 first-place
W 52-0 vs Rice
11,558 pts - 5
Indiana(6-0)11 first-place
W 55-0 vs Howard
11,537 pts - 6
Oregon(3-2)1 first-place
L 31-39 at Oklahoma State
41,524 pts - 7
Miami(5-0)
W 77-7 vs Florida A&M
1,477 pts - 8
LSU(4-2)
W 45-14 vs Louisiana Tech
51,279 pts - 9
Texas A&M(3-3)
W 48-20 vs Arizona State
11,204 pts - 10
Oklahoma(3-2)
L 10-17 at Michigan
11,184 pts - 11
Ole Miss(4-1)
W 41-9 vs Charlotte
11,141 pts - 12
Alabama(5-1)
W 45-17 at Kentucky
11,059 pts - 13
Texas Tech(5-0)
W 35-24 at Oregon State
1955 pts - 14
USC(6-1)
W 49-30 vs Louisiana
919 pts - 15
BYU(5-0)
W 28-17 vs Arizona
838 pts - 16
Penn State(3-3)
W 27-9 at Temple
1612 pts - 17
SMU(4-1)
W 56-10 vs UC Davis
3517 pts - 18
Tennessee(5-1)
W 45-24 at Georgia Tech
513 pts - 19
Washington(4-3)
W 16-14 vs Utah State
432 pts - 20
Utah(5-0)
W 43-10 vs Arkansas
1415 pts - 21
Iowa(5-1)
W 16-13 vs Iowa State
1411 pts - 22
Houston(5-1)
W 77-6 vs Southern
2236 pts - 23
Missouri(5-1)
W 38-21 at Kansas
2231 pts - 24
Michigan(3-2)
W 17-10 vs No. 11 Oklahoma
8164 pts - 25
Florida(4-2)
W 52-3 vs Campbell
NEW157 pts - 25
Virginia(4-2)
W 59-3 vs Norfolk State
NEW157 pts
Source: AFCA Coaches Poll, Week 2, released Sep 8, 2026, via ESPN. Records are current; game lines are this week's.
Others receiving votes: Louisville 125, Illinois 45, Boise State 43, Arizona 42, South Carolina 36, Memphis 24, Auburn 19, Vanderbilt 17, Pittsburgh 14, Virginia Tech 11, Nebraska 11, Arizona State 11, Minnesota 9, Western Michigan 7, New Mexico 7.
Dropped out: Clemson (No. 23).
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Biggest movers in the AP poll
Ohio State stays No. 1 with 46 first-place votes; LSU climbs 3 spots to No. 8; Oregon falls 4 to No. 6; Virginia enters. Each move below is shown with the result that came before it.
- LSU up 3 to No. 8, after a 51-10 win vs Clemson
- Penn State up 2 to No. 16, after a 45-0 win vs Marshall
- SMU up 2 to No. 17, after a 27-24 win at Florida State
- Oregon down 4 to No. 6, after a 34-27 win vs Boise State
- Texas A&M down 2 to No. 10, after a 50-0 win vs Missouri State
- Washington down 2 to No. 19, after a 24-10 win vs Washington State
- Virginia enters at No. 25, after a 34-8 win vs NC State
- Michigan drops out from No. 16, after a 13-12 win vs Western Michigan
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.
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