AP Top 25, Week 3 2026
Texas is No. 1 at 4-1 with 56 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 3 2026
Released Sep 13, 2026. Arrows show the move from last week's poll; NEW means unranked last week.
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Texas(4-1)56 first-place
W 30-6 vs UTSA
31,678 pts - 2
Georgia(6-0)3 first-place
W 45-17 at Arkansas
1,551 pts - 3
Notre Dame(6-0)1 first-place
W 27-10 vs Michigan State
1,531 pts - 4
Indiana(6-0)3 first-place
W 38-0 vs Western Kentucky
11,466 pts - 5
Miami(5-0)4 first-place
W 33-20 at Wake Forest
21,452 pts - 6
Ohio State(5-1)
W 59-3 vs Kent State
51,407 pts - 7
LSU(4-2)1 first-place
L 24-32 at No. 8 Ole Miss
11,334 pts - 8
Ole Miss(4-1)
W 32-24 vs No. 7 LSU
11,216 pts - 9
Texas A&M(3-3)
L 21-31 vs Kentucky
11,165 pts - 10
Alabama(5-1)
W 50-36 vs Florida State
21,068 pts - 11
BYU(5-0)
W 41-23 at Colorado State
4966 pts - 12
USC(6-1)
W 42-35 at Rutgers
2944 pts - 13
Texas Tech(5-0)
W 28-26 vs No. 22 Houston
910 pts - 14
Penn State(3-3)
W 55-13 vs Buffalo
2692 pts - 15
Tennessee(5-1)
W 42-9 vs Kennesaw State
3676 pts - 16
SMU(4-1)
L 31-41 at No. 23 Louisville
1636 pts - 17
Utah(5-0)
W 33-0 vs Utah State
3558 pts - 18
Iowa(5-1)
W 55-0 vs Northern Iowa
3391 pts - 19
Michigan(3-2)
W 52-17 vs UTEP
NEW382 pts - 20
Missouri(5-1)
W 27-17 vs Troy
3344 pts - 21
Oregon(3-2)
W 84-0 vs Portland State
15324 pts - 22
Houston(5-1)
L 26-28 at No. 13 Texas Tech
292 pts - 23
Louisville(3-3)
W 41-31 vs No. 16 SMU
1244 pts - 24
Oklahoma(3-2)
W 14-6 vs New Mexico
13222 pts - 25
Virginia(4-2)
L 27-38 vs West Virginia (neutral site)
182 pts
Source: AP Top 25, Week 3, released Sep 13, 2026, via ESPN. Records are current; game lines are this week's.
Others receiving votes: Washington 172, Florida 83, Boise State 57, Oklahoma State 36, Western Michigan 35, Tulsa 18, Mississippi State 17, South Carolina 15, Virginia Tech 11, UCLA 9, James Madison 6, Arizona 5, North Dakota State 3, Kansas State 1, Pittsburgh 1.
Dropped out: Washington (No. 19).
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AFCA Coaches Poll, Week 3 2026
The AFCA Coaches Poll is voted by FBS head coaches and released the same day as the AP poll.
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Texas(4-1)42 first-place
W 30-6 vs UTSA
21,804 pts - 2
Georgia(6-0)15 first-place
W 45-17 at Arkansas
1,732 pts - 3
Notre Dame(6-0)4 first-place
W 27-10 vs Michigan State
11,639 pts - 4
Indiana(6-0)10 first-place
W 38-0 vs Western Kentucky
11,611 pts - 5
Miami(5-0)2 first-place
W 33-20 at Wake Forest
21,549 pts - 6
Ohio State(5-1)
W 59-3 vs Kent State
51,480 pts - 7
LSU(4-2)1 first-place
L 24-32 at No. 8 Ole Miss
11,405 pts - 8
Texas A&M(3-3)
L 21-31 vs Kentucky
11,311 pts - 9
Ole Miss(4-1)
W 32-24 vs No. 7 LSU
21,228 pts - 10
Alabama(5-1)
W 50-36 vs Florida State
21,206 pts - 11
USC(6-1)
W 42-35 at Rutgers
31,023 pts - 12
Texas Tech(5-0)
W 28-26 vs No. 22 Houston
1977 pts - 13
BYU(5-0)
W 41-23 at Colorado State
2975 pts - 14
Tennessee(5-1)
W 42-9 vs Kennesaw State
4679 pts - 15
Penn State(3-3)
W 55-13 vs Buffalo
1676 pts - 16
SMU(4-1)
L 31-41 at No. 23 Louisville
1605 pts - 17
Utah(5-0)
W 33-0 vs Utah State
3590 pts - 18
Oregon(3-2)
W 84-0 vs Portland State
12564 pts - 19
Michigan(3-2)
W 52-17 vs UTEP
5426 pts - 20
Iowa(5-1)
W 55-0 vs Northern Iowa
1423 pts - 21
Oklahoma(3-2)
W 14-6 vs New Mexico
11395 pts - 22
Missouri(5-1)
W 27-17 vs Troy
1340 pts - 23
Houston(5-1)
L 26-28 at No. 13 Texas Tech
1290 pts - 24
Washington(4-3)
W 48-16 vs Eastern Washington
5268 pts - 25
Virginia(4-2)
L 27-38 vs West Virginia (neutral site)
249 pts
Source: AFCA Coaches Poll, Week 3, released Sep 13, 2026, via ESPN. Records are current; game lines are this week's.
Others receiving votes: Florida 183, Louisville 160, Boise State 44, Kansas State 24, South Carolina 23, Mississippi State 20, Vanderbilt 19, Duke 19, Nebraska 18, Pittsburgh 16, Oklahoma State 16, Auburn 15, Western Michigan 10, Virginia Tech 9, UCLA 8.
Dropped out: Florida (No. 25).
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Biggest movers in the AP poll
Texas moves up to No. 1 from No. 4 with 56 first-place votes; BYU climbs 4 spots to No. 11; Oregon falls 15 to No. 21; Michigan enters. Each move below is shown with the result that came before it.
- BYU up 4 to No. 11, after a 28-17 win vs Arizona
- Texas up 3 to No. 1, after a 24-23 win vs No. 1 Ohio State
- Tennessee up 3 to No. 15, after a 45-24 win at Georgia Tech
- Oregon down 15 to No. 21, after a 39-31 loss at Oklahoma State
- Oklahoma down 13 to No. 24, after a 17-10 loss at Michigan
- Ohio State down 5 to No. 6, after a 24-23 loss at No. 4 Texas
- Michigan enters at No. 19, after a 17-10 win vs No. 11 Oklahoma
- Washington drops out from No. 19, after a 16-14 win vs Utah State
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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