AP Top 25, Week 4 2026
Texas is No. 1 at 4-1 with 58 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 4 2026
Released Sep 20, 2026. Arrows show the move from last week's poll; NEW means unranked last week.
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Texas(4-1)58 first-place
W 20-17 at No. 14 Tennessee
1,706 pts - 2
Georgia(6-0)3 first-place
W 41-13 vs Oklahoma
1,580 pts - 3
Notre Dame(6-0)
W 49-10 at Purdue
1,517 pts - 4
Ole Miss(4-1)3 first-place
L 28-52 at No. 21 Florida
41,488 pts - 5
Indiana(6-0)4 first-place
W 29-23 vs Northwestern
11,467 pts - 6
Miami(5-0)1 first-place
W 52-3 vs Central Michigan
11,445 pts - 7
Ohio State(5-1)
W 42-19 vs Illinois
11,415 pts - 8
Alabama(5-1)
W 49-18 vs South Carolina
21,182 pts - 9
BYU(5-0)
Bye in Week 4. Next: vs No. 2 Notre Dame, Sat, Oct 17, 7:30 PM ET on ABC
21,090 pts - 10
LSU(4-2)
W 35-6 vs No. 23 Texas A&M
31,078 pts - 11
Texas Tech(5-0)
W 49-14 vs Sam Houston
21,067 pts - 12
USC(6-1)
L 27-41 vs No. 20 Oregon
907 pts - 13
Penn State(3-3)
L 20-24 vs Wisconsin
1850 pts - 14
Tennessee(5-1)
L 17-20 vs No. 1 Texas
1826 pts - 15
Utah(5-0)
W 31-17 at Iowa State
2752 pts - 16
Louisville(3-3)
L 27-30 vs Wake Forest
7692 pts - 17
Iowa(5-1)
W 20-19 at No. 18 Michigan
1561 pts - 18
Michigan(3-2)
L 19-20 vs No. 17 Iowa
1432 pts - 19
Missouri(5-1)
L 24-31 at No. 24 Mississippi State
1369 pts - 20
Oregon(3-2)
W 41-27 at No. 12 USC
1364 pts - 21
Florida(4-2)
W 52-28 vs No. 4 Ole Miss
NEW269 pts - 22
SMU(4-1)
W 34-24 vs Missouri State
6212 pts - 23
Texas A&M(3-3)
L 6-35 at No. 10 LSU
14202 pts - 24
Mississippi State(4-1)
W 31-24 vs No. 19 Missouri
NEW179 pts - 25
Houston(5-1)
W 42-28 at Georgia Southern
3127 pts
Source: AP Top 25, Week 4, released Sep 20, 2026, via ESPN. Records are current; game lines are this week's.
Others receiving votes: Washington 107, Kentucky 98, West Virginia 93, Oklahoma 91, Oklahoma State 50, Boise State 48, Virginia Tech 46, Western Michigan 27, Duke 20, Tulsa 18, Arizona 12, Pittsburgh 10, UCLA 10, James Madison 7, North Dakota State 6.
Dropped out: Oklahoma (No. 24), Virginia (No. 25).
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AFCA Coaches Poll, Week 4 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)46 first-place
W 20-17 at No. 14 Tennessee
1,807 pts - 2
Georgia(6-0)16 first-place
W 41-13 vs Oklahoma
1,742 pts - 3
Notre Dame(6-0)2 first-place
W 49-10 at Purdue
1,636 pts - 4
Indiana(6-0)9 first-place
W 29-23 vs Northwestern
1,613 pts - 5
Miami(5-0)1 first-place
W 52-3 vs Central Michigan
1,552 pts - 6
Ole Miss(4-1)
L 28-52 at No. 21 Florida
31,501 pts - 7
Ohio State(5-1)
W 42-19 vs Illinois
11,473 pts - 8
Alabama(5-1)
W 49-18 vs South Carolina
21,309 pts - 9
BYU(5-0)
Bye in Week 4. Next: vs No. 2 Notre Dame, Sat, Oct 17, 7:30 PM ET on ABC
41,089 pts - 10
Texas Tech(5-0)
W 49-14 vs Sam Houston
21,079 pts - 11
LSU(4-2)
W 35-6 vs No. 23 Texas A&M
41,067 pts - 12
USC(6-1)
L 27-41 vs No. 20 Oregon
11,057 pts - 13
Tennessee(5-1)
L 17-20 vs No. 1 Texas
1833 pts - 14
Penn State(3-3)
L 20-24 vs Wisconsin
1814 pts - 15
Utah(5-0)
W 31-17 at Iowa State
2743 pts - 16
Oregon(3-2)
W 41-27 at No. 12 USC
2594 pts - 17
Iowa(5-1)
W 20-19 at No. 18 Michigan
3580 pts - 18
Michigan(3-2)
L 19-20 vs No. 17 Iowa
1545 pts - 19
Louisville(3-3)
L 27-30 vs Wake Forest
NEW519 pts - 20
Texas A&M(3-3)
L 6-35 at No. 10 LSU
12447 pts - 21
Missouri(5-1)
L 24-31 at No. 24 Mississippi State
1382 pts - 22
Florida(4-2)
W 52-28 vs No. 4 Ole Miss
NEW370 pts - 23
Washington(4-3)
L 24-27 vs Minnesota
1251 pts - 24
Oklahoma(3-2)
L 13-41 at No. 2 Georgia
3213 pts - 25
SMU(4-1)
W 34-24 vs Missouri State
9162 pts
Source: AFCA Coaches Poll, Week 4, released Sep 20, 2026, via ESPN. Records are current; game lines are this week's.
Others receiving votes: Houston 116, Mississippi State 114, Duke 70, West Virginia 55, Kentucky 54, Oklahoma State 36, Pittsburgh 35, Virginia Tech 30, Vanderbilt 29, Boise State 29, Tulsa 20, Kansas State 18, UCLA 18, Western Michigan 17, Nebraska 11.
Dropped out: Houston (No. 23), Virginia (No. 25).
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Biggest movers in the AP poll
Texas stays No. 1 with 58 first-place votes; Louisville climbs 7 spots to No. 16; Texas A&M falls 14 to No. 23; Florida, Mississippi State enter. Each move below is shown with the result that came before it.
- Louisville up 7 to No. 16, after a 41-31 win vs No. 16 SMU
- Ole Miss up 4 to No. 4, after a 32-24 win vs No. 7 LSU
- Alabama up 2 to No. 8, after a 50-36 win vs Florida State
- Texas A&M down 14 to No. 23, after a 31-21 loss vs Kentucky
- SMU down 6 to No. 22, after a 41-31 loss at No. 23 Louisville
- LSU down 3 to No. 10, after a 32-24 loss at No. 8 Ole Miss
- Florida enters at No. 21, after a 44-39 win at Auburn
- Mississippi State enters at No. 24, after a 41-34 win at South Carolina
- Oklahoma drops out from No. 24, after a 14-6 win vs New Mexico
- Virginia drops out from No. 25, after a 38-27 loss vs West Virginia
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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