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AP Top 25, Week 5 2026

Texas is No. 1 at 4-1 with 62 first-place votes. 8 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 5 2026

Released Sep 27, 2026. Arrows show the move from last week's poll; NEW means unranked last week.

  1. 1

    Texas(4-1)62 first-place

    Bye in Week 5. Next: vs No. 9 Ole Miss, Sat, Oct 24, 7:30 PM ET on ABC

    1,737 pts
  2. 2

    Georgia(6-0)6 first-place

    W 38-14 vs Vanderbilt

    1,646 pts
  3. 3

    Notre Dame(6-0)

    W 37-26 at North Carolina

    1,581 pts
  4. 4

    Miami(5-0)1 first-place

    W 41-13 at Clemson

    21,501 pts
  5. 5

    Ohio State(5-1)

    W 31-14 at No. 14 Iowa

    21,465 pts
  6. 6

    Indiana(6-0)1 first-place

    W 47-15 at Rutgers

    11,408 pts
  7. 7

    Alabama(5-1)

    W 56-23 at No. 16 Mississippi State

    11,305 pts
  8. 8

    Florida(4-2)

    L 17-45 at No. 25 Missouri

    131,272 pts
  9. 9

    Ole Miss(4-1)

    Bye in Week 5. Next: vs No. 13 Missouri, Sat, Oct 17, 3:30 PM ET on SEC Network

    51,089 pts
  10. 10

    BYU(5-0)

    W 17-10 at TCU

    11,078 pts
  11. 11

    LSU(4-2)

    W 63-14 vs McNeese

    11,073 pts
  12. 12

    Texas Tech(5-0)

    W 29-7 at Colorado

    11,053 pts
  13. 13

    Utah(5-0)

    Bye in Week 5. Next: at Colorado, Sat, Oct 17, 10:15 PM ET on ESPN

    2903 pts
  14. 14

    Iowa(5-1)

    L 14-31 vs No. 5 Ohio State

    3856 pts
  15. 15

    Oregon(3-2)

    Bye in Week 5. Next: vs Nebraska, Sat, Oct 17, 11:00 PM ET on Fox

    5725 pts
  16. 16

    Mississippi State(4-1)

    L 23-56 vs No. 7 Alabama

    8715 pts
  17. 17

    Tennessee(5-1)

    W 24-14 vs Auburn

    3663 pts
  18. 18

    USC(6-1)

    W 25-21 vs Washington

    6410 pts
  19. 19

    Oklahoma State(4-1)

    Bye in Week 5. Next: at No. 20 Houston, Sat, Oct 17, 7:30 PM ET on Fox

    NEW345 pts
  20. 20

    Houston(5-1)

    W 27-17 vs UCF

    5278 pts
  21. 21

    SMU(4-1)

    W 25-16 vs Boston College

    1246 pts
  22. 22

    Boise State(5-1)

    W 37-18 vs Utah State

    NEW221 pts
  23. 23

    UCLA(5-0)

    Bye in Week 5. Next: vs Wisconsin, Sat, Oct 17, 7:30 PM ET on NBC

    NEW218 pts
  24. 24

    Kentucky(5-1)

    W 35-34 at South Carolina (OT)

    NEW150 pts
  25. 25

    Missouri(5-1)

    W 45-17 vs No. 8 Florida

    6118 pts

Source: AP Top 25, Week 5, released Sep 27, 2026, via ESPN. Records are current; game lines are this week's.

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 102, Duke 101, Penn State 98, Wake Forest 88, Virginia Tech 86, Michigan 54, Pittsburgh 52, Nebraska 36, Louisville 25, Cincinnati 20, James Madison 10, Arizona 8, Minnesota 7, North Dakota State 6, Northwestern 1.

Dropped out: Penn State (No. 13), Louisville (No. 16), Michigan (No. 18), Texas A&M (No. 23).

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AFCA Coaches Poll, Week 5 2026

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

  1. 1

    Texas(4-1)45 first-place

    Bye in Week 5. Next: vs No. 9 Ole Miss, Sat, Oct 24, 7:30 PM ET on ABC

    1,779 pts
  2. 2

    Georgia(6-0)17 first-place

    W 38-14 vs Vanderbilt

    1,735 pts
  3. 3

    Notre Dame(6-0)3 first-place

    W 37-26 at North Carolina

    1,641 pts
  4. 4

    Miami(5-0)

    W 41-13 at Clemson

    11,569 pts
  5. 5

    Indiana(6-0)8 first-place

    W 47-15 at Rutgers

    11,554 pts
  6. 6

    Ohio State(5-1)

    W 31-14 at No. 14 Iowa

    11,463 pts
  7. 7

    Alabama(5-1)

    W 56-23 at No. 16 Mississippi State

    11,399 pts
  8. 8

    Florida(4-2)

    L 17-45 at No. 25 Missouri

    141,214 pts
  9. 9

    BYU(5-0)

    W 17-10 at TCU

    1,166 pts
  10. 10

    Texas Tech(5-0)

    W 29-7 at Colorado

    1,108 pts
  11. 11

    LSU(4-2)

    W 63-14 vs McNeese

    1,097 pts
  12. 12

    Ole Miss(4-1)

    Bye in Week 5. Next: vs No. 13 Missouri, Sat, Oct 17, 3:30 PM ET on SEC Network

    61,021 pts
  13. 13

    Utah(5-0)

    Bye in Week 5. Next: at Colorado, Sat, Oct 17, 10:15 PM ET on ESPN

    2917 pts
  14. 14

    Iowa(5-1)

    L 14-31 vs No. 5 Ohio State

    3887 pts
  15. 15

    Oregon(3-2)

    Bye in Week 5. Next: vs Nebraska, Sat, Oct 17, 11:00 PM ET on Fox

    1866 pts
  16. 16

    Mississippi State(4-1)

    L 23-56 vs No. 7 Alabama

    NEW658 pts
  17. 17

    Tennessee(5-1)

    W 24-14 vs Auburn

    4648 pts
  18. 18

    USC(6-1)

    W 25-21 vs Washington

    6511 pts
  19. 19

    SMU(4-1)

    W 25-16 vs Boston College

    6327 pts
  20. 20

    Houston(5-1)

    W 27-17 vs UCF

    NEW301 pts
  21. 21

    Duke(4-1)

    Bye in Week 5. Next: vs North Carolina, Sat, Oct 17, 3:30 PM ET on ESPN2

    NEW230 pts
  22. 22

    Penn State(3-3)

    L 13-34 at Northwestern

    8207 pts
  23. 23

    UCLA(5-0)

    Bye in Week 5. Next: vs Wisconsin, Sat, Oct 17, 7:30 PM ET on NBC

    NEW183 pts
  24. 24

    Michigan(3-2)

    L 14-20 at Minnesota

    6166 pts
  25. 25

    Missouri(5-1)

    W 45-17 vs No. 8 Florida

    4152 pts

Source: AFCA Coaches Poll, Week 5, released Sep 27, 2026, via ESPN. Records are current; game lines are this week's.

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 126, Kentucky 123, Boise State 112, Pittsburgh 97, Virginia Tech 84, Nebraska 67, Wake Forest 48, Louisville 42, Wisconsin 39, Cincinnati 35, Auburn 22, Washington 20, James Madison 17, Virginia 15, Texas A&M 14.

Dropped out: Louisville (No. 19), Texas A&M (No. 20), Washington (No. 23), Oklahoma (No. 24).

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Biggest movers in the AP poll

Texas stays No. 1 with 62 first-place votes; Florida climbs 13 spots to No. 8; USC falls 6 to No. 18; Oklahoma State, Boise State, UCLA, Kentucky enter. Each move below is shown with the result that came before it.

  • Florida up 13 to No. 8, after a 52-28 win vs No. 4 Ole Miss
  • Mississippi State up 8 to No. 16, after a 31-24 win vs No. 19 Missouri
  • Oregon up 5 to No. 15, after a 41-27 win at No. 12 USC
  • USC down 6 to No. 18, after a 41-27 loss vs No. 20 Oregon
  • Missouri down 6 to No. 25, after a 31-24 loss at No. 24 Mississippi State
  • Ole Miss down 5 to No. 9, after a 52-28 loss at No. 21 Florida
  • Oklahoma State enters at No. 19, after a 41-24 win at West Virginia
  • Boise State enters at No. 22, after a 32-7 win at Western Michigan
  • UCLA enters at No. 23, after a 54-3 win at Maryland
  • Kentucky enters at No. 24, after a 45-21 win vs South Alabama
  • Penn State drops out from No. 13, after a 24-20 loss vs Wisconsin
  • Louisville drops out from No. 16, after a 30-27 loss vs Wake Forest
  • Michigan drops out from No. 18, after a 20-19 loss vs No. 17 Iowa
  • Texas A&M drops out from No. 23, after a 35-6 loss at No. 10 LSU

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.

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