AP Top 25, Week 6 2026
Texas is No. 1 at 4-1 with 61 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 6 2026
Released Oct 4, 2026. Arrows show the move from last week's poll; NEW means unranked last week.
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Texas(4-1)61 first-place
L 24-27 vs Oklahoma (neutral site)
1,737 pts - 2
Georgia(6-0)6 first-place
W 20-17 at No. 6 Alabama
1,647 pts - 3
Notre Dame(6-0)
W 58-7 vs Stanford
1,532 pts - 4
Miami(5-0)2 first-place
Bye in Week 6. Next: vs Florida State, Sat, Oct 17, 7:00 PM ET on ESPN
1,524 pts - 5
Ohio State(5-1)
W 45-16 vs Maryland
1,490 pts - 6
Alabama(5-1)
L 17-20 vs No. 2 Georgia
11,460 pts - 7
Indiana(6-0)1 first-place
W 20-17 at Nebraska
11,380 pts - 8
BYU(5-0)
W 24-10 vs Iowa State
21,144 pts - 9
Ole Miss(4-1)
W 52-17 at Vanderbilt
1,095 pts - 10
LSU(4-2)
L 34-35 at Kentucky (OT)
11,087 pts - 11
Texas Tech(5-0)
Bye in Week 6. Next: vs Arizona State, Sat, Oct 17, 3:30 PM ET on Fox
11,062 pts - 12
Utah(5-0)
W 41-24 vs Kansas
1996 pts - 13
Oregon(3-2)
L 15-17 vs No. 21 UCLA
2831 pts - 14
Missouri(5-1)
W 27-6 vs Texas A&M
11755 pts - 15
Tennessee(5-1)
W 24-17 at Arkansas
2746 pts - 16
Florida(4-2)
L 19-38 vs South Carolina
8691 pts - 17
Mississippi State(4-1)
Bye in Week 6. Next: vs Oklahoma, Sat, Oct 24, 3:30 PM ET
1487 pts - 18
Oklahoma State(4-1)
W 42-28 vs UCF
1477 pts - 19
USC(6-1)
W 31-23 at Penn State
1439 pts - 20
Iowa(5-1)
W 41-24 at Washington
6367 pts - 21
UCLA(5-0)
W 17-15 at No. 13 Oregon
2287 pts - 22
Houston(5-1)
W 35-16 at Kansas State
2279 pts - 23
Boise State(5-1)
W 38-31 at Fresno State
1271 pts - 24
SMU(4-1)
Bye in Week 6. Next: vs California, Sat, Oct 24, 12:00 PM ET on CW
3167 pts - 25
Pittsburgh(5-1)
L 17-21 vs North Carolina
NEW162 pts
Source: AP Top 25, Week 6, released Oct 4, 2026, via ESPN. Records are current; game lines are this week's.
Others receiving votes: Kentucky 160, Wake Forest 142, Wisconsin 88, Duke 83, Northwestern 59, Nebraska 48, Minnesota 19, Arizona 19, James Madison 12, North Dakota State 7.
Dropped out: Kentucky (No. 24).
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AFCA Coaches Poll, Week 6 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)45 first-place
L 24-27 vs Oklahoma (neutral site)
1,806 pts - 2
Georgia(6-0)20 first-place
W 20-17 at No. 6 Alabama
1,760 pts - 3
Notre Dame(6-0)1 first-place
W 58-7 vs Stanford
1,630 pts - 4
Miami(5-0)
Bye in Week 6. Next: vs Florida State, Sat, Oct 17, 7:00 PM ET on ESPN
1,622 pts - 5
Indiana(6-0)8 first-place
W 20-17 at Nebraska
1,556 pts - 6
Ohio State(5-1)
W 45-16 vs Maryland
1,514 pts - 7
Alabama(5-1)
L 17-20 vs No. 2 Georgia
1,483 pts - 8
BYU(5-0)
W 24-10 vs Iowa State
11,214 pts - 9
Texas Tech(5-0)
Bye in Week 6. Next: vs Arizona State, Sat, Oct 17, 3:30 PM ET on Fox
11,169 pts - 10
LSU(4-2)
L 34-35 at Kentucky (OT)
11,136 pts - 11
Ole Miss(4-1)
W 52-17 at Vanderbilt
11,059 pts - 12
Utah(5-0)
W 41-24 vs Kansas
11,015 pts - 13
Oregon(3-2)
L 15-17 vs No. 21 UCLA
2948 pts - 14
Tennessee(5-1)
W 24-17 at Arkansas
3768 pts - 15
Florida(4-2)
L 19-38 vs South Carolina
7672 pts - 16
Missouri(5-1)
W 27-6 vs Texas A&M
9646 pts - 17
USC(6-1)
W 31-23 at Penn State
1643 pts - 18
Iowa(5-1)
W 41-24 at Washington
4457 pts - 19
Houston(5-1)
W 35-16 at Kansas State
1391 pts - 20
Mississippi State(4-1)
Bye in Week 6. Next: vs Oklahoma, Sat, Oct 24, 3:30 PM ET
4355 pts - 21
SMU(4-1)
Bye in Week 6. Next: vs California, Sat, Oct 24, 12:00 PM ET on CW
2354 pts - 22
UCLA(5-0)
W 17-15 at No. 13 Oregon
1318 pts - 23
Duke(4-1)
L 25-28 at Georgia Tech
2274 pts - 24
Pittsburgh(5-1)
L 17-21 vs North Carolina
NEW242 pts - 25
Kentucky(5-1)
W 35-34 vs No. 10 LSU (OT)
NEW210 pts
Source: AFCA Coaches Poll, Week 6, released Oct 4, 2026, via ESPN. Records are current; game lines are this week's.
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 187, Boise State 161, Nebraska 117, Wake Forest 87, Northwestern 70, Wisconsin 47, James Madison 42, Minnesota 40, North Dakota State 29, Arizona 15, New Mexico 7, Baylor 3, Kansas State 1, Virginia Tech 1, Texas A&M 1.
Dropped out: Penn State (No. 22), Michigan (No. 24).
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Biggest movers in the AP poll
Texas stays No. 1 with 61 first-place votes; Missouri climbs 11 spots to No. 14; Florida falls 8 to No. 16; Pittsburgh enters. Each move below is shown with the result that came before it.
- Missouri up 11 to No. 14, after a 45-17 win vs No. 8 Florida
- BYU up 2 to No. 8, after a 17-10 win at TCU
- Oregon up 2 to No. 13, after a 41-27 win at No. 12 USC
- Florida down 8 to No. 16, after a 45-17 loss at No. 25 Missouri
- Iowa down 6 to No. 20, after a 31-14 loss vs No. 5 Ohio State
- SMU down 3 to No. 24, after a 25-16 win vs Boston College
- Pittsburgh enters at No. 25, after a 35-33 win at Virginia Tech
- Kentucky drops out from No. 24, after a 35-34 win at South Carolina
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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