AP Poll AFCA Coaches' Poll Combo Poll
18-Oct-26 18-Oct-26 average the pct's Last Week
Rank Team Points pct 1st place Rank Team Points pct 1st place 1st place
1. Miami (Florida) 1697 97.0 40 1. Miami (Florida) 1791 98.1 50 1. Miami (Florida) 97.6 90 1. Georgia
2. Brigham Young 1675 95.7 20 2. Ohio State 1725 94.5 13 2. Brigham Young 94.38 30 2. Notre Dame
3. Ohio State 1649 94.2 9 3. Brigham Young 1698 93.0 10 3. Ohio State 94.37 22 3. Miami (Florida)
4. Notre Dame 1395 79.7 4. Georgia 1469 80.5 4. Georgia 79.73 4. Indiana
5. Georgia 1382 79.0 5. Texas Tech 1414 77.5 5. Texas Tech 76.91 1 5. Ohio State
6. Indiana 1370 78.3 6. Indiana 1378 75.5 6. Indiana 76.90 6. Texas Fell out of Top 10 (lost to Florida)
7. Mississippi 1360 77.7 7. Mississippi 1371 75.1 7. Mississippi 76.42 7. Alabama Fell out of Top 10 (lost to Tennessee)
8. Texas Tech 1336 76.3 1 8. Notre Dame 1332 73.0 8. Notre Dame 76.35 8. Brigham Young
9. UCLA 1159 66.2 9. Utah 1222 67.0 9. Utah 66.4 9. Texas Tech
10. Utah 1153 65.9 10. UCLA 1206 66.1 10. UCLA 66.2 10. Mississippi
11. Tennessee 1152 65.8 11. Tennessee 1193 65.4 11. Tennessee 65.6 11. Utah Broke into Top 10 (beat Colorado)
12. Kentucky 932 53.3 12. Kentucky 979 53.6 12. Kentucky 53.5 12. UCLA Broke into Top 10 (beat Wisconsin)
13. Alabama 870 49.7 13. Alabama 813 44.5 13. Alabama 47.1 13. Missouri
14. Houston 785 44.9 14. Iowa 807 44.2 14. Iowa 43.5 14. Tennessee
15. Iowa 747 42.7 15. Southern Cal 796 43.6 15. Houston 42.4 15. Iowa
16. Southern Cal 592 33.8 16. Houston 730 40.0 16. Southern Cal 38.7 16. Kentucky
17. Wake Forest 574 32.8 17. LSU 569 31.2 17. LSU 30.7 17. Southern Cal
18. LSU 529 30.2 18. Texas 520 28.5 18. Wake Forest 30.5 18. Mississippi State Fell out of Top 25 (lost big to LSU)
19. Texas 440 25.1 19. Wake Forest 514 28.2 19. Texas 26.8 19. Oklahoma State Fell out of Top 25 (lost to Houston)
20. Florida 355 20.3 20. SMU 458 25.1 20. SMU 20.1 20. Houston
21. Boise State 295 16.9 21. Missouri 274 15.0 21. Florida 17.0 21. LSU
22. Missouri 290 16.6 22. Boise State 266 14.6 22. Missouri 15.8 22. Wake Forest
23. SMU 265 15.1 23. Northwestern 256 14.0 23. Boise State 15.7 23. Boise State
24. Northwestern 254 14.5 24. Florida 250 13.7 24. Northwestern 14.3 24. SMU
25. Arizona 136 7.8 25. Oregon 189 10.4 25. Arizona 7.7 25. Oregon Fell out of Top 25 (beat Nebraska by 3)
26. Oklahoma State 128 7.3 26. Arizona 141 7.7 26. Oregon 7.4 26. Northwestern Joined Top 25 (beat Michigan St.)
27. Oregon 78 4.5 27. Oklahoma State 87 4.8 27. Oklahoma State 6.0 27. Arizona Joined Top 25 (beat did not play)
28. Auburn 61 3.5 28. James Madison 80 4.4 28. James Madison 3.7 28. Nebraska
29. James Madison 52 3.0 29. Auburn 55 3.0 29. Auburn 3.2 29. Wisconsin
30. Mississippi State 30 1.7 30. Mississippi State 32 1.8 30. Mississippi State 1.7 30. Oklahoma Fell out altogether (lost to Kentucky)
31. New Mexico 6 0.34 31. Nebraska 19 1.04 31. New Mexico 0.61 31. James Madison
32. Oregon State 3 0.17 32. Oregon State 17 0.93 32. Oregon State 0.55 32. Florida Joined Top 25 (beat Texas)
33. New Mexico 16 0.88 33. Nebraska 0.52 33. Duke
34. UT - San Antonio 13 0.71 34. UT - San Antonio 0.36 34. Pittsburgh
35. Michigan 10 0.55 35. Michigan 0.27 35. New Mexico
36. North Dakota St. 8 0.44 36. North Dakota St. 0.22 36. UT - San Antonio
37. Wisconsin 7 0.38 37. Wisconsin 0.19 37. Baylor Fell out altogether (lost to TCU)
38. Duke 7 0.38 38. Duke 0.19 38. Memphis Fell out altogether (lost to Tulane)
FCS Coaches Poll 39. North Carolina 5 0.27 39. North Carolina 0.14 39. Oregon State
40. Pittsburgh 4 0.22 40. Pittsburgh 0.11 40. North Carolina
41. Air Force 3 0.16 41. Air Force 0.08
42. North Texas 1 0.05 42. North Texas 0.03
Joining the Poll This Week:
Auburn Beat Georgia
Michigan Beat Penn State
North Dakota St. Beat Nevada
Air Force Beat UNLV
North Texas ?? - did not play