| AP Poll | AFCA Coaches' Poll | Combo Poll | |||||||||||||||||
| 17-Aug-26 | 7-Aug-26 | average the pct's | 2025 Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | ||||||||||
| 1. | Ohio State | 1672 | 96.9 | 40 | 1. | Ohio State | 1741 | 96.7 | 38 | 1. | Ohio State | 93.6 | 78 | 1. | Indiana | ||||
| 2. | Oregon | 1597 | 92.6 | 14 | 2. | Oregon | 1637 | 90.9 | 6 | 2. | Oregon | 88.6 | 20 | 2. | Miami (Florida) | ||||
| 3. | Georgia | 1513 | 87.7 | 3. | Georgia | 1591 | 88.4 | 7 | 3. | Georgia | 85.1 | 7 | 3. | Mississippi | |||||
| 4. | Notre Dame | 1510 | 87.5 | 6 | 4. | Texas | 1544 | 85.8 | 2 | 4. | Notre Dame | 83.1 | 11 | 4. | Oregon | ||||
| 5. | Texas | 1483 | 86.0 | 5. | Notre Dame | 1524 | 84.7 | 5 | 5. | Texas | 83.0 | 2 | 5. | Ohio State | |||||
| 6. | Indiana | 1440 | 83.5 | 8 | 6. | Indiana | 1522 | 84.6 | 14 | 6. | Indiana | 81.2 | 22 | 6. | Georgia | ||||
| 7. | Miami (Florida) | 1379 | 79.9 | 1 | 7. | Miami (Florida) | 1409 | 78.3 | 7. | Miami (Florida) | 76.4 | 1 | 7. | Texas Tech | Out of Top 10 | ||||
| 8. | Texas A&M | 1131 | 65.6 | 8. | Texas A&M | 1174 | 65.2 | 8. | Texas A&M | 63.2 | 8. | Texas A&M | |||||||
| 9. | Mississippi | 1102 | 63.9 | 9. | Oklahoma | 1104 | 61.3 | 9. | Mississippi | 60.2 | 9. | Alabama | Out of Top 10 | ||||||
| 10. | Oklahoma | 1047 | 60.7 | 10. | Mississippi | 1096 | 60.9 | 10. | Oklahoma | 59.0 | 10. | Notre Dame | |||||||
| 11. | LSU | 988 | 57.3 | 11. | Alabama | 1050 | 58.3 | 11. | Texas Tech | 55.3 | 11. | Oklahoma | Joined Top 10 | ||||||
| 12. | Texas Tech | 983 | 57.0 | 12. | Texas Tech | 1034 | 57.4 | 12. | Alabama | 53.6 | 12. | Brigham Young | |||||||
| 13. | Alabama | 904 | 52.4 | 13. | LSU | 951 | 52.8 | 13. | LSU | 53.1 | 13. | Texas | Joined Top 10 | ||||||
| 14. | Brigham Young | 839 | 48.6 | 14. | Southern Cal | 838 | 46.6 | 14. | Southern Cal | 46.0 | 14. | Utah | |||||||
| 15. | Southern Cal | 839 | 48.6 | 15. | Brigham Young | 781 | 43.4 | 15. | Brigham Young | 44.4 | 15. | Vanderbilt | Out of Top 25 | ||||||
| 16. | Michigan | 718 | 41.6 | 16. | Michigan | 719 | 39.9 | 16. | Michigan | 39.4 | 16. | Virginia | Out of Top 25 | ||||||
| 17. | Washington | 501 | 29.0 | 17. | Penn State | 463 | 25.7 | 17. | Penn State | 25.9 | 17. | Iowa | |||||||
| 18. | Penn State | 482 | 27.9 | 18. | Tennessee | 428 | 23.8 | 18. | Washington | 24.8 | 18. | Tulane | Out of Top 25 | ||||||
| 19. | SMU | 434 | 25.2 | 19. | Washington | 406 | 22.6 | 19. | Tennessee | 22.5 | 19. | James Madison | Out of Top 25 | ||||||
| 20. | Tennessee | 394 | 22.8 | 20. | SMU | 378 | 21.0 | 20. | SMU | 22.2 | 20. | Southern Cal | |||||||
| 21. | Utah | 304 | 17.6 | 21. | Utah | 313 | 17.4 | 21. | Utah | 16.9 | 21. | Houston | |||||||
| 22. | Iowa | 260 | 15.1 | 22. | Iowa | 291 | 16.2 | 22. | Iowa | 15.1 | 22. | Michigan | |||||||
| 23. | Houston | 252 | 14.6 | 23. | Clemson | 235 | 13.1 | 23. | Houston | 12.2 | 23. | Navy | Out of Top 25 | ||||||
| 24. | Louisville | 194 | 11.2 | 24. | Houston | 194 | 10.8 | 24. | Clemson | 9.6 | 24. | North Texas | Out altogether | ||||||
| 25. | Missouri | 117 | 6.8 | 25. | Missouri | 158 | 8.8 | 25. | Louisville | 9.5 | 25. | Illinois | Out of Top 25 | ||||||
| 26. | Clemson | 112 | 6.5 | 26. | Louisville | 153 | 8.5 | 26. | Missouri | 7.6 | 26. | TCU | |||||||
| 27. | Florida | 51 | 3.0 | 27. | Florida | 147 | 8.2 | 27. | Florida | 5.5 | 27. | Georgia Tech | |||||||
| 28. | Boise State | 43 | 2.5 | 28. | TCU | 63 | 3.5 | 28. | Arizona | 2.25 | 28. | Washington | Joined Top 25 | ||||||
| 29. | Arizona | 32 | 1.9 | 29. | Illinois | 62 | 3.4 | 29. | TCU | 2.05 | 29. | SMU | Joined Top 25 | ||||||
| 30. | TCU | 11 | 0.64 | 30. | Arizona | 50 | 2.8 | 30. | Illinois | 1.97 | 30. | Duke | |||||||
| 31. | South Carolina | 10 | 0.58 | 31. | South Carolina | 50 | 2.8 | 31. | Boise State | 1.83 | 31. | Arizona | |||||||
| 32. | Navy | 10 | 0.58 | 32. | Virginia | 40 | 2.2 | 32. | South Carolina | 1.66 | 32. | Tennessee | Joined Top 25 | ||||||
| 33. | Illinois | 9 | 0.52 | 33. | Vanderbilt | 37 | 2.1 | 33. | Vanderbilt | 1.24 | 33. | Louisville | Joined Top 25 | ||||||
| 34. | Vanderbilt | 8 | 0.46 | 34. | Auburn | 29 | 1.6 | 34. | Virginia | 1.14 | 34. | Missouri | |||||||
| 35. | Oklahoma State | 8 | 0.46 | 35. | Georgia Tech | 26 | 1.4 | 35. | Auburn | 0.89 | 35. | Old Dominion | Out altogether | ||||||
| 36. | Pittsburgh | 7 | 0.41 | 36. | Boise State | 24 | 1.3 | 36. | Georgia Tech | 0.830 | 36. | Western Michigan | |||||||
| 37. | Virginia Tech | 6 | 0.35 | 37. | Oklahoma State | 22 | 1.2 | 37. | Oklahoma State | 0.827 | 37. | Wake Forest | Out altogether | ||||||
| 38. | Minnesota | 5 | 0.29 | 38. | UNLV | 17 | 0.94 | 38. | UNLV | 0.58 | 38. | Connecticut | Out altogether | ||||||
| 39. | Georgia Tech | 4 | 0.23 | 39. | Florida State | 13 | 0.72 | 39. | Virginia Tech | 0.50 | 39. | Boise State | |||||||
| 40. | New Mexico | 4 | 0.23 | 40. | N. C. State | 13 | 0.72 | 40. | Florida State | 0.36 | 40. | Western Kentucky | Out altogether | ||||||
| 41. | UNLV | 4 | 0.23 | 41. | Nebraska | 12 | 0.67 | 41. | N. C. State | 0.36 | 41. | Pittsburgh | |||||||
| 42. | Louisiana | 4 | 0.23 | 42. | Virginia Tech | 12 | 0.67 | 42. | Navy | 0.35 | 42. | East Carolina | Out altogether | ||||||
| 43. | James Madison | 3 | 0.17 | 43. | Memphis | 9 | 0.50 | 43. | Nebraska | 0.33 | 43. | Army | Out altogether | ||||||
| 44. | Auburn | 3 | 0.17 | 44. | Arizona State | 8 | 0.44 | 44. | Memphis | 0.304 | 44. | Hawai'i | |||||||
| 45. | Memphis | 2 | 0.12 | 45. | James Madison | 6 | 0.33 | 45. | Pittsburgh | 0.300 | |||||||||
| 46. | California | 2 | 0.12 | 46. | Duke | 6 | 0.33 | 46. | James Madison | 0.25 | |||||||||
| 47. | Virginia | 1 | 0.06 | 47. | Pittsburgh | 4 | 0.22 | 47. | Arizona State | 0.222 | |||||||||
| 48. | Tulane | 1 | 0.06 | 48. | New Mexico | 4 | 0.22 | 48. | New Mexico | 0.219 | |||||||||
| 49. | Western Michigan | 1 | 0.06 | 49. | Navy | 3 | 0.17 | 49. | Duke | 0.17 | |||||||||
| 50. | Liberty | 1 | 0.06 | 50. | Western Michigan | 3 | 0.17 | 50. | Minnesota | 0.14 | |||||||||
| 51. | San Diego State | 2 | 0.11 | 51. | Western Michigan | 0.110 | |||||||||||||
| 52. | Hawai'i | 1 | 0.06 | 52. | Louisiana | 0.108 | |||||||||||||
| 53. | California | 1 | 0.06 | 53. | California | 0.08 | |||||||||||||
| FCS Coaches Poll | 54. | Kansas State | 1 | 0.06 | 54. | San Diego State | 0.06 | ||||||||||||
| 55. | Jacksonville State | 1 | 0.06 | 55. | Hawai'i | 0.028 | |||||||||||||
| 56. | Kansas State | 0.028 | |||||||||||||||||
| 57. | Jacksonville State | 0.028 | |||||||||||||||||
| 58. | Tulane | 0.027 | |||||||||||||||||
| 59. | Liberty | 0.027 | |||||||||||||||||
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