| AP Poll | AFCA Coaches' Poll | Combo Poll | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13-Sep-26 | 13-Sep-26 | average the pct's | Last Week | |||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | 1st place | ||||||||||
| 1. | Texas | 1678 | 98.7 | 56 | 1. | Texas | 1804 | 97.5 | 42 | 1. | Texas | 98.1 | 98 | 1. | Ohio State | |||||
| 2. | Georgia | 1551 | 91.2 | 3 | 2. | Georgia | 1732 | 93.6 | 15 | 2. | Georgia | 92.4 | 18 | 2. | Georgia | |||||
| 3. | Notre Dame | 1531 | 90.1 | 1 | 3. | Notre Dame | 1639 | 88.6 | 4 | 3. | Notre Dame | 89.3 | 5 | 3. | Notre Dame | |||||
| 4. | Indiana | 1466 | 86.2 | 3 | 4. | Indiana | 1611 | 87.1 | 10 | 4. | Indiana | 86.7 | 13 | 4. | Texas | |||||
| 5. | Miami (Florida) | 1452 | 85.4 | 4 | 5. | Miami (Florida) | 1549 | 83.7 | 2 | 5. | Miami (Florida) | 84.6 | 6 | 5. | Indiana | |||||
| 6. | Ohio State | 1407 | 82.8 | 6. | Ohio State | 1480 | 80.0 | 6. | Ohio State | 81.4 | 6. | Oregon | Out of Top 10 (lost to Oklahoma State) | |||||||
| 7. | LSU | 1334 | 78.5 | 1 | 7. | LSU | 1405 | 75.9 | 1 | 7. | LSU | 77.2 | 2 | 7. | Miami (Florida) | |||||
| 8. | Mississippi | 1216 | 71.5 | 8. | Texas A&M | 1311 | 70.9 | 8. | Texas A&M | 69.7 | 8. | LSU | ||||||||
| 9. | Texas A&M | 1165 | 68.5 | 9. | Mississippi | 1228 | 66.4 | 9. | Mississippi | 69.0 | 9. | Mississippi | ||||||||
| 10. | Alabama | 1068 | 62.8 | 10. | Alabama | 1206 | 65.2 | 10. | Alabama | 64.0 | 10. | Texas A&M | ||||||||
| 11. | Brigham Young | 966 | 56.8 | 11. | Southern Cal | 1023 | 55.3 | 11. | Southern Cal | 55.4 | 11. | Oklahoma | ||||||||
| 12. | Southern Cal | 944 | 55.5 | 12. | Texas Tech | 977 | 52.8 | 12. | Brigham Young | 54.8 | 12. | Alabama | Joined Top 10 (beat Kentucky) | |||||||
| 13. | Texas Tech | 910 | 53.5 | 13. | Brigham Young | 975 | 52.7 | 13. | Texas Tech | 53.2 | 13. | Texas Tech | ||||||||
| 14. | Penn State | 692 | 40.7 | 14. | Tennessee | 679 | 36.7 | 14. | Penn State | 38.6 | 14. | Southern Cal | ||||||||
| 15. | Tennessee | 676 | 39.8 | 15. | Penn State | 676 | 36.5 | 15. | Tennessee | 38.2 | 15. | Brigham Young | ||||||||
| 16. | SMU | 636 | 37.4 | 16. | SMU | 605 | 32.7 | 16. | SMU | 35.1 | 16. | Penn State | ||||||||
| 17. | Utah | 558 | 32.8 | 17. | Utah | 590 | 31.9 | 17. | Utah | 32.4 | 17. | SMU | ||||||||
| 18. | Iowa | 391 | 23.0 | 18. | Oregon | 564 | 30.5 | 18. | Oregon | 24.8 | 18. | Tennessee | ||||||||
| 19. | Michigan | 382 | 22.5 | 19. | Michigan | 426 | 23.0 | 19. | Iowa | 22.9 | 19. | Washington | ||||||||
| 20. | Missouri | 344 | 20.2 | 20. | Iowa | 423 | 22.9 | 20. | Michigan | 22.7 | 20. | Utah | ||||||||
| 21. | Oregon | 324 | 19.1 | 21. | Oklahoma | 395 | 21.4 | 21. | Missouri | 19.3 | 21. | Iowa | ||||||||
| 22. | Houston | 292 | 17.2 | 22. | Missouri | 340 | 18.4 | 22. | Oklahoma | 17.2 | 22. | Houston | ||||||||
| 23. | Louisville | 244 | 14.4 | 23. | Houston | 290 | 15.7 | 23. | Houston | 16.4 | 23. | Missouri | ||||||||
| 24. | Oklahoma | 222 | 13.1 | 24. | Washington | 268 | 14.5 | 24. | Washington | 12.3 | 24. | Louisville | Out of Top 25 (after beating up on Villanova) | |||||||
| 25. | Virginia | 182 | 10.7 | 25. | Virginia | 249 | 13.5 | 25. | Virginia | 12.1 | 25. | Virginia | ||||||||
| 26. | Washington | 172 | 10.1 | 26. | Florida | 183 | 9.9 | 26. | Louisville | 11.5 | 26. | Florida | ||||||||
| 27. | Florida | 83 | 4.9 | 27. | Louisville | 160 | 8.6 | 27. | Florida | 7.4 | 27. | Michigan | Re-joined Top 25 (beat Oklahoma) | |||||||
| 28. | Boise State | 57 | 3.4 | 28. | Boise State | 44 | 2.4 | 28. | Boise State | 2.9 | 28. | Boise State | ||||||||
| 29. | Oklahoma State | 36 | 2.1 | 29. | Kansas State | 24 | 1.30 | 29. | Oklahoma State | 1.5 | 29. | Arizona | ||||||||
| 30. | Western Michigan | 35 | 2.1 | 30. | South Carolina | 23 | 1.24 | 30. | Western Michigan | 1.3 | 30. | South Carolina | ||||||||
| 31. | Tulsa | 18 | 1.06 | 31. | Mississippi State | 20 | 1.08 | 31. | South Carolina | 1.1 | 31. | Illinois | Fell out altogether (lost to Duke) | |||||||
| 32. | Mississippi State | 17 | 1.00 | 32. | Vanderbilt | 19 | 1.03 | 32. | Mississippi State | 1.0 | 32. | Memphis | Fell out altogether (lost to Boise State) | |||||||
| 33. | South Carolina | 15 | 0.88 | 33. | Duke | 19 | 1.03 | 33. | Tulsa | 0.72 | 33. | Pittsburgh | ||||||||
| 34. | Virginia Tech | 11 | 0.65 | 34. | Nebraska | 18 | 0.97 | 34. | Kansas State | 0.68 | 34. | Auburn | ||||||||
| 35. | UCLA | 9 | 0.53 | 35. | Pittsburgh | 16 | 0.86 | 35. | Virginia Tech | 0.57 | 35. | Western Michigan | ||||||||
| 36. | James Madison | 6 | 0.35 | 36. | Oklahoma State | 16 | 0.86 | 36. | Duke | 0.51 | 36. | Vanderbilt | ||||||||
| 37. | Arizona | 5 | 0.29 | 37. | Auburn | 15 | 0.81 | 37. | Vanderbilt | 0.51 | 37. | Virginia Tech | ||||||||
| 38. | North Dakota St. | 3 | 0.18 | 38. | Western Michigan | 10 | 0.54 | 38. | Nebraska | 0.49 | 38. | Navy | Fell out altogether (lost to Florida Atlantic) | |||||||
| 39. | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0.06 | 39. | Virginia Tech | 9 | 0.49 | 39. | UCLA | 0.48 | 39. | Minnesota | Fell out altogether (lost to Mississippi State) | |||||||
| 40. | Kansas State | 1 | 0.06 | 40. | UCLA | 8 | 0.43 | 40. | Pittsburgh | 0.46 | 40. | Arizona State | Fell out altogether (lost to Texas A&M) | |||||||
| 41. | Tulsa | 7 | 0.38 | 41. | Auburn | 0.41 | 41. | UCLA | ||||||||||||
| 42. | North Dakota St. | 5 | 0.27 | 42. | North Dakota St. | 0.22 | 42. | Nebraska | ||||||||||||
| 43. | New Mexico | 4 | 0.22 | 43. | James Madison | 0.18 | 43. | New Mexico | ||||||||||||
| 44. | Clemson | 3 | 0.16 | 44. | Arizona | 0.17 | 44. | Kansas State | ||||||||||||
| FCS Coaches Poll | 45. | Arizona | 1 | 0.05 | 45. | New Mexico | 0.11 | 45. | North Dakota St. | |||||||||||
| 46. | Wake Forest | 1 | 0.05 | 46. | Clemson | 0.08 | 46. | James Madison | ||||||||||||
| 47. | Wake Forest | 0.03 | 47. | Colorado | Fell out altogether (?? after whipping Weber State) | |||||||||||||||
| 48. | Duke | |||||||||||||||||||
| Joining the Poll This Week: | 49. | Clemson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | beat Oregon | 50. | UNLV | Fell out altogether (lost to North Texas) | ||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | beat Minnesota | 51. | San Diego State | Fell out altogether (lost to UCLA) | ||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | beat Sam Houston | 52. | North Carolina | Fell out altogether (after handing ETSU a loss) | ||||||||||||||||
| (also Oklahoma State the week before) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | beat Purdue | |||||||||||||||||||