AP Top 25
WEEK 1Ohio State is #1 in the 2026 AP Top 25 with 40 first-place votes.
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State(40) | 0–0 | 1672 |
| 2 |  Oregon(14) | 0–0 | 1597 |
| 3 |  Georgia | 0–0 | 1513 |
| 4 |  Notre Dame(6) | 0–0 | 1510 |
| 5 |  Texas | 0–0 | 1483 |
| 6 |  Indiana(8) | 0–0 | 1440 |
| 7 |  Miami(1) | 0–0 | 1379 |
| 8 |  Texas A&M | 0–0 | 1131 |
| 9 |  Ole Miss | 0–0 | 1102 |
| 10 |  Oklahoma | 0–0 | 1047 |
| 11 |  LSU | 0–0 | 988 |
| 12 |  Texas Tech | 0–0 | 983 |
| 13 |  Alabama | 0–0 | 904 |
| 14 |  BYU | 0–0 | 839 |
| 14 |  USC | 1–0 | 839 |
| 16 |  Michigan | 0–0 | 718 |
| 17 |  Washington | 0–0 | 501 |
| 18 |  Penn State | 0–0 | 482 |
| 19 |  SMU | 0–0 | 434 |
| 20 |  Tennessee | 0–0 | 394 |
| 21 |  Utah | 0–0 | 304 |
| 22 |  Iowa | 0–0 | 260 |
| 23 |  Houston | 0–0 | 252 |
| 24 |  Louisville | 0–0 | 194 |
| 25 |  Missouri | 0–0 | 117 |
The SEC leads the 2026 AP Top 25 with nine ranked teams, followed by the Big Ten with eight, the Big 12 with four and the ACC with three; one independent is also ranked.