AP Top 25

The 2026 preseason poll. First-place votes in parentheses; trend vs. the previous release.

1 Ohio State (40) 1,672 — 2 Oregon (14) 1,597 — 3 Georgia 1,513 — 4 Notre Dame (6) 1,510 — 5 Texas 1,483 — 6 Indiana (8) 1,440 — 7 Miami (1) 1,379 — 8 Texas A&M 1,131 — 9 Ole Miss 1,102 — 10 Oklahoma 1,047 — 11 LSU 988 — 12 Texas Tech 983 — 13 Alabama 904 —

14 USC 839 — 14 BYU 839 — 16 Michigan 718 — 17 Washington 501 — 18 Penn State 482 — 19 SMU 434 — 20 Tennessee 394 — 21 Utah 304 — 22 Iowa 260 — 23 Houston 252 — 24 Louisville 194 — 25 Missouri 117 —

Also receiving votes

Clemson 112, Florida 51, Boise State 43, Arizona 32, TCU 11, South Carolina 10, Navy 10, Illinois 9, Vanderbilt 8, Oklahoma State 8, Pittsburgh 7, Virginia Tech 6, Minnesota 5, UNLV 4, Louisiana 4, New Mexico 4, Georgia Tech 4, James Madison 3, Auburn 3, Memphis 2, California 2, Western Michigan 1, Tulane 1, Liberty 1, Virginia 1

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