Season: 2026
AP Top 25
The 2026 preseason poll. First-place votes in parentheses; trend vs. the previous release.
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Ohio State (40)
1,672
▼ 1
2
Oregon (14)
1,597
▼ 2
3
Georgia
1,513
▼ 3
4
Notre Dame (6)
1,510
▼ 4
5
Texas
1,483
▼ 5
6
Indiana (8)
1,440
▼ 6
7
Miami (1)
1,379
▼ 7
8
Texas A&M
1,131
▼ 8
9
Ole Miss
1,102
▼ 9
10
Oklahoma
1,047
▼ 10
11
LSU
988
▼ 11
12
Texas Tech
983
▼ 12
13
Alabama
904
▼ 13
14
USC
839
▼ 14
14
BYU
839
▼ 14
16
Michigan
718
▼ 16
17
Washington
501
▼ 17
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Penn State
482
▼ 18
19
SMU
434
▼ 19
20
Tennessee
394
▼ 20
21
Utah
304
▼ 21
22
Iowa
260
▼ 22
23
Houston
252
▼ 23
24
Louisville
194
▼ 24
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Missouri
117
▼ 25
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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