Season: 2026
AFCA Coaches Poll
The 2026 preseason poll. First-place votes in parentheses; trend vs. the previous release.
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Ohio State (38)
1,741
▼ 1
2
Oregon (6)
1,637
▼ 2
3
Georgia (7)
1,591
▼ 3
4
Texas (2)
1,544
▼ 4
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Notre Dame (5)
1,524
▼ 5
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Indiana (14)
1,522
▼ 6
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Miami
1,409
▼ 7
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Texas A&M
1,174
▼ 8
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Oklahoma
1,104
▼ 9
10
Ole Miss
1,096
▼ 10
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Alabama
1,050
▼ 11
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Texas Tech
1,034
▼ 12
13
LSU
951
▼ 13
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USC
838
▼ 14
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BYU
781
▼ 15
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Michigan
719
▼ 16
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Penn State
463
▼ 17
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Tennessee
428
▼ 18
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Washington
406
▼ 19
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SMU
378
▼ 20
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Utah
313
▼ 21
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Iowa
291
▼ 22
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Clemson
235
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Houston
194
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Missouri
158
▼ 25
Also receiving votes
Louisville 153, Florida 147, TCU 63, Illinois 62, South Carolina 50, Arizona 50, Virginia 40, Vanderbilt 37, Auburn 29, Georgia Tech 26, Boise State 24, Oklahoma State 22, UNLV 17, NC State 13, Florida State 13, Virginia Tech 12, Nebraska 12, Memphis 9, Arizona State 8, James Madison 6, Duke 6, Pittsburgh 4, New Mexico 4, Western Michigan 3, Navy 3, San Diego State 2, Kansas State 1, Hawaii 1, Jacksonville State 1, California 1
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