| AP Poll | AFCA Coaches' Poll | Combo Poll | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11-Oct-26 | 11-Oct-26 | average the pct's | Last Week | |||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | 1st place | ||||||||||
| 1. | Georgia | 1745 | 99.7 | 66 | 1. | Georgia | 1832 | 99.0 | 60 | 1. | Georgia | 99.4 | 126 | 1. | Texas | |||||
| 2. | Notre Dame | 1630 | 93.1 | 1 | 2. | Notre Dame | 1713 | 92.6 | 3 | 2. | Notre Dame | 92.9 | 4 | 2. | Georgia | |||||
| 3. | Miami (Florida) | 1594 | 91.1 | 2 | 3. | Miami (Florida) | 1688 | 91.2 | 1 | 3. | Miami (Florida) | 91.2 | 3 | 3. | Notre Dame | |||||
| 4. | Ohio State | 1508 | 86.2 | 4. | Indiana | 1633 | 88.3 | 9 | 4. | Indiana | 85.9 | 10 | 4. | Miami (Florida) | ||||||
| 5. | Indiana | 1461 | 83.5 | 1 | 5. | Ohio State | 1565 | 84.6 | 1 | 5. | Ohio State | 85.4 | 1 | 5. | Ohio State | |||||
| 6. | Alabama | 1372 | 78.4 | 6. | Texas | 1369 | 74.0 | 6. | Texas | 76.2 | 6. | Alabama | ||||||||
| 7. | Texas | 1371 | 78.3 | 7. | Alabama | 1358 | 73.4 | 7. | Alabama | 75.9 | 7. | Indiana | ||||||||
| 8. | Brigham Young | 1237 | 70.7 | 8. | Brigham Young | 1355 | 73.2 | 8. | Brigham Young | 72.0 | 8. | Brigham Young | ||||||||
| 9. | Mississippi | 1135 | 64.9 | 9. | Texas Tech | 1240 | 67.0 | 9. | Texas Tech | 65.9 | 9. | Texas Tech | ||||||||
| 10. | Texas Tech | 1132 | 64.7 | 10. | Mississippi | 1180 | 63.8 | 10. | Mississippi | 64.3 | 10. | LSU | Out of Top 10 - lost to Kentucky | |||||||
| 11. | Utah | 1073 | 61.3 | 11. | Utah | 1109 | 59.9 | 11. | Utah | 60.6 | 11. | Mississippi | Moved into Top 10 - beat Vanderbilt | |||||||
| 12. | UCLA | 951 | 54.3 | 12. | UCLA | 912 | 49.3 | 12. | UCLA | 51.8 | 12. | Utah | ||||||||
| 13. | Missouri | 882 | 50.4 | 13. | Missouri | 863 | 46.6 | 13. | Missouri | 48.5 | 13. | Oregon | ||||||||
| 14. | Tennessee | 706 | 40.3 | 14. | Tennessee | 837 | 45.2 | 14. | Tennessee | 42.8 | 14. | Tennessee | ||||||||
| 15. | Kentucky | 655 | 37.4 | 15. | Southern Cal | 758 | 41.0 | 15. | Iowa | 37.4 | 15. | Missouri | ||||||||
| 16. | Mississippi State | 650 | 37.1 | 16. | Iowa | 729 | 39.4 | 16. | Kentucky | 36.7 | 16. | Florida | Out of Top 25 - Lost to South Carolina | |||||||
| 17. | Iowa | 621 | 35.5 | 17. | Kentucky | 667 | 36.1 | 17. | Southern Cal | 34.9 | 17. | Southern Cal | ||||||||
| 18. | Oklahoma State | 604 | 34.5 | 18. | Houston | 520 | 28.1 | 18. | Mississippi State | 31.1 | 18. | Mississippi State | ||||||||
| 19. | Southern Cal | 505 | 28.9 | 19. | Mississippi State | 463 | 25.0 | 19. | Oklahoma State | 28.1 | 19. | Iowa | ||||||||
| 20. | Houston | 380 | 21.7 | 20. | Oklahoma State | 403 | 21.8 | 20. | Houston | 24.9 | 20. | Oklahoma State | ||||||||
| 21. | Wake Forest | 326 | 18.6 | 21. | LSU | 361 | 19.5 | 21. | LSU | 17.6 | 21. | Houston | ||||||||
| 22. | LSU | 274 | 15.7 | 22. | SMU | 330 | 17.8 | 22. | Wake Forest | 15.5 | 22. | UCLA | ||||||||
| 23. | Boise State | 268 | 15.3 | 23. | Wake Forest | 229 | 12.4 | 23. | Boise State | 13.2 | 23. | SMU | ||||||||
| 24. | SMU | 142 | 8.1 | 24. | Boise State | 205 | 11.1 | 24. | SMU | 13.0 | 24. | Boise State | ||||||||
| 25. | Northwestern | 112 | 6.4 | 25. | Oregon | 200 | 10.8 | 25. | Oregon | 7.9 | 25. | Pittsburgh | Out of Top 25 - Lost to North Carolina | |||||||
| 26. | Wisconsin | 92 | 5.3 | 26. | Northwestern | 107 | 5.8 | 26. | Northwestern | 6.1 | 26. | Kentucky | Moved into Top 25 - beat LSU | |||||||
| 27. | Oregon | 86 | 4.9 | 27. | Arizona | 92 | 5.0 | 27. | Arizona | 4.8 | 27. | Duke | ||||||||
| 28. | Arizona | 82 | 4.7 | 28. | Nebraska | 74 | 4.0 | 28. | Nebraska | 3.9 | 28. | Wake Forest | Moved into Top 25 - beat N. C. State | |||||||
| 29. | Nebraska | 65 | 3.7 | 29. | Oklahoma | 50 | 2.7 | 29. | Wisconsin | 3.7 | 29. | Nebraska | ||||||||
| 30. | Oklahoma | 44 | 2.5 | 30. | Wisconsin | 39 | 2.1 | 30. | Oklahoma | 2.6 | 30. | Wisconsin | ||||||||
| 31. | James Madison | 29 | 1.7 | 31. | Duke | 35 | 1.9 | 31. | James Madison | 1.7 | 31. | Northwestern | ||||||||
| 32. | Florida | 9 | 0.51 | 32. | James Madison | 33 | 1.8 | 32. | Florida | 1.1 | 32. | Minnesota | Out altogether - lost to Purdue | |||||||
| 33. | Duke | 5 | 0.29 | 33. | Florida | 32 | 1.7 | 33. | Duke | 1.1 | 33. | James Madison | ||||||||
| 34. | New Mexico | 3 | 0.17 | 34. | Pittsburgh | 25 | 1.4 | 34. | Pittsburgh | 0.68 | 34. | North Dakota St. | Out altogether - lost to UNLV | |||||||
| 35. | Oregon State | 1 | 0.06 | 35. | New Mexico | 16 | 0.86 | 35. | New Mexico | 0.52 | 35. | Arizona | ||||||||
| 36. | UT - San Antonio | 10 | 0.54 | 36. | UT - San Antonio | 0.27 | 36. | New Mexico | ||||||||||||
| 37. | Baylor | 9 | 0.49 | 37. | Baylor | 0.24 | 37. | Baylor | ||||||||||||
| 38. | Memphis | 6 | 0.32 | 38. | Memphis | 0.16 | 38. | Virginia Tech | Out altogether - lost to California | |||||||||||
| FCS Coaches Poll | 39. | Oregon State | 2 | 0.11 | 39. | Oregon State | 0.08 | 39. | Texas A&M | Out altogether - lost to Missouri | ||||||||||
| 40. | North Carolina | 1 | 0.05 | 40. | North Carolina | 0.03 | 40. | Kansas State | Out altogether - lost to Houston | |||||||||||
| Joining the Poll This Week: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | Beat Texas | |||||||||||||||||||
| UT - San Antonio | Beat South Florida | |||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | Beat UAB | |||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | Beat San Diego St. | |||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | Beat Pittsburgh | |||||||||||||||||||