| AP Poll | AFCA Coaches' Poll | Combo Poll | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1-Nov-26 | 1-Nov-26 | average the pct's | Last Week | |||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | Rank | Team | Points | pct | 1st place | 1st place | ||||||||||
| 1. | Miami (Florida) | 1740 | 99.4 | 62 | 1. | Miami (Florida) | 1818 | 99.6 | 68 | 1. | Miami (Florida) | 99.5 | 130 | 1. | Miami (Florida) | |||||
| 2. | Georgia | 1648 | 94.2 | 7 | 2. | Georgia | 1719 | 94.2 | 4 | 2. | Georgia | 94.2 | 11 | 2. | Ohio State | (barely stayed in Top 10) | ||||
| 3. | Utah | 1540 | 88.0 | 1 | 3. | Indiana | 1597 | 87.5 | 3. | Utah | 87.6 | 1 | 3. | Georgia | ||||||
| 4. | Notre Dame | 1476 | 84.3 | 4. | Utah | 1590 | 87.1 | 4. | Indiana | 85.1 | 4. | Indiana | ||||||||
| 5. | UCLA | 1473 | 84.2 | 5. | UCLA | 1501 | 82.2 | 5. | Notre Dame | 83.213 | 5. | Notre Dame | ||||||||
| 6. | Indiana | 1446 | 82.6 | 6. | Notre Dame | 1498 | 82.1 | 6. | UCLA | 83.209 | 6. | Utah | ||||||||
| 7. | Brigham Young | 1358 | 77.6 | 7. | Kentucky | 1344 | 73.6 | 1 | 7. | Brigham Young | 73.8 | 7. | UCLA | |||||||
| 8. | Kentucky | 1253 | 71.6 | 8. | Brigham Young | 1278 | 70.0 | 8. | Kentucky | 72.6 | 1 | 8. | Brigham Young | |||||||
| 9. | Alabama | 1107 | 63.3 | 9. | Alabama | 1131 | 62.0 | 9. | Alabama | 62.6 | 9. | Kentucky | ||||||||
| 10. | Texas | 1057 | 60.4 | 10. | Ohio State | 1101 | 60.3 | 10. | Ohio State | 60.1 | 10. | Alabama | ||||||||
| 11. | Ohio State | 1049 | 59.9 | 11. | Texas | 1057 | 57.9 | 11. | Texas | 59.2 | 11. | Texas | ||||||||
| 12. | Mississippi | 953 | 54.5 | 12. | Mississippi | 1034 | 56.7 | 12. | Mississippi | 55.6 | 12. | Mississippi | ||||||||
| 13. | Texas Tech | 931 | 53.2 | 13. | Texas Tech | 962 | 52.7 | 13. | Texas Tech | 53.0 | 13. | Texas Tech | ||||||||
| 14. | Wake Forest | 898 | 51.3 | 14. | Wake Forest | 897 | 49.2 | 14. | Wake Forest | 50.2 | 14. | LSU | ||||||||
| 15. | LSU | 814 | 46.5 | 15. | LSU | 886 | 48.5 | 15. | LSU | 47.5 | 15. | Wake Forest | ||||||||
| 16. | Tennessee | 719 | 41.1 | 16. | Tennessee | 761 | 41.7 | 16. | Tennessee | 41.4 | 16. | Tennessee | ||||||||
| 17. | Houston | 590 | 33.7 | 17. | Southern Cal | 570 | 31.2 | 17. | Houston | 32.1 | 17. | SMU | (Out of Top 25 - lost to Syracuse) | |||||||
| 18. | Southern Cal | 539 | 30.8 | 18. | Houston | 556 | 30.5 | 18. | Southern Cal | 31.0 | 18. | Florida | (Out of Top 25 - lost to Georgia) | |||||||
| 19. | Missouri | 475 | 27.1 | 19. | Missouri | 488 | 26.7 | 19. | Missouri | 26.9 | 19. | Northwestern | ||||||||
| 20. | Boise State | 451 | 25.8 | 20. | Iowa | 448 | 24.5 | 20. | Boise State | 25.1 | 20. | Houston | ||||||||
| 21. | Iowa | 401 | 22.9 | 21. | Boise State | 445 | 24.4 | 21. | Iowa | 23.7 | 21. | Boise State | ||||||||
| 22. | New Mexico | 179 | 10.2 | 22. | Arizona | 174 | 9.5 | 22. | Arizona | 9.2 | 22. | Arizona | ||||||||
| 23. | South Carolina | 163 | 9.3 | 23. | Northwestern | 150 | 8.2 | 23. | New Mexico | 8.4 | 23. | Missouri | ||||||||
| 24. | Arizona | 154 | 8.8 | 24. | SMU | 146 | 8.0 | 24. | South Carolina | 7.2 | 24. | Oklahoma State | (Out of Top 25 - lost to Iowa State) | |||||||
| 25. | Florida | 94 | 5.4 | 25. | New Mexico | 119 | 6.5 | 25. | Northwestern | 6.4 | 25. | Iowa | ||||||||
| 26. | Northwestern | 79 | 4.5 | 26. | South Carolina | 91 | 5.0 | 26. | Florida | 4.9 | 26. | Wisconsin | ||||||||
| 27. | Oregon | 55 | 3.1 | 27. | Florida | 81 | 4.4 | 27. | SMU | 4.8 | 27. | Southern Cal | (Joined Top 25 - beat Ohio State) | |||||||
| 28. | UT - San Antonio | 43 | 2.5 | 28. | UT - San Antonio | 76 | 4.2 | 28. | UT - San Antonio | 3.3 | 28. | New Mexico | (Joined Top 25 - beat San Jose St.) | |||||||
| 29. | SMU | 27 | 1.5 | 29. | Duke | 76 | 4.2 | 29. | Oregon | 2.7 | 29. | Cincinnati | ||||||||
| 30. | Virginia Tech | 12 | 0.69 | 30. | Virginia Tech | 53 | 2.9 | 30. | Duke | 2.4 | 30. | Minnesota | ||||||||
| 31. | Duke | 10 | 0.57 | 31. | Oregon | 41 | 2.2 | 31. | Virginia Tech | 1.8 | 31. | UT - San Antonio | ||||||||
| 32. | Minnesota | 8 | 0.46 | 32. | Minnesota | 10 | 0.55 | 32. | Minnesota | 0.50 | 32. | Nebraska | ||||||||
| 33. | Liberty | 4 | 0.23 | 33. | Oklahoma State | 9 | 0.49 | 33. | Oklahoma State | 0.33 | 33. | Oregon State | Fell out altogether (lost to Fresno St.) | |||||||
| 34. | Oklahoma State | 3 | 0.17 | 34. | Liberty | 6 | 0.33 | 34. | Liberty | 0.28 | 34. | South Carolina | (Joined Top 25 - beat Oklahoma) | |||||||
| 35. | Louisville | 1 | 0.06 | 35. | North Texas | 4 | 0.22 | 35. | North Texas | 0.11 | 35. | Virginia Tech | ||||||||
| 36. | Wisconsin | 3 | 0.16 | 36. | Wisconsin | 0.08 | 36. | Duke | ||||||||||||
| 37. | Memphis | 2 | 0.11 | 37. | Memphis | 0.05 | 37. | Oregon | ||||||||||||
| 38. | Cincinnati | 1 | 0.05 | 38. | Louisville | 0.029 | 38. | Auburn | Fell out altogether (lost to Mississippi) | |||||||||||
| 39. | Nebraska | 1 | 0.05 | 39. | Cincinnati | 0.027 | 39. | Michigan | Fell out altogether (beat Rutgers by 7) | |||||||||||
| FCS Coaches Poll | 40. | North Dakota St. | 1 | 0.05 | 40. | Nebraska | 0.027 | 40. | North Texas | |||||||||||
| 41. | North Dakota St. | 0.027 | 41. | James Madison | Fell out altogether (lost to Troy) | |||||||||||||||
| 42. | Oklahoma | Fell out altogether (lost to S. Carolina) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joining the Poll This Week: | 43. | Central Florida | Fell out altogether (lost to Baylor) | |||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | (beat Fla. Int'l) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | (beat Army) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | (beat Stanford) | |||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota St. | (beat UTEP) | |||||||||||||||||||