Polls going into Week 2

The AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll, plus the College Football Playoff committee’s rankings once they start in November, with each team’s record and next game.

AP Top 25

#TeamMovePointsFirst-place votesElo rank
1Ohio StateBig Ten1,68446Elo 1
2GeorgiaSEC▲11,532Elo 4
3Notre DameIndependent▲11,5124Elo 5
4TexasSEC▲11,4622Elo 13
5IndianaBig Ten▲11,4288Elo 2
6OregonBig Ten▼41,4223Elo 11
7MiamiACC1,4051Elo 3
8LSUSEC▲31,3155Elo 20
9Ole MissSEC1,154Elo 7
10Texas A&MSEC▼21,079Elo 38
11OklahomaSEC▼11,039Elo 36
12AlabamaSEC▲1910Elo 12
13Texas TechBig 12▼1900Elo 9
14USCBig Ten861Elo 15
15BYUBig 12▼1840Elo 8
16Penn StateBig Ten▲2621Elo 46
17SMUACC▲2501Elo 18
18TennesseeSEC▲2491Elo 14
19WashingtonBig Ten▼2489Elo 33
20UtahBig 12▲1381Elo 10
21IowaBig Ten▲1369Elo 16
22HoustonBig 12▲1214Elo 21
23MissouriSEC▲2182Elo 24
24LouisvilleACC163Elo 23
25VirginiaACCNew89Elo 62

Dropped out: Michigan (16)

Bars: each team’s share of the 69 first-place votes. Elo rank: the team’s place among 138 FBS teams by our Elo rating today, not when the poll came out.

Coaches Poll

  1. 1Ohio State(50)1,801
  2. 2Georgia(7)▲11,672
  3. 3Texas(1)▲11,600
  4. 4Notre Dame(4)▲11,558
  5. 5Indiana(11)▲11,537
  6. 6Oregon(1)▼41,524
  7. 7Miami1,477
  8. 8LSU▲51,279
  9. 9Texas A&M▼11,204
  10. 10Oklahoma▼11,184
  11. 11Ole Miss▼11,141
  12. 12Alabama▼11,059
  13. 13Texas Tech▼1955
  14. 14USC919
  15. 15BYU838
  16. 16Penn State▲1612
  17. 17SMU▲3517
  18. 18Tennessee513
  19. 19Washington432
  20. 20Utah▲1415
  21. 21Iowa▲1411
  22. 22Houston▲2236
  23. 23Missouri▲2231
  24. 24Michigan▼8164
  25. 25FloridaNew157
  26. 25VirginiaNew157

Dropped out: Clemson (23)

The season in the AP poll

AP rank week by week in 2026 for this week’s top ten151015Wk 121. Ohio State2. Georgia3. Notre Dame4. Texas5. Indiana6. Oregon7. Miami8. LSU9. Ole Miss10. Texas A&M
Each line is a team’s AP rank going into each week this season; a gap is a week out of the poll.