Polls going into Week 3

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
1TexasSEC▲31,67856Elo 13
2GeorgiaSEC1,5513Elo 4
3Notre DameIndependent1,5311Elo 5
4IndianaBig Ten▲11,4663Elo 2
5MiamiACC▲21,4524Elo 3
6Ohio StateBig Ten▼51,407Elo 1
7LSUSEC▲11,3341Elo 20
8Ole MissSEC▲11,216Elo 7
9Texas A&MSEC▲11,165Elo 38
10AlabamaSEC▲21,068Elo 12
11BYUBig 12▲4966Elo 8
12USCBig Ten▲2944Elo 15
13Texas TechBig 12910Elo 9
14Penn StateBig Ten▲2692Elo 46
15TennesseeSEC▲3676Elo 14
16SMUACC▲1636Elo 18
17UtahBig 12▲3558Elo 10
18IowaBig Ten▲3391Elo 16
19MichiganBig TenNew382Elo 25
20MissouriSEC▲3344Elo 24
21OregonBig Ten▼15324Elo 11
22HoustonBig 12292Elo 21
23LouisvilleACC▲1244Elo 23
24OklahomaSEC▼13222Elo 36
25VirginiaACC182Elo 62

Dropped out: Washington (19)

Bars: each team’s share of the 68 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. 1Texas(42)▲21,804
  2. 2Georgia(15)1,732
  3. 3Notre Dame(4)▲11,639
  4. 4Indiana(10)▲11,611
  5. 5Miami(2)▲21,549
  6. 6Ohio State▼51,480
  7. 7LSU(1)▲11,405
  8. 8Texas A&M▲11,311
  9. 9Ole Miss▲21,228
  10. 10Alabama▲21,206
  11. 11USC▲31,023
  12. 12Texas Tech▲1977
  13. 13BYU▲2975
  14. 14Tennessee▲4679
  15. 15Penn State▲1676
  16. 16SMU▲1605
  17. 17Utah▲3590
  18. 18Oregon▼12564
  19. 19Michigan▲5426
  20. 20Iowa▲1423
  21. 21Oklahoma▼11395
  22. 22Missouri▲1340
  23. 23Houston▼1290
  24. 24Washington▼5268
  25. 25Virginia249

Dropped out: Florida (25)

The season in the AP poll

AP rank week by week in 2026 for this week’s top ten151015Wk 1231. Texas2. Georgia3. Notre Dame4. Indiana5. Miami6. Ohio State7. LSU8. Ole Miss9. Texas A&M10. Alabama
Each line is a team’s AP rank going into each week this season; a gap is a week out of the poll.