2026 College Football Playoff Rankings (Week 1)
To be Announced Nov. 2, 2026, 7 p.m. CT on ESPN
2026 AP Top 25
Nov. 1, 2026
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
| 1 | Miami (Fla.) (62) | 8-0 | 1740 |
| 2 | Georgia (7) | 7-1 | 1648 |
| 3 | Utah (1) | 8-0 | 1540 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 7-1 | 1476 |
| 5 | UCLA | 8-0 | 1473 |
| 6 | Indiana | 8-1 | 1446 |
| 7 | BYU | 7-1 | 1358 |
| 8 | Kentucky (1) | 7-1 | 1253 |
| 9 | Alabama | 6-2 | 1107 |
| 10 | Texas | 6-2 | 1057 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 6-2 | 1049 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | 6-2 | 953 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | 7-1 | 931 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | 7-1 | 898 |
| 15 | LSU | 6-2 | 814 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 6-2 | 719 |
| 17 | Houston | 6-2 | 590 |
| 18 | USC | 7-2 | 539 |
| 19 | Missouri | 6-2 | 475 |
| 20 | Boise State | 7-1 | 451 |
| 21 | Iowa | 6-2 | 401 |
| 22 | New Mexico | 7-1 | 179 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 5-3 | 163 |
| 24 | Arizona | 6-2 | 154 |
| 25 | Florida | 5-3 | 94 |
Others Receiving Votes:
Northwestern 79, Oregon 55, UTSA 43, SMU 27, Virginia Tech 12, Duke 10, Minnesota 8, Liberty 4, Oklahoma State 3, Louisville 1.
2026 US LBM Coaches Top 25
Nov. 1, 2026
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | Prev |
| 1 | Miami (Fla.) (68) | 8-0 | 1818 | 1 |
| 2 | Georgia (4) | 7-1 | 1719 | 3 |
| 3 | Indiana | 8-1 | 1597 | 4 |
| 4 | Utah | 8-0 | 1590 | 5 |
| 5 | UCLA | 8-0 | 1501 | 7 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 7-1 | 1498 | 6 |
| 7 | Kentucky (1) | 7-1 | 1344 | 8 |
| 8 | BYU | 7-1 | 1278 | 9 |
| 9 | Alabama | 6-2 | 1131 | 10 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 6-2 | 1101 | 2 |
| 11 | Texas | 6-2 | 1057 | 11 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | 6-2 | 1034 | 12 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | 7-1 | 962 | 14 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | 7-1 | 897 | 15 |
| 15 | LSU | 6-2 | 886 | 13 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 6-2 | 761 | 17 |
| 17 | USC | 7-2 | 570 | 25 |
| 18 | Houston | 6-2 | 556 | 19 |
| 19 | Missouri | 6-2 | 488 | 23 |
| 20 | Iowa | 6-2 | 448 | 24 |
| 21 | Boise State | 7-1 | 445 | 22 |
| 22 | Arizona | 6-2 | 174 | 21 |
| 23 | Northwestern | 6-2 | 150 | 18 |
| 24 | SMU | 6-2 | 146 | 16 |
| 25 | New Mexico | 7-1 | 119 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes
South Carolina 91; Florida 81; UTSA 76; Duke 76; Virginia Tech 53; Oregon 41; Minnesota 10; Oklahoma State 9; Liberty 6; North Texas 4; Wisconsin 3; Memphis 2; North Dakota State 1; Nebraska 1; Cincinnati 1.
List Of Voters
The US LBM Board of Coaches for the 2026 season: Tim Albin, Charlotte; Blake Anderson, Southern Mississippi; David Braun, Northwestern; Jeff Brohm, Louisville; Fran Brown, Syracuse; Neal Brown, North Texas; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Jamey Chadwell, Liberty; Curt Cignetti, Indiana; Sonny Cumbie, Louisiana Tech; Spencer Danielson, Boise State; Ryan Day, Ohio State; Kalen DeBoer, Alabama; Manny Diaz, Duke; Jake Dickert, Wake Forest; Matt Drinkall, Central Michigan; Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri; Sonny Dykes, TCU; Jason Eck, New Mexico; Mike Elko, Texas A&M; Tony Elliott, Virginia; Matt Entz, Fresno State; Jedd Fisch, Washington; James Franklin, Virginia Tech; Willie Fritz, Houston; Scott Frost, Central Florida; Tony Gibson, Marshall; Alex Golesh, Auburn; Will Hall, Tulane; Blake Harrell, East Carolina; John Hauser, Ohio; Clay Helton, Georgia Southern; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Charles Huff, Memphis; Butch Jones, Arkansas State; KC Keeler, Temple; Charles Kelly, Jacksonville State; Brent Key, Georgia Tech; Zach Kittley, Florida Atlantic; Collin Klein, Kansas State; Tre Lamb, Tulsa; Rhett Lashlee, SMU; Clark Lea, Vanderbilt; Lance Leipold, Kansas; Pete Lembo, Buffalo; Sean Lewis, San Diego State; Dowell Loggains, Appalachian State; Joey McGuire, Texas Tech; Jeff Monken, Army; Kirby Moore, Washington State; Eric Morris, Oklahoma State; Dan Mullen, UNLV; Billy Napier, James Madison; Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh; Brian Newberry, Navy; Ken Niumatalolo, San Jose State; Barry Odom, Purdue; Tim Polasek, North Dakota State; Tavita Pritchard, Stanford; Ricky Rahne, Old Dominion; Matt Rhule, Nebraska; Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia; Jay Sawvel, Wyoming; Morgan Scalley, Utah; JaMarcus Shephard, Oregon State; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Will Stein, Kentucky; Jon Sumrall, Florida; Lance Taylor, Western Michigan; Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio; Scotty Walden, Texas-El Paso; Kyle Whittingham, Michigan; Casey Woods, Missouri State.