2026 College Football Playoff Rankings (Week 3)
To be announced Nov. 17, 2026, 8 p.m. CT on ESPN
2026 AP Top 25
To be announced Nov. 16, 2026, approx. 1 p.m. CT (delayed due to schedule change involving ranked teams)
2026 US LBM Coaches Top 25
Nov. 15, 2026
| Rank | Team (First-Place Votes) | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Georgia (58) | 9-1 | 1802 | 1 |
| 2 | Utah (11) | 10-0 | 1729 | 2 |
| 3 | Notre Dame (1) | 9-1 | 1630 | 3 |
| 4 | UCLA | 10-0 | 1594 | 4 |
| 5 | Indiana (3) | 9-1 | 1540 | 5 |
| 6 | Miami (Fla.) | 9-1 | 1483 | 6 |
| 7 | Alabama | 8-2 | 1364 | 7 |
| 8 | Texas | 8-2 | 1303 | 8 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 8-2 | 1209 | 9 |
| 10 | Wake Forest | 9-1 | 1172 | 11 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 9-1 | 1157 | 10 |
| 12 | BYU | 8-2 | 1057 | 12 |
| 13 | Iowa | 8-2 | 927 | 15 |
| 14 | Oregon | 7-3 | 783 | 19 |
| 15 | Boise State | 9-1 | 714 | 18 |
| 16 | Ole Miss | 6-3 | 705 | 17 |
| 17 | Ohio State | 7-3 | 644 | 20 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 7-3 | 592 | 13 |
| 19 | USC | 7-3 | 534 | 14 |
| 20 | Arizona | 7-3 | 399 | 21 |
| 21 | Houston | 7-3 | 312 | 16 |
| 22 | Louisville | 7-3 | 235 | NR |
| 23 | LSU | 6-4 | 160 | 22 |
| 24 | Duke | 7-3 | 123 | NR |
| 25 | Florida | 6-4 | 95 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes
Liberty 87; Memphis 70; New Mexico 48; Missouri 47; SMU 39; UTSA 38; South Carolina 35; Northwestern 17; Air Force 14; Nebraska 12; Louisiana Tech 12; North Texas 11; Oklahoma 8; Illinois 8; Auburn 7; Oklahoma State 5; Toledo 2; Virginia 1; North Dakota State 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.