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2026 AP Top 25 College Football Rankings — Weekly Archive & Team Flags

Every archived AP Top 25 poll, its dated rankings and team flag links. The newest poll opens first; earlier weeks remain available below.

Latest: 2026 Week 1 AP Top 25 · 2026-09-08

Every poll keeps its own movement history against the immediately previous archived ranking.

Moved up Moved down No change Previously unranked

AP Top 25 Week 1 2026 —

Movement compared with Preseason 2026. Associated Press: first regular-season poll.

  1. RANK1
    O

    Big Ten

    Ohio State Buckeyes

    No change · previous #1
  2. RANK2
    G

    SEC

    Georgia Bulldogs

    Up 1 · previous #3
  3. RANK3
    N

    Independent

    Notre Dame Fighting Irish

    Up 1 · previous #4
  4. RANK4
    T

    SEC

    Texas Longhorns

    Up 1 · previous #5
  5. RANK5
    I

    Big Ten

    Indiana Hoosiers

    Up 1 · previous #6
  6. RANK6
    O

    Big Ten

    Oregon Ducks

    Down 4 · previous #2
  7. RANK7
    M

    ACC

    Miami Hurricanes

    No change · previous #7
  8. RANK8
    L

    SEC

    LSU Tigers

    Up 3 · previous #11
  9. RANK9
    O

    SEC

    Ole Miss Rebels

    No change · previous #9
  10. RANK10
    T

    SEC

    Texas A&M Aggies

    Down 2 · previous #8
  11. RANK11
    O

    SEC

    Oklahoma Sooners

    Down 1 · previous #10
  12. RANK12
    A

    SEC

    Alabama Crimson Tide

    Up 1 · previous #13
  13. RANK13
    T

    Big 12

    Texas Tech Red Raiders

    Down 1 · previous #12
  14. RANK14
    U

    Big Ten

    USC Trojans

    No change · previous #14
  15. RANK15
    B

    Big 12

    BYU Cougars

    Down 1 · previous #14
  16. RANK16
    P

    Big Ten

    Penn State Nittany Lions

    Up 2 · previous #18
  17. RANK17
    S

    ACC

    SMU Mustangs

    Up 2 · previous #19
  18. RANK18
    T

    SEC

    Tennessee Volunteers

    Up 2 · previous #20
  19. RANK19
    W

    Big Ten

    Washington Huskies

    Down 2 · previous #17
  20. RANK20
    U

    Big 12

    Utah Utes

    Up 1 · previous #21
  21. RANK21
    I

    Big Ten

    Iowa Hawkeyes

    Up 1 · previous #22
  22. RANK22
    H

    Big 12

    Houston Cougars

    Up 1 · previous #23
  23. RANK23
    M

    SEC

    Missouri Tigers

    Up 2 · previous #25
  24. RANK24
    L

    ACC

    Louisville Cardinals

    No change · previous #24
  25. RANK25
    V

    ACC

    Virginia Cavaliers

    New — previously unranked

Dropped from the previous Top 25: Michigan Wolverines (previous #16).

AP Top 25 Preseason 2026 —

Movement compared with Final 2025 AP poll (offseason comparison). NCAA.com: AP Preseason poll and final 2025 comparison.

  1. RANK1
    O

    Big Ten

    Ohio State Buckeyes

    Up 4 · previous #5
  2. RANK2
    O

    Big Ten

    Oregon Ducks

    Up 2 · previous #4
  3. RANK3
    G

    SEC

    Georgia Bulldogs

    Up 3 · previous #6
  4. RANK4
    N

    Independent

    Notre Dame Fighting Irish

    Up 6 · previous #10
  5. RANK5
    T

    SEC

    Texas Longhorns

    Up 7 · previous #12
  6. RANK6
    I

    Big Ten

    Indiana Hoosiers

    Down 5 · previous #1
  7. RANK7
    M

    ACC

    Miami Hurricanes

    Down 5 · previous #2
  8. RANK8
    T

    SEC

    Texas A&M Aggies

    No change · previous #8
  9. RANK9
    O

    SEC

    Ole Miss Rebels

    Down 6 · previous #3
  10. RANK10
    O

    SEC

    Oklahoma Sooners

    Up 3 · previous #13
  11. RANK11
    L

    SEC

    LSU Tigers

    New — previously unranked
  12. RANK12
    T

    Big 12

    Texas Tech Red Raiders

    Down 5 · previous #7
  13. RANK13
    A

    SEC

    Alabama Crimson Tide

    Down 4 · previous #9
  14. RANKT14
    B

    Big 12

    BYU Cougars

    Down 3 · previous #11
  15. RANKT14
    U

    Big Ten

    USC Trojans

    Up 6 · previous #20
  16. RANK16
    M

    Big Ten

    Michigan Wolverines

    Up 5 · previous #21
  17. RANK17
    W

    Big Ten

    Washington Huskies

    New — previously unranked
  18. RANK18
    P

    Big Ten

    Penn State Nittany Lions

    New — previously unranked
  19. RANK19
    S

    ACC

    SMU Mustangs

    New — previously unranked
  20. RANK20
    T

    SEC

    Tennessee Volunteers

    New — previously unranked
  21. RANK21
    U

    Big 12

    Utah Utes

    Down 7 · previous #14
  22. RANK22
    I

    Big Ten

    Iowa Hawkeyes

    Down 5 · previous #17
  23. RANK23
    H

    Big 12

    Houston Cougars

    Down 1 · previous #22
  24. RANK24
    L

    ACC

    Louisville Cardinals

    New — previously unranked
  25. RANK25
    M

    SEC

    Missouri Tigers

    New — previously unranked

How the weekly archive works

Each dated list is retained when the next AP poll is added. Week 1 compares against Preseason; subsequent weeks compare against the preceding archived poll. Preseason retains its original final-2025 offseason comparison.

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