AP Poll

Associated Press Poll

Year: 2026

10/11/2026

Week 6

Rank

Rec

Team (FPV)

Pts

Prv

6-0

Georgia (66)

1,745

6-0

Notre Dame (1)

1,630

5-0

Miami (2)

1,594

5-1

Ohio State

1,508

6-0

Indiana (1)

1,461

5-1

Alabama

1,372

4-1

Texas

1,371

5-0

BYU

1,237

4-1

Mississippi

1,135

5-0

Texas Tech

1,132

5-0

Utah

1,073

5-0

UCLA

951

5-1

Missouri

882

5-1

Tennessee

706

5-1

Kentucky

655

4-1

Mississippi State

650

5-1

Iowa

621

4-1

Oklahoma State

604

6-1

USC

505

5-1

Houston

380

5-1

Wake Forest

326

4-2

LSU

274

5-1

Boise State

268

4-1

SMU

142

4-1

Northwestern

112

# 1

Georgia (66)

6-0

# 2

Notre Dame (1)

6-0

# 3

Miami (2)

5-0

# 4

Ohio State

5-1

# 5

Indiana (1)

6-0

# 6

Alabama

5-1

# 7

Texas

4-1

# 8

BYU

5-0

# 9

Mississippi

4-1

# 10

Texas Tech

5-0

# 11

Utah

5-0

# 12

UCLA

5-0

# 13

Missouri

5-1

# 14

Tennessee

5-1

# 15

Kentucky

5-1

# 16

Mississippi State

4-1

# 17

Iowa

5-1

# 18

Oklahoma State

4-1

# 19

USC

6-1

# 20

Houston

5-1

# 21

Wake Forest

5-1

# 22

LSU

4-2

# 23

Boise State

5-1

# 24

SMU

4-1

# 25

Northwestern

4-1

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The Associated Press began running polls of sports writers to determine who is, by popular opinion, the best college football team in the country. The first AP Poll was run in 1934 but was not run continuously until 1936.

The AP Poll currently lists the top 25 teams in the nation. From 1936 to 1961 the poll only ranked the top 20 teams. From 1962 to 1967 it only ranked the top 10 teams. From 1968 to 1988 the AP Poll returned to ranking the top 20 teams. In 1989 they started ranking the top 25 teams.

The AP poll was used in the beginning of the BCS to calculate the team standings. Due to some controversies within the BCS, the AP Poll was pulled from these calculations which caused the BCS to create the new Harris Poll.

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