AFCA Poll

Coaches' Poll

Year: 2026

10/18/2026

Week 7

Rank

Rec

Team (FPV)

Pts

Prv

6-0

Miami (50)

1,791

6-1

Ohio State (13)

1,725

6-0

BYU (10)

1,698

6-1

Georgia

1,469

6-0

Texas Tech

1,414

6-1

Indiana

1,378

5-1

Mississippi

1,371

6-1

Notre Dame

1,332

6-0

Utah

1,222

6-0

UCLA

1,206

6-1

Tennessee

1,193

6-1

Kentucky

979

5-2

Alabama

813

5-1

Iowa

807

6-1

USC

796

6-1

Houston

730

5-2

LSU

569

4-2

Texas

520

6-1

Wake Forest

514

5-1

SMU

458

5-2

Missouri

274

5-1

Boise State

266

5-1

Northwestern

256

5-2

Florida

250

4-2

Oregon

189

# 1

Miami (50)

6-0

# 2

Ohio State (13)

6-1

# 3

BYU (10)

6-0

# 4

Georgia

6-1

# 5

Texas Tech

6-0

# 6

Indiana

6-1

# 7

Mississippi

5-1

# 8

Notre Dame

6-1

# 9

Utah

6-0

# 10

UCLA

6-0

# 11

Tennessee

6-1

# 12

Kentucky

6-1

# 13

Alabama

5-2

# 14

Iowa

5-1

# 15

USC

6-1

# 16

Houston

6-1

# 17

LSU

5-2

# 18

Texas

4-2

# 19

Wake Forest

6-1

# 20

SMU

5-1

# 21

Missouri

5-2

# 22

Boise State

5-1

# 23

Northwestern

5-1

# 24

Florida

5-2

# 25

Oregon

4-2

Coaches' Poll
Started in 1950.

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The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Coaches' Poll began as a top 20 list in 1950 and was published by United Press International (UPI). In 1990 the poll began listing the top 25 teams.

This poll was published by the UPI until 1991 when USA Today and CNN took it over. ESPN replaced CNN in 1997 as the co-sponsor. After the controversial results in the BCS in 2004, ESPN left and the poll is currently run by USA Today only.

Since the inception of the BCS, the Coaches' Poll must vote the number one team in the BCS poll as number one also. This was supposed to eliminate the possibility of split national titles until the before mentioned 2004 controversy. The winner of the Coaches' Poll is awarded the Waterford Crystal National Championship Coaches' Trophy.

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