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Grid DistributionPre-Season AP Poll (Aug 17, 2026)
1Ohio State (40)
0-0Previous: 5 ▲
High: 1 - 40 Voters
Low: 7 - Kirk Bohls
Next: 10/30 @ USC
1672
Points
2Oregon (14)
0-0Previous: 4 ▲
High: 1 - 14 Voters
Low: 10 - Javon Edmonds
Next: 10/23 @ Illinois
1597
Points
3Georgia
0-0Previous: 6 ▲
High: 2 - 7 Voters
Low: 8 - 2 Voters
Next: 10/31 vs Florida
1513
Points
4Notre Dame (6)
0-0Previous: 10 ▲
High: 1 - 6 Voters
Low: 10 - Chelsie Brown
Next: 10/31 vs Navy
1510
Points
5Texas
0-0Previous: 12 ▲
High: 2 - 10 Voters
Low: 9 - Javon Edmonds
Next: 10/24 vs Ole Miss
1483
Points
6Indiana (8)
0-0Previous: 1 ▼
High: 1 - 8 Voters
Low: 9 - Chris Carter
Next: 10/24 @ Michigan
1440
Points
7Miami (FL) (1)
0-0Previous: 2 ▼
High: 1 - Javon Edmonds
Low: 9 - Michael Katz
Next: 10/24 vs Pittsburgh
1379
Points
8Texas A&M
0-0Previous: 8
High: 7 - 3 Voters
Low: 17 - Ralph Russo
Next: 10/24 @ Alabama
1131
Points
9Ole Miss
0-0Previous: 3 ▼
High: 6 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - Pat Welter
Next: 10/24 @ Texas
1102
Points
10Oklahoma
0-0Previous: 13 ▲
High: 7 - Josh Furlong
Low: 17 - Randy Johnson
Next: 10/24 @ Mississippi St
1047
Points
11LSU
0-0Previous: -
High: 5 - Javon Edmonds
Low: NR - Tom Murphy
Next: 10/24 @ Auburn
988
Points
12Texas Tech
0-0Previous: 7 ▼
High: 5 - Brett McMurphy
Low: 23 - Jon Wilner
Next: 10/23 @ Cincinnati
983
Points
13Alabama
0-0Previous: 9 ▼
High: 8 - Matt Murschel
Low: 20 - Brett McMurphy
Next: 10/24 vs Texas A&M
904
Points
14BYU
0-0Previous: 11 ▼
High: 8 - Stephen Means
Low: NR - Chris Carter
Next: 10/23 @ UCF
839
Points
USC
0-0Previous: 20 ▲
High: 8 - BJ Rains
Low: 25 - Brett McMurphy
Next: 10/24 @ Wisconsin
839
Points
16Michigan
0-0Previous: 21 ▲
High: 10 - BJ Rains
Low: 23 - Javon Edmonds
Next: 10/24 vs Indiana
718
Points
17Washington
0-0Previous: 27 ▲
High: 10 - Brett McMurphy
Low: NR - 6 Voters
Next: 10/30 @ Nebraska
501
Points
18Penn State
0-0Previous: -
High: 14 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 3 Voters
Next: 10/30 vs Purdue
482
Points
19SMU
0-0Previous: 28 ▲
High: 12 - Kirk Kenney
Low: NR - Ian Kress
Next: 10/24 vs California
434
Points
20Tennessee
0-0Previous: 32 ▲
High: 14 - Josh Furlong
Low: NR - 7 Voters
Next: 10/24 @ S Carolina
394
Points
21Utah
0-0Previous: 14 ▼
High: 15 - Tom Murphy
Low: NR - 15 Voters
Next: 10/23 vs Houston
304
Points
22Iowa
0-0Previous: 17 ▼
High: 15 - Javon Edmonds
Low: NR - 6 Voters
Next: 10/23 @ Minnesota
260
Points
23Houston
0-0Previous: 22 ▼
High: 15 - Bob Asmussen
Low: NR - 10 Voters
Next: 10/23 @ Utah
252
Points
24Louisville
0-0Previous: 34 ▲
High: 16 - Nicole Auerbach
Low: NR - 19 Voters
Next: 10/30 vs Stanford
198
Points
25Missouri
0-0Previous: 33 ▲
High: 18 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 37 Voters
Next: 10/30 @ Arkansas
117
Points

Others Receiving Votes

26Clemson
0-0Previous: -
High: 15 - Chris Carter
Low: NR - 34 Voters
Next: 10/23 vs Virginia Tech
112
Points
27Florida
0-0Previous: -
High: 17 - Pat Welter
Low: NR - 54 Voters
Next: 10/31 vs Georgia
51
Points
28Boise State
0-0Previous: 38 ▲
High: 18 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 53 Voters
Next: 10/24 @ Washington St
43
Points
29Arizona
0-0Previous: 30 ▲
High: 19 - Rece Davis
Low: NR - 59 Voters
Next: 10/23 vs Iowa St
32
Points
30TCU
0-0Previous: 25 ▼
High: 23 - 3 Voters
Low: NR - 63 Voters
Next: 10/24 vs West Virginia
11
Points
31Navy
0-0Previous: 23 ▼
High: 24 - 3 Voters
Low: NR - 61 Voters
Next: 10/24 vs N Texas
10
Points
South Carolina
0-0Previous: -
High: 20 - Greg Luca
Low: NR - 65 Voters
Next: 10/24 vs Tennessee
10
Points
33Illinois
0-0Previous: 26 ▼
High: 20 - Javon Edmonds
Low: NR - 65 Voters
Next: 10/23 vs Oregon
9
Points
34Oklahoma State
0-0Previous: -
High: 20 - Dylan Sinn
Low: NR - 65 Voters
Next: 10/23 vs Colorado
8
Points
Vanderbilt
0-0Previous: 15 ▼
High: 21 - Tom Murphy
Low: NR - 65 Voters
Next: 10/24 @ Kentucky
8
Points
36Pittsburgh
0-0Previous: -
High: 19 - Javon Edmonds
Low: NR - 67 Voters
Next: 10/24 @ Miami
7
Points
37Virginia Tech
0-0Previous: -
High: 22 - Bob Ballou
Low: NR - 66 Voters
Next: 10/23 @ Clemson
6
Points
38Minnesota
0-0Previous: -
High: 22 - Ralph Russo
Low: NR - 66 Voters
Next: 10/23 vs Iowa
5
Points
39Georgia Tech
0-0Previous: 31 ▼
High: 23 - Creg Stephenson
Low: NR - 66 Voters
Next: 10/24 vs Boston College
4
Points
New Mexico
0-0Previous: -
High: 22 - Jon Wilner
Low: NR - 67 Voters
Next: 10/24 vs N Dakota St
4
Points
UNLV
0-0Previous: -
High: 22 - David Jablonski
Low: NR - 67 Voters
Next: 10/31 vs Northern Illinois
4
Points
42Auburn
0-0Previous: -
High: 24 - Greg Luca
Low: NR - 66 Voters
Next: 10/24 vs LSU
3
Points
James Madison
0-0Previous: 19 ▼
High: 24 - David Jablonski
Low: NR - 66 Voters
Next: 10/22 @ App St
3
Points
44California
0-0Previous: -
High: 24 - Dylan Sinn
Low: NR - 67 Voters
Next: 10/24 @ SMU
2
Points
Memphis
0-0Previous: -
High: 24 - Creg Stephenson
Low: NR - 67 Voters
Next: 10/22 vs East Carolina
2
Points
46Liberty
0-0Previous: -
High: 25 - Kirk Bohls
Low: NR - 67 Voters
Next: 10/22 @ Kennesaw St
1
Point
Tulane
0-0Previous: 18 ▼
High: 25 - Alex Taylor
Low: NR - 67 Voters
Next: 10/24 vs UTSA
1
Point
Virginia
0-0Previous: 16 ▼
High: 25 - Eric Johnson
Low: NR - 67 Voters
Next: 10/23 vs Duke
1
Point
Western Michigan
0-0Previous: 36 ▼
High: 25 - David Briggs
Low: NR - 67 Voters
Next: 10/24 @ Toledo
1
Point

Talk about this week's Poll

Highest Rated Ballots

Bob Ballou (23)CBS Austin (Austin, TX)
Greg Luca (23)San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX)
Koki Riley (21)The (Baton Rouge) Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)

Lowest Rated Ballots

Javon Edmonds (-83)Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
Chris Carter (-77)Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA)
Kevin Carter (-64)CBS Sports (Nashville, TN)

Most Extreme Ballots

Jon WilnerSan Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
Javon EdmondsSyracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
Mike GriffithAJC.com (Atlanta, GA)

Least Extreme Ballots

Joe ArrudaThe Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT)
Lia AssimakopoulosDallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
Brenna GreeneKOIN TV (Portland, OR)