Grid DistributionWeek 2 AP Poll (Sep 13, 2026)
1Texas (56)
2-0Previous: 4 ▲
High: 1 - 56 Voters
Low: 5 - Murray Evans
Next: 11/14 @ LSU
1678
Points
2Georgia (3)
2-0Previous: 2
High: 1 - 3 Voters
Low: 8 - Stephen Means
Next: 11/14 vs Missouri
1551
Points
3Notre Dame (1)
2-0Previous: 3
High: 1 - Rece Davis
Low: 7 - 2 Voters
Next: 11/14 vs Boston College
1531
Points
4Indiana (3)
2-0Previous: 5 ▲
High: 1 - 3 Voters
Low: 8 - 2 Voters
Next: 11/14 vs USC
1466
Points
5Miami (FL) (4)
2-0Previous: 7 ▲
High: 1 - 4 Voters
Low: 8 - 2 Voters
Next: 11/14 vs Duke
1452
Points
6Ohio State
1-1Previous: 1 ▼
High: 2 - 3 Voters
Low: 10 - Randy Johnson
Next: 11/14 vs Northwestern
1407
Points
7LSU (1)
2-0Previous: 8 ▲
High: 1 - Josh Furlong
Low: 13 - Dave Preston
Next: 11/14 vs Texas
1334
Points
8Ole Miss
2-0Previous: 9 ▲
High: 4 - Murray Evans
Low: 13 - Jon Wilner
Next: 11/14 @ Oklahoma
1216
Points
9Texas A&M
2-0Previous: 10 ▲
High: 4 - Brian Fonseca
Low: 12 - Koki Riley
Next: 11/14 vs Tennessee
1165
Points
10Alabama
2-0Previous: 12 ▲
High: 7 - Dave Preston
Low: 15 - Bob Asmussen
Next: 11/14 @ Vanderbilt
1068
Points
11BYU
2-0Previous: 15 ▲
High: 8 - Kirk Bohls
Low: 16 - Chris Carter
Next: 11/14 vs Baylor
966
Points
12USC
3-0Previous: 14 ▲
High: 8 - 4 Voters
Low: 23 - Brett McMurphy
Next: 11/14 @ Indiana
944
Points
13Texas Tech
2-0Previous: 13
High: 9 - 2 Voters
Low: 19 - Bob Asmussen
Next: 11/14 @ Oklahoma St
910
Points
14Penn State
2-0Previous: 16 ▲
High: 12 - 3 Voters
Low: NR - Ryan Zuke
Next: 11/14 vs Minnesota
692
Points
15Tennessee
2-0Previous: 18 ▲
High: 12 - 4 Voters
Low: NR - Ralph Russo
Next: 11/14 @ Texas A&M
676
Points
16SMU
2-0Previous: 17 ▲
High: 12 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - Creg Stephenson
Next: 11/14 vs Wake Forest
636
Points
17Utah
2-0Previous: 20 ▲
High: 12 - Chris Carter
Low: NR - 3 Voters
Next: 11/14 @ Arizona
558
Points
18Iowa
2-0Previous: 21 ▲
High: 13 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 4 Voters
Next: 11/14 vs Purdue
391
Points
19Michigan
2-0Previous: 28 ▲
High: 12 - Bob Asmussen
Low: NR - 5 Voters
Next: 11/14 @ Oregon
382
Points
20Missouri
2-0Previous: 23 ▲
High: 14 - 3 Voters
Low: NR - 7 Voters
Next: 11/14 @ Georgia
344
Points
21Oregon
1-1Previous: 6 ▼
High: 11 - Bob Asmussen
Low: NR - 19 Voters
Next: 11/14 vs Michigan
324
Points
22Houston
2-0Previous: 22
High: 13 - Dylan Sinn
Low: NR - 10 Voters
Next: 11/13 @ Colorado
292
Points
23Louisville
1-1Previous: 24 ▲
High: 12 - Ralph Russo
Low: NR - 10 Voters
Next: 11/14 @ N Carolina
244
Points
24Oklahoma
1-1Previous: 11 ▼
High: 14 - Bob Asmussen
Low: NR - 15 Voters
Next: 11/14 vs Ole Miss
222
Points
25Virginia
2-0Previous: 25
High: 14 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 26 Voters
Next: 11/14 vs California
182
Points

Others Receiving Votes

26Washington
2-0Previous: 19 ▼
High: 14 - Stephen Means
Low: NR - 33 Voters
Next: 11/14 @ Michigan St
172
Points
27Florida
2-0Previous: 27
High: 14 - Koki Riley
Low: NR - 49 Voters
Next: 11/14 @ Kentucky
83
Points
28Boise State
1-1Previous: 26 ▼
High: 19 - Murray Evans
Low: NR - 49 Voters
Next: 11/14 vs Oregon St
57
Points
29Oklahoma State
1-1Previous: -
High: 21 - 4 Voters
Low: NR - 58 Voters
Next: 11/14 vs Texas Tech
36
Points
30Western Michigan
1-1Previous: 32 ▲
High: 19 - Jon Wilner
Low: NR - 59 Voters
Next: 11/10 @ Akron
35
Points
31Tulsa
2-0Previous: -
High: 20 - Ralph Russo
Low: NR - 63 Voters
Next: 11/14 vs Florida Atlantic
18
Points
32Mississippi State
2-0Previous: -
High: 23 - 5 Voters
Low: NR - 61 Voters
Next: 11/14 vs Auburn
17
Points
33South Carolina
2-0Previous: 31 ▼
High: 20 - Chris Carter
Low: NR - 64 Voters
Next: 11/14 @ Arkansas
15
Points
34Virginia Tech
2-0Previous: 36 ▲
High: 18 - Bob Ballou
Low: NR - 64 Voters
Next: 11/14 vs Stanford
11
Points
35UCLA
2-0Previous: 35
High: 17 - Dylan Sinn
Low: NR - 66 Voters
Next: 11/13 vs Illinois
9
Points
36James Madison
2-0Previous: 38 ▲
High: 21 - Creg Stephenson
Low: NR - 65 Voters
Next: 11/14 @ UConn
6
Points
37Arizona
1-1Previous: 29 ▼
High: 22 - Koki Riley
Low: NR - 65 Voters
Next: 11/14 vs Utah
5
Points
38North Dakota State
3-0Previous: -
High: 23 - Randy Johnson
Low: NR - 66 Voters
Next: 11/14 @ Hawai'i
3
Points
39Kansas State
2-0Previous: -
High: 25 - Greg Luca
Low: NR - 66 Voters
Next: 11/14 @ TCU
1
Point
Pittsburgh
2-0Previous: 33 ▼
High: 25 - David Briggs
Low: NR - 66 Voters
Next: 11/13 vs Florida St
1
Point

Talk about this week's Poll

Highest Rated Ballots

Greg Luca (26)San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX)
Jon Wilner (17)San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
Pete Yanity (14)WSPA (Spartanburg, SC)

Lowest Rated Ballots

Dylan Sinn (-6658)The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN)
Stephen Means (-63)Cleveland.com (Cleveland, OH)
Javon Edmonds (-34)Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)

Most Extreme Ballots

Dylan SinnThe Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN)
Koki RileyThe (Baton Rouge) Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
Ralph RussoThe Athletic (Brooklyn, NY)

Least Extreme Ballots

Lia AssimakopoulosDallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
Mike JacquesWMTV-TV (Madison, WI)
Jerry HumphreyAL.com (Auburn, AL)