Grid DistributionWeek 2 AP Poll (Sep 13, 2026)
1Texas (56)
2-0Previous: 4 ▲
High: 1 - 56 Voters
Low: 5 - Murray Evans
Next: 9/26 @ Tennessee
1678
Points
2Georgia (3)
2-0Previous: 2
High: 1 - 3 Voters
Low: 8 - Stephen Means
Next: 9/26 vs Oklahoma
1551
Points
3Notre Dame (1)
2-0Previous: 3
High: 1 - Rece Davis
Low: 7 - 2 Voters
Next: 9/26 @ Purdue
1531
Points
4Indiana (3)
2-0Previous: 5 ▲
High: 1 - 3 Voters
Low: 8 - 2 Voters
Next: 9/25 vs Northwestern
1466
Points
5Miami (FL) (4)
2-0Previous: 7 ▲
High: 1 - 4 Voters
Low: 8 - 2 Voters
Next: 9/26 vs Central Michigan
1452
Points
6Ohio State
1-1Previous: 1 ▼
High: 2 - 3 Voters
Low: 10 - Randy Johnson
Next: 9/26 vs Illinois
1407
Points
7LSU (1)
2-0Previous: 8 ▲
High: 1 - Josh Furlong
Low: 13 - Dave Preston
Next: 9/26 vs Texas A&M
1334
Points
8Ole Miss
2-0Previous: 9 ▲
High: 4 - Murray Evans
Low: 13 - Jon Wilner
Next: 9/26 @ Florida
1216
Points
9Texas A&M
2-0Previous: 10 ▲
High: 4 - Brian Fonseca
Low: 12 - Koki Riley
Next: 9/26 @ LSU
1165
Points
10Alabama
2-0Previous: 12 ▲
High: 7 - Dave Preston
Low: 15 - Bob Asmussen
Next: 9/26 vs S Carolina
1068
Points
11BYU
2-0Previous: 15 ▲
High: 8 - Kirk Bohls
Low: 16 - Chris Carter
Next: 10/02 @ TCU
966
Points
12USC
3-0Previous: 14 ▲
High: 8 - 4 Voters
Low: 23 - Brett McMurphy
Next: 9/26 vs Oregon
944
Points
13Texas Tech
2-0Previous: 13
High: 9 - 2 Voters
Low: 19 - Bob Asmussen
Next: 9/26 vs Sam Houston
910
Points
14Penn State
2-0Previous: 16 ▲
High: 12 - 3 Voters
Low: NR - Ryan Zuke
Next: 9/26 vs Wisconsin
692
Points
15Tennessee
2-0Previous: 18 ▲
High: 12 - 4 Voters
Low: NR - Ralph Russo
Next: 9/26 vs Texas
676
Points
16SMU
2-0Previous: 17 ▲
High: 12 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - Creg Stephenson
Next: 9/26 vs Missouri St
636
Points
17Utah
2-0Previous: 20 ▲
High: 12 - Chris Carter
Low: NR - 3 Voters
Next: 9/26 @ Iowa St
558
Points
18Iowa
2-0Previous: 21 ▲
High: 13 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 4 Voters
Next: 9/26 @ Michigan
391
Points
19Michigan
2-0Previous: 28 ▲
High: 12 - Bob Asmussen
Low: NR - 5 Voters
Next: 9/26 vs Iowa
382
Points
20Missouri
2-0Previous: 23 ▲
High: 14 - 3 Voters
Low: NR - 7 Voters
Next: 9/26 @ Mississippi St
344
Points
21Oregon
1-1Previous: 6 ▼
High: 11 - Bob Asmussen
Low: NR - 19 Voters
Next: 9/26 @ USC
324
Points
22Houston
2-0Previous: 22
High: 13 - Dylan Sinn
Low: NR - 10 Voters
Next: 9/25 @ Georgia Southern
292
Points
23Louisville
1-1Previous: 24 ▲
High: 12 - Ralph Russo
Low: NR - 10 Voters
Next: 9/26 vs Wake Forest
244
Points
24Oklahoma
1-1Previous: 11 ▼
High: 14 - Bob Asmussen
Low: NR - 15 Voters
Next: 9/26 @ Georgia
222
Points
25Virginia
2-0Previous: 25
High: 14 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 26 Voters
Next: 9/26 vs Delaware
182
Points

Others Receiving Votes

26Washington
2-0Previous: 19 ▼
High: 14 - Stephen Means
Low: NR - 33 Voters
Next: 9/26 vs Minnesota
172
Points
27Florida
2-0Previous: 27
High: 14 - Koki Riley
Low: NR - 49 Voters
Next: 9/26 vs Ole Miss
83
Points
28Boise State
1-1Previous: 26 ▼
High: 19 - Murray Evans
Low: NR - 49 Voters
Next: 9/25 @ W Michigan
57
Points
29Oklahoma State
1-1Previous: -
High: 21 - 4 Voters
Low: NR - 58 Voters
Next: 9/26 @ West Virginia
36
Points
30Western Michigan
1-1Previous: 32 ▲
High: 19 - Jon Wilner
Low: NR - 59 Voters
Next: 9/25 vs Boise St
35
Points
31Tulsa
2-0Previous: -
High: 20 - Ralph Russo
Low: NR - 63 Voters
Next: 9/26 @ Arkansas
18
Points
32Mississippi State
2-0Previous: -
High: 23 - 5 Voters
Low: NR - 61 Voters
Next: 9/26 vs Missouri
17
Points
33South Carolina
2-0Previous: 31 ▼
High: 20 - Chris Carter
Low: NR - 64 Voters
Next: 9/26 @ Alabama
15
Points
34Virginia Tech
2-0Previous: 36 ▲
High: 18 - Bob Ballou
Low: NR - 64 Voters
Next: 9/26 @ Boston College
11
Points
35UCLA
2-0Previous: 35
High: 17 - Dylan Sinn
Low: NR - 66 Voters
Next: 9/26 @ Maryland
9
Points
36James Madison
2-0Previous: 38 ▲
High: 21 - Creg Stephenson
Low: NR - 65 Voters
Next: 9/26 @ Old Dominion
6
Points
37Arizona
1-1Previous: 29 ▼
High: 22 - Koki Riley
Low: NR - 65 Voters
Next: 9/26 @ Washington St
5
Points
38North Dakota State
3-0Previous: -
High: 23 - Randy Johnson
Low: NR - 66 Voters
Next: 10/03 vs Wyoming
3
Points
39Kansas State
2-0Previous: -
High: 25 - Greg Luca
Low: NR - 66 Voters
Next: 9/26 @ Cincinnati
1
Point
Pittsburgh
2-0Previous: 33 ▼
High: 25 - David Briggs
Low: NR - 66 Voters
Next: 9/26 vs Bucknell
1
Point

Talk about this week's Poll

Highest Rated Ballots

Greg Luca (26)San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX)
Jon Wilner (16)San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
Pete Yanity (14)WSPA (Spartanburg, SC)

Lowest Rated Ballots

Dylan Sinn (-6164)The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN)
Stephen Means (-62)Cleveland.com (Cleveland, OH)
Chris Carter (-34)Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA)

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)