Grid DistributionFinal Rankings AP Poll (Jan 20, 2026)
1Indiana (66)
16-0Previous: 1
High: 1 - 66 Voters
Low: 1 - 66 Voters
1650
Points
2Miami (FL)
13-3Previous: 10 ▲
High: 2 - 66 Voters
Low: 2 - 66 Voters
1584
Points
3Ole Miss
13-2Previous: 6 ▲
High: 3 - 46 Voters
Low: 5 - 6 Voters
1492
Points
4Oregon
13-2Previous: 5 ▲
High: 3 - 11 Voters
Low: 6 - 13 Voters
1429
Points
5Ohio State
12-2Previous: 3 ▼
High: 3 - 9 Voters
Low: 8 - Keith Farmer
1378
Points
6Georgia
12-2Previous: 2 ▼
High: 4 - 7 Voters
Low: 7 - 3 Voters
1364
Points
7Texas Tech
12-2Previous: 4 ▼
High: 5 - Keith Farmer
Low: 10 - 3 Voters
1232
Points
8Texas A&M
11-2Previous: 7 ▼
High: 7 - 10 Voters
Low: 14 - Chad Bishop
1157
Points
9Alabama
11-4Previous: 11 ▲
High: 7 - 2 Voters
Low: 16 - Michael Lev
1065
Points
10Notre Dame
10-2Previous: 9 ▼
High: 4 - Dylan Sinn
Low: 16 - Chad Bishop
1049
Points
11BYU
12-2Previous: 12 ▲
High: 8 - 2 Voters
Low: 14 - 2 Voters
961
Points
12Texas
10-3Previous: 14 ▲
High: 7 - 2 Voters
Low: 14 - 6 Voters
952
Points
13Oklahoma
10-3Previous: 8 ▼
High: 9 - 3 Voters
Low: 15 - 2 Voters
941
Points
14Utah
11-2Previous: 15 ▲
High: 10 - Chad Bishop
Low: 18 - Robert Cessna
812
Points
15Vanderbilt
10-3Previous: 13 ▼
High: 13 - 3 Voters
Low: 23 - 2 Voters
623
Points
16Virginia
11-3Previous: 20 ▲
High: 12 - Chad Bishop
Low: 25 - Koki Riley
603
Points
17Iowa
9-4Previous: 27 ▲
High: 14 - 3 Voters
Low: NR - 6 Voters
430
Points
18Tulane
11-3Previous: 17 ▼
High: 15 - 3 Voters
Low: NR - 2 Voters
404
Points
19James Madison
12-2Previous: 19
High: 14 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 5 Voters
399
Points
20USC
9-4Previous: 16 ▼
High: 15 - 5 Voters
Low: NR - 6 Voters
378
Points
21Michigan
9-4Previous: 18 ▼
High: 16 - 3 Voters
Low: NR - 14 Voters
276
Points
22Houston
10-3Previous: 26 ▲
High: 16 - 3 Voters
Low: NR - 12 Voters
270
Points
23Navy
11-2Previous: 22 ▼
High: 16 - Trevor Hass
Low: NR - 18 Voters
227
Points
24North Texas
12-2Previous: 23 ▼
High: 17 - 5 Voters
Low: NR - 22 Voters
191
Points
25TCU
9-4Previous: 43 ▲
High: 16 - Spencer Ripchik
Low: NR - 33 Voters
125
Points

Others Receiving Votes

26Illinois
9-4Previous: 41 ▲
High: 18 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 34 Voters
123
Points
27Washington
9-4Previous: 38 ▲
High: 17 - 3 Voters
Low: NR - 50 Voters
76
Points
28SMU
9-4Previous: 34 ▲
High: 18 - Kirk Kenney
Low: NR - 47 Voters
69
Points
29Duke
9-5Previous: 30 ▲
High: 16 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 44 Voters
58
Points
30Arizona
9-4Previous: 21 ▼
High: 17 - Steven Johnson
Low: NR - 50 Voters
54
Points
31Georgia Tech
9-4Previous: 24 ▼
High: 20 - Robert Cessna
Low: NR - 52 Voters
44
Points
32Tennessee
8-5Previous: 28 ▼
High: 21 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 63 Voters
10
Points
33Missouri
8-5Previous: 25 ▼
High: 20 - Jon Wilner
Low: NR - 63 Voters
8
Points
34Louisville
9-4Previous: 35 ▲
High: 21 - Greg Madia
Low: NR - 63 Voters
7
Points
35Old Dominion
10-3Previous: -
High: 25 - 3 Voters
Low: NR - 62 Voters
3
Points
36Wake Forest
9-4Previous: -
High: 24 - Chad Bishop
Low: NR - 64 Voters
2
Points
Western Michigan
10-4Previous: 43 ▲
High: 25 - 2 Voters
Low: NR - 63 Voters
2
Points
38Boise State
9-5Previous: 31 ▼
High: 25 - Brian Fonseca
Low: NR - 64 Voters
1
Point
Hawai'i
9-4Previous: -
High: 25 - Dave Preston
Low: NR - 64 Voters
1
Point

Talk about this week's Poll

Highest Rated Ballots

Joe Arruda (13)The Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT)
Dave Preston (13)WTOP Radio (Washington, DC)
Kirk Bohls (13)Houston Chronicle (Austin, TX)

Lowest Rated Ballots

Madison Hricik (-32)The (Cedar Rapids) Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Robert Cessna (-30)Bryan-College Station Eagle (College Station, TX)
David Briggs (-30)Toledo Blade (Toledo, OH)

Most Extreme Ballots

Jon WilnerSan Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
Koki RileyThe (Baton Rouge) Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
David JablonskiDayton Daily News (Dayton, OH)

Least Extreme Ballots

Mike JacquesWMTV-TV (Madison, WI)
Blair KerkhoffKansas City Star (Kansas City, MO)
Kate RogersonWTVD (Raleigh, NC)