– WEEK 1: GAMES PLAYED THROUGH SEPT. 7, 2026 –
TEAM POINTS FIRST-PLACE VOTES LAST WEEK’S RANK
1. Ohio State (1-0) 844 32 1
2. Notre Dame (1-0) 720 6 3
3. Texas (1-0) 697 2 4
4. Georgia (1-0) 673 1 5
5. Miami [FL] (1-0) 660 3 7
6. Indiana (1-0) 641 5 6
7. Oregon (1-0) 597 2
8. LSU (1-0) 587 6 12
9. Ole Miss (1-0) 373 1 8
10. Oklahoma (1-0) 355 10
11. Texas A&M (1-0) 335 9
12. Alabama (1-0) 292 13
13. USC (2-0) 241 14
14. Texas Tech (1-0) 213 11
15. BYU (1-0) 143 15
16. Penn State (1-0) 70 N/A
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: SMU (53), Tennessee (25), Washington (20), Louisville (17), Virginia (13), Missouri (10), Boise State
(9), Utah (7), Florida (5), Virginia Tech (4), Michigan (3), Auburn (3), South Carolina (2), Western Michigan (1), Arizona State (1),
TCU (1), Pittsburgh (1).
NOTES:
The preseason Super 16 went a combined 16-0 in Week 1. Ohio State remained No. 1 with a 56-3 victory over Ball State in Columbus, marking the 16th consecutive week a Big Ten member claimed the top spot in the poll.
Texas moved up one spot to No. 3 after a dominant 52-point win at home against Texas State.
Notre Dame, Miami (FL), Ole Miss and LSU are the only ranked teams to claim wins over opponents from an Autonomous Four conference in Week 1. The Fighting Irish advanced one spot to No. 2 after defeating Wisconsin 41-13 at Lambeau Field.
The Hurricanes moved up two spots to No. 5 after a 45-6 conference victory at Stanford. Ole Miss fell one spot to No. 9 after defeating Louisville 41-38 in Nashville, while LSU leaped four slots to No. 8 after a decisive 51-10 win at home against Clemson.
Oregon slipped five spots to No. 7 after a narrow 34-27 victory over Boise State at home.
Michigan, last week’s No. 16 team, fell out of the poll despite a 13-12 win at home against Western Michigan. Penn State moved into the poll to claim the No. 16 ranking.
The SEC leads all conferences with seven teams followed by the Big Ten with five, the Big 12 with two, the ACC with one and the FBS Independents with one.
NEXT WEEK’S SCHEDULE:
No. 1 Ohio State at No. 3 Texas
Rice at No. 2 Notre Dame
Western Kentucky at No. 4 Georgia
Florida A&M at No. 5 Miami (FL) (Thursday)
Howard at No. 6 Indiana
No. 7 Oregon at Oklahoma State
Louisiana Tech at No. 8 LSU
Charlotte at No. 9 Ole Miss
No. 10 Oklahoma at Michigan
Arizona State at No. 11 Texas A&M
No. 12 Alabama at Kentucky
Louisiana at No. 13 USC
No. 14 Texas Tech at Oregon State
Arizona at No. 15 BYU
No. 16 Penn State at Temple
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