The 2026 AP Top 25 and US LBM Coaches Top 25 football rankings were released in a report published November 8. The rankings list Georgia at number one in both polls, while Utah holds the number two spot in both rankings.
In the 2026 AP Top 25, Georgia holds the top position with 1729 points and an 8-1 record. Utah follows in second place with 1675 points and a 9-0 record. Notre Dame is ranked third with 5 points and an 8-1 record, followed by UCLA in fourth with a 9-0 record. Miami (Fla.) is fifth with 1430 points and an 8-1 record, while Indiana is sixth with 1376 points and an 8-1 record. Alabama is seventh with 1334 points, Texas is eighth with 1253 points, Tennessee is ninth with 1177 points, and Texas Tech is tenth with 1082 points. Other teams receiving votes in the AP poll include Wake Forest, Kentucky, Houston, USC, Iowa, Boise State, Oregon, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Ohio State, Arizona, New Mexico, LSU, and SMU, as well as Missouri, Duke, Oklahoma State, Liberty, Louisville, and North Texas.
The US LBM Coaches Top 25 rankings show Georgia at number one with 1796 points and an 8-1 record. Utah is ranked second with 1724 points and a 9-0 record, moving up from a previous rank of four. Notre Dame is third with 1613 points, UCLA is fourth with 1584 points, and Indiana is fifth with 1557 points. Miami (Fla.) is sixth with 1482 points, Alabama is seventh with 1389 points, Texas is eighth with 1287 points, Tennessee is ninth with 1196 points, and Texas Tech is tenth with 1116 points. Wake Forest is eleventh, Kentucky is twelfth, USC is fourteenth, Iowa is fifteenth, Houston is sixteenth, Ole Miss is seventeenth, Boise State is eighteenth, Oregon is nineteenth, Ohio State is twentieth, Arizona is twenty-first, LSU is twenty-second, SMU is twenty-third, South Carolina is twenty-fourth, and New Mexico is twenty-fifth. Other teams receiving votes include Duke, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Northwestern, Illinois, North Texas, Louisville, Liberty, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Minnesota, and Air Force.
The 2026 College Football Playoff Rankings for Week 2 are scheduled to be announced on Nov. 10, 2026, at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN.
The US LBM Board of Coaches for the 2026 season includes members such as Tim Albin of Charlotte, Blake Anderson of Southern Mississippi, David Braun of Northwestern, Jeff Brohm of Louisville, Fran Brown of Syracuse, Neal Brown of North Texas, Troy Calhoun of Air Force, Jamey Chadwell of Liberty, Curt Cignetti of Indiana, Sonny Cumbie of Louisiana Tech, Spencer Danielson of Boise State, Ryan Day of Ohio State, Kalen DeBoer of Alabama, Manny Diaz of Duke, Jake Dickert of Wake Forest, Matt Drinkall of Central Michigan, Eliah Drinkwitz of Missouri, Sonny Dykes of TCU, Jason Eck of New Mexico, Mike Elko of Texas A&M, Tony Elliott of Virginia, Matt Entz of Fresno State, Jedd Fisch of Washington, James Franklin of Virginia Tech, Willie Fritz of Houston, Scott Frost of Central Florida, Tony Gibson of Marshall, Alex Golesh of Auburn, Will Hall of Tulane, Blake Harrell of East Carolina, John Hauser of Ohio, Clay Helton of Georgia Southern, Tyson Helton of Western Kentucky, Charles Huff of Memphis, Butch Jones of Arkansas State, KC Keeler of Temple, Charles Kelly of Jacksonville State, Brent Key of Georgia Tech, Zach Kittley of Florida Atlantic, Collin Klein of Kansas State, Tre Lamb of Tulsa, Rhett Lashlee of SMU, Clark Lea of Vanderbilt, Lance Leipold of Kansas, Pete Lembo of Buffalo, Sean Lewis of San Diego State, Dowell Loggains of Appalachian State, Joey McGuire of Texas Tech, Jeff Monken of Army, Kirby Moore of Washington State, Eric Morris of Oklahoma State, Dan Mullen of UNLV, Billy Napier of James Madison, Pat Narduzzi of Pittsburgh, Brian Newberry of Navy, Ken Niumatalolo of San Jose State, Barry Odom of Purdue, Tim Polasek of North Dakota State, Tavita Pritchard of Stanford, Ricky Rahne of Old Dominion, Matt Rhule of Nebraska, Rich Rodriguez of West Virginia, Jay Sawvel of Wyoming, Morgan Scalley of Utah, JaMarcus Shephard of Oregon State, Kirby Smart of Georgia, Will Stein of Kentucky, Jon Sumrall of Florida, and Lance Taylor of Western Michigan.
