2026 Coaches Poll (Last Update: 1st November)

Wil Vincent

Introduction

The tables below show the full USA Today Coaches Poll breakdown week on week, latest week shown first. Data is procured from the USA Today Sports Data Website, with additional data analysis for non ranked teams receiving votes. Non Ranked teams are included for educational purposes only¹, primarily in terms of working out where the Go6 race is currently heading, and how far teams have fallen / gained over the past week. A pure T25 ranking limits the ability to digest some of this data.

The full, dirty Excel Sheet used to store this data is available upon request, just ping me a message. I can also generate data pertaining to teams and vote spreads across conferences and 'segments' of rankings. As a long time statistical researcher, there is always plenty of storytelling behind the data, which is why I'm adamant on including more data on non ranked teams, and keeping season long data in one place.

Data will continue to be collected throughout the season, even once the CFP committee release their rankings. There will be some discussion articles around the two (three if you include the AP Poll), sets of rankings, as it enables further storytelling between the limited amount of time AP & Coach based voters get to spend on each game compared to the committee and the fabled 'eye test'.

NOTES

First place votes are listed in parentheses ( ). Where a team is tied in the rankings, they are assumed to share a position, unless a first place vote places one team above another. There is no system for ranking teams based on the highest place vote they received in any given week.
Even though the rankings are an indicator of those who may make the playoffs, the current model involves:
- The Top 5 ranked conference champions (The ACC, B1G, XII, SEC + One Group of 6 Conference).
- 7 'At large bids', based on their rankings in the College Football Playoff Rankings.
Because of this, teams listed may not actually be eligible for the playoffs, even if ranked inside the Top 12 of any poll ranking.
The coaches poll is often not used in broadcast media, which prefers to use the AP Poll ranking when advertising games, and in use on score bugs, written reports of games etc.. This in turn will be replaced by the College Football Playoff rankings, when the first edition is released on the 3^rd November 2026.

Week 9 - Poll Released 1^st November 2026

Team (full name)	Conference	Ranking	Votes
Miami Hurricanes	ACC	1	1818 (68)
Georgia Bulldogs	SEC	2	1719 (4)
Indiana Hoosiers	B1G	3	1597
Utah Utes	XII	4	1590
UCLA Bruins	B1G	5	1501
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	FBS-Ind	6	1498
Kentucky Wildcats	SEC	7	1344
BYU Cougars	XII	8	1278 (1)
Alabama Crimson Tide	SEC	9	1131
Ohio State Buckeyes	B1G	10	1101
Texas Longhorns	SEC	11	1057
Ole Miss Rebels	SEC	12	1034
Texas Tech Red Raiders	XII	13	962
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	ACC	14	897
LSU Tigers	SEC	15	886
Tennessee Volunteers	SEC	16	761
USC Trojans	B1G	17	570
Houston Cougars	XII	18	556
Missouri Tigers	SEC	19	488
Iowa Hawkeyes	B1G	20	448
Boise State Broncos	P-12	21	445
Arizona Wildcats	XII	22	174
Northwestern Wildcats	B1G	23	150
SMU Mustangs	ACC	24	146
New Mexico Lobos	MW	25	119
South Carolina Gamecocks	SEC	[NR] \| 26	91
Florida Gators	SEC	[NR] \| 27	81
Duke Blue Devils	ACC	[NR] \| 28=	76
UTSA Roadrunners	AAC	[NR] \| 28=	76
Virginia Tech Hokies	ACC	[NR] \| 30	53
Oregon Ducks	B1G	[NR] \| 31	41
Minnesota Golden Gophers	B1G	[NR] \| 32	10
Oklahoma State Cowboys	XII	[NR] \| 33	9
Liberty Flames	C-USA	[NR] \| 34	6
North Texas Mean Green	AAC	[NR] \| 35	4
Wisconsin Badgers	B1G	[NR] \| 36	3
Memphis Tigers	AAC	[NR] \| 37	2
North Dakota State Bison	MW	[NR] \| 38	1
Nebraska Cornhuskers	B1G	[NR] \| 39	1
Cincinnati Bearcats	XII	[NR] \| 40	1

Week 8 - Poll Released 25^th October 2026

Team (full name)	Conference	Ranking	Votes
Miami Hurricanes	ACC	1	1839 (67)
Ohio State Buckeyes	B1G	2	1767 (6)
Georgia Bulldogs	SEC	3	1646
Indiana Hoosiers	B1G	4	1578
Utah Utes	XII	5	1459
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	FBS-Ind	6	1452
UCLA Bruins	B1G	7	1446 (1)
Kentucky Wildcats	SEC	8	1318
BYU Cougars	XII	9	1244
Alabama Crimson Tide	SEC	10	1092
Texas Longhorns	SEC	11	1002
Ole Miss Rebels	SEC	12	941
LSU Tigers	SEC	13	895
Texas Tech Red Raiders	XII	14	864
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	ACC	15	749
SMU Mustangs	ACC	16	690
Tennessee Volunteers	SEC	17	650
Northwestern Wildcats	B1G	18	545
Houston Cougars	XII	19	435
Florida Gators	SEC	20	417
Arizona Wildcats	XII	21	399
Boise State Broncos	P-12	22	396
Missouri Tigers	SEC	23	376
Iowa Hawkeyes	B1G	24	225
USC Trojans	B1G	25	132
Oklahoma State Cowboys	XII	[NR] 26	120
Wisconsin Badgers	B1G	[NR] 27	114
Cincinnati Bearcats	XII	[NR] 28	49
New Mexico Lobos	MW	[NR] 29	43
Minnesota Golden Gophers	B1G	[NR] 30	35
UTSA Roadrunners	AAC	[NR] 31	34
Nebraska Cornhuskers	B1G	[NR] 32	27
Virginia Tech Hokies	ACC	[NR] 33	16
Oregon State Beavers	P-12	[NR] 34	15
South Carolina Gamecocks	SEC	[NR] 35=	12
Duke Blue Devils	ACC	[NR] 35=	12
Oregon Ducks	B1G	[NR] 37	5
Auburn Tigers	SEC	[NR] 38	4
Michigan Wolverines	B1G	[NR] 39=	2
North Texas Mean Green	AAC	[NR] 39=	2
Oklahoma Sooners	SEC	[NR] 41=	1
UCF Knights	XII	[NR] 41=	1
James Madison Dukes	SBC	[NR] 41=	1

Week 7 - Poll Released 18^th October 2026

Team (full name)	Conference	Ranking	Votes
Miami Hurricanes	ACC	1	1791 (50)
Ohio State Buckeyes	B1G	2	1725 (13)
BYU Cougars	XII	3	1698 (10)
Georgia Bulldogs	SEC	4	1469
Texas Tech Red Raiders	XII	5	1414
Indiana Hoosiers	B1G	6	1378
Ole Miss Rebels	SEC	7	1371
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	FBS-Ind	8	1332
Utah Utes	XII	9	1222
UCLA Bruins	B1G	10	1206
Tennessee Volunteers	SEC	11	1193
Kentucky Wildcats	SEC	12	979
Alabama Crimson Tide	SEC	13	813
Iowa Hawkeyes	B1G	14	807
USC Trojans	B1G	15	796
Houston Cougars	XII	16	730
LSU Tigers	SEC	17	569
Texas Longhorns	SEC	18	520
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	ACC	19	514
SMU Mustangs	ACC	20	458
Missouri Tigers	SEC	21	274
Boise State Broncos	P-12	22	266
Northwestern Wildcats	B1G	23	256
Florida Gators	SEC	24	250
Oregon Ducks	B1G	25	189
UCF Knights	XII	[NR]	0
Arizona Wildcats	XII	[NR] 26	141
Oklahoma State Cowboys	XII	[NR] 27	87
James Madison Dukes	SBC	[NR] 28	80
Auburn Tigers	SEC	[NR] 29	55
Mississippi State Bulldogs	SEC	[NR] 30	32
Nebraska Cornhuskers	B1G	[NR] 31	19
Oregon State Beavers	P-12	[NR] 32	17
New Mexico Lobos	MW	[NR] 33	16
UTSA Roadrunners	AAC	[NR] 34	13
Michigan Wolverines	B1G	[NR] 35	10
North Dakota State Bison	MW	[NR] 36	8
Wisconsin Badgers	B1G	[NR] 37=	7
Duke Blue Devils	ACC	[NR] 37=	7
North Carolina Tar Heels	ACC	[NR] 39	5
Air Force Falcons	MW	[NR] 40	3
North Texas Mean Green	AAC	[NR] 41	1

Week 6 - Poll Released 11^th October 2026

Team (full name)	Conference	Ranking	Votes
Georgia Bulldogs	SEC	1	1832 (60)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	FBS-Ind	2	1713 (3)
Miami Hurricanes	ACC	3	1688 (1)
Indiana Hoosiers	B1G	4	1633 (9)
Ohio State Buckeyes	B1G	5	1565 (1)
Texas Longhorns	SEC	6	1369
Alabama Crimson Tide	SEC	7	1358
BYU Cougars	XII	8	1355
Texas Tech Red Raiders	XII	9	1240
Ole Miss Rebels	SEC	10	1180
Utah Utes	XII	11	1109
UCLA Bruins	B1G	12	912
Missouri Tigers	SEC	13	863
Tennessee Volunteers	SEC	14	837
USC Trojans	B1G	15	758
Iowa Hawkeyes	B1G	16	729
Kentucky Wildcats	SEC	17	667
Houston Cougars	XII	18	520
Mississippi State Bulldogs	SEC	19	463
Oklahoma State Cowboys	XII	20	403
LSU Tigers	SEC	21	361
SMU Mustangs	ACC	22	330
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	ACC	23	229
Boise State Broncos	P-12	24	205
Oregon Ducks	B1G	25	200
Northwestern Wildcats	B1G	[NR] 26	107
Arizona Wildcats	XII	[NR] 27	92
Nebraska Cornhuskers	B1G	[NR] 28	74
Oklahoma Sooners	SEC	[NR] 29	50
Wisconsin Badgers	B1G	[NR] 30	39
Duke Blue Devils	ACC	[NR] 31	35
James Madison Dukes	SBC	[NR] 32	33
Florida Gators	SEC	[NR] 33	32
New Mexico Lobos	MW	[NR] 34	16
UTSA Roadrunners	AAC	[NR] 35	10
Baylor Bears	XII	[NR] 36	9
Memphis Tigers	AAC	[NR] 37	6
Oregon State Beavers	P-12	[NR] 38	2
North Carolina Tar Heels	ACC	[NR] 39	1

Week 5 - Poll Released 4^th October 2026

Team (full name)	Conference	Ranking	Votes
Texas Longhorns	SEC	1	1806 (45)
Georgia Bulldogs	SEC	2	1760 (20)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	FBS-Ind	3	1630 (1)
Miami Hurricanes	ACC	4	1622
Indiana Hoosiers	B1G	5	1556 (8)
Ohio State Buckeyes	B1G	6	1514
Alabama Crimson Tide	SEC	7	1483
BYU Cougars	XII	8	1214
Texas Tech Red Raiders	XII	9	1169
LSU Tigers	SEC	10	1136
Ole Miss Rebels	SEC	11	1059
Utah Utes	XII	12	1015
Oregon Ducks	B1G	13	948
Tennessee Volunteers	SEC	14	768
Florida Gators	SEC	15	672
Missouri Tigers	SEC	16	646
USC Trojans	B1G	17	643
Iowa Hawkeyes	B1G	18	457
Houston Cougars	XII	19	391
Mississippi State Bulldogs	SEC	20	355
SMU Mustangs	ACC	21	354
UCLA Bruins	B1G	22	318
Duke Blue Devils	ACC	23	274
Pittsburgh Panthers	ACC	24	242
Kentucky Wildcats	SEC	25	210
Oklahoma State Cowboys	XII	[NR] 26	187
Boise State Broncos	P-12	[NR] 27	161
Nebraska Cornhuskers	B1G	[NR] 28	117
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	ACC	[NR] 29	87
Northwestern Wildcats	B1G	[NR] 30	70
Wisconsin Badgers	B1G	[NR] 31	47
James Madison Dukes	SBC	[NR] 32	42
Minnesota Golden Gophers	B1G	[NR] 33	40
North Dakota State Bison	MW	[NR] 34	29
Arizona Wildcats	XII	[NR] 35	15
New Mexico Lobos	MW	[NR] 36	7
Baylor Bears	XII	[NR] 37	3
Texas A&M Aggies	SEC	[NR] 38=	1
Kansas State Wildcats	XII	[NR] 38=	1
Virginia Tech Hokies	ACC	[NR] 38=	1

Week 4 - Poll Released 27^th September 2026

Team (full name)	Conference	Ranking	Votes
Texas Longhorns	SEC	1	1779 (45)
Georgia Bulldogs	SEC	2	1735 (17)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	FBS-Ind	3	1641 (3)
Miami Hurricanes	ACC	4	1569
Indiana Hoosiers	B1G	5	1554 (8)
Ohio State Buckeyes	B1G	6	1463
Alabama Crimson Tide	SEC	7	1399
Florida Gators	SEC	8	1214
BYU Cougars	XII	9	1166
Texas Tech Red Raiders	XII	10	1108
LSU Tigers	SEC	11	1097
Ole Miss Rebels	SEC	12	1021
Utah Utes	XII	13	917
Iowa Hawkeyes	B1G	14	887
Oregon Ducks	B1G	15	866
Mississippi State Bulldogs	SEC	16	658
Tennessee Volunteers	SEC	17	648
USC Trojans	B1G	18	511
SMU Mustangs	ACC	19	327
Houston Cougars	XII	20	301
Duke Blue Devils	ACC	21	230
Penn State Nittany Lions	B1G	22	207
UCLA Bruins	B1G	23	183
Michigan Wolverines	B1G	24	166
Missouri Tigers	SEC	25	152
Oklahoma State Cowboys	XII	[NR] 26	126
Kentucky Wildcats	SEC	[NR] 27	123
Boise State Broncos	P-12	[NR] 28	112
Pittsburgh Panthers	ACC	[NR] 29	97
Virginia Tech Hokies	ACC	[NR] 30	84
Nebraska Cornhuskers	B1G	[NR] 31	67
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	ACC	[NR] 32	48
Louisville Cardinals	ACC	[NR] 33	42
Wisconsin Badgers	B1G	[NR] 34	39
Cincinnati Bearcats	XII	[NR] 35	35
Auburn Tigers	SEC	[NR] 36	22
Washington Huskies	B1G	[NR] 37	20
James Madison Dukes	SBC	[NR] 38	17
Virginia Cavaliers	ACC	[NR] 39	15
Texas A&M Aggies	SEC	[NR] 40	14
Northwestern Wildcats	B1G	[NR] 41	12
North Dakota State Bison	MW	[NR] 42	11
Minnesota Golden Gophers	B1G	[NR] 43=	7
New Mexico Lobos	MW	[NR] 43=	7
Oklahoma Sooners	SEC	[NR] 45	6
Clemson Tigers	ACC	[NR] 46	5
Arizona Wildcats	XII	[NR] 47	3
Western Michigan Broncos	MAC	[NR] 48=	2
UTSA Roadrunners	AAC	[NR] 48=	2
West Virginia Mountaineers	XII	[NR] 50	1

Week 3 - Poll Released 20^th September 2026

Team (full name)	Conference	Ranking	Votes
Texas Longhorns	SEC	1	1807 (46)
Georgia Bulldogs	SEC	2	1742 (16)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	FBS-Ind	3	1636 (2)
Indiana Hoosiers	B1G	4	1613 (9)
Miami Hurricanes	ACC	5	1552 (1)
Ole Miss Rebels	SEC	6	1501
Ohio State Buckeyes	B1G	7	1473
Alabama Crimson Tide	SEC	8	1309
BYU Cougars	XII	9	1089
Texas Tech Red Raiders	XII	10	1079
LSU Tigers	SEC	11	1067
USC Trojans	B1G	12	1057
Tennessee Volunteers	SEC	13	833
Penn State Nittany Lions	B1G	14	814
Utah Utes	XII	15	743
Oregon Ducks	B1G	16	594
Iowa Hawkeyes	B1G	17	580
Michigan Wolverines	B1G	18	545
Louisville Cardinals	ACC	19	519
Texas A&M Aggies	SEC	20	447
Missouri Tigers	SEC	21	382
Florida Gators	SEC	22	370
Washington Huskies	B1G	23	251
Oklahoma Sooners	SEC	24	213
SMU Mustangs	ACC	25	162
Houston Cougars	XII	[NR] 26	116
Mississippi State Bulldogs	SEC	[NR] 27	114
Duke Blue Devils	ACC	[NR] 28	70
West Virginia Mountaineers	XII	[NR] 29	55
Kentucky Wildcats	SEC	[NR] 30	54
Oklahoma State Cowboys	XII	[NR] 31	36
Virginia Tech Hokies	ACC	[NR] 32	30
Vanderbilt Commodores	SEC	[NR] 33=	29
Boise State Broncos	P-12	[NR] 33=	29
Tulsa Golden Hurricane	AAC	[NR] 35	20
UCLA Bruins	B1G	[NR] 36=	18
Kansas State Wildcats	XII	[NR] 36=	18
Western Michigan Broncos	MAC	[NR] 38	17
Nebraska Cornhuskers	B1G	[NR] 39	11
North Dakota State Bison	MW	[NR] 40	8
Northwestern Wildcats	B1G	[NR] 41	4
Clemson Tigers	ACC	[NR] 42	3
Massachusetts Minutemen	MAC	[NR] 43=	2
James Madison Dukes	SBC	[NR] 43=	2
Arizona Wildcats	XII	[NR] 45	1

Week 2 - Poll Released 13^th September 2026

Team (full name)	Conference	Ranking	Votes
Texas Longhorns	SEC	1	1804 (42)
Georgia Bulldogs	SEC	2	1732 (15)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	FBS-Ind	3	1639 (4)
Indiana Hoosiers	B1G	4	1611 (10)
Miami Hurricanes	ACC	5	1549 (2)
Ohio State Buckeyes	B1G	6	1480
LSU Tigers	SEC	7	1405 (1)
Texas A&M Aggies	SEC	8	1311
Ole Miss Rebels	SEC	9	1228
Alabama Crimson Tide	SEC	10	1206
USC Trojans	B1G	11	1023
Texas Tech Red Raiders	XII	12	977
BYU Cougars	XII	13	975
Tennessee Volunteers	SEC	14	679
Penn State Nittany Lions	B1G	15	676
SMU Mustangs	ACC	16	605
Utah Utes	XII	17	590
Oregon Ducks	B1G	18	564
Michigan Wolverines	B1G	19	426
Iowa Hawkeyes	B1G	20	423
Oklahoma Sooners	SEC	21	395
Missouri Tigers	SEC	22	340
Houston Cougars	XII	23	290
Washington Huskies	B1G	24	268
Virginia Cavaliers	ACC	25	249
Florida Gators	SEC	[NR] 26	183
Louisville Cardinals	ACC	[NR] 27	160
Boise State Broncos	P-12	[NR] 28	44
Kansas State Wildcats	XII	[NR] 29	24
South Carolina Gamecocks	SEC	[NR] 30	23
Mississippi State Bulldogs	SEC	[NR] 31	20
Duke Blue Devils	ACC	[NR] 32=	19
Vanderbilt Commodores	SEC	[NR] 32=	19
Nebraska Cornhuskers	B1G	[NR] 34	18
Oklahoma State Cowboys	XII	[NR] 35	16
Auburn Tigers	SEC	[NR] 36	15
Western Michigan Broncos	MAC	[NR] 37	10
Virginia Tech Hokies	ACC	[NR] 38	9
UCLA Bruins	B1G	[NR] 39	8
Tulsa Golden Hurricane	AAC	[NR] 40	7
North Dakota State Bison	MW	[NR] 41	5
New Mexico Lobos	MW	[NR] 42	4
Clemson Tigers	ACC	[NR] 43	3
Arizona Wildcats	XII	[NR] 44=	1
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	ACC	[NR] 44=	1

Week 1 - Poll Released 6^th September 2026

Team (full name)	Conference	Ranking	Votes
Ohio State Buckeyes	B1G	1	1801 (50)
Georgia Bulldogs	SEC	2	1672 (7)
Texas Longhorns	SEC	3	1600 (1)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	FBS-Ind	4	1558 (4)
Indiana Hoosiers	B1G	5	1537 (11)
Oregon Ducks	B1G	6	1524 (1)
Miami Hurricanes	ACC	7	1477
LSU Tigers	SEC	8	1279
Texas A&M Aggies	SEC	9	1204
Oklahoma Sooners	SEC	10	1184
Ole Miss Rebels	SEC	11	1141
Alabama Crimson Tide	SEC	12	1059
Texas Tech Red Raiders	XII	13	955
USC Trojans	B1G	14	919
BYU Cougars	XII	15	838
Penn State Nittany Lions	B1G	16	612
SMU Mustangs	ACC	17	517
Tennessee Volunteers	SEC	18	513
Washington Huskies	B1G	19	432
Utah Utes	XII	20	415
Iowa Hawkeyes	B1G	21	411
Houston Cougars	XII	22	236
Missouri Tigers	SEC	23	231
Michigan Wolverines	B1G	24	164
Virginia Cavaliers	ACC	25=	157
Florida Gators	SEC	25=	157
Louisville Cardinals	ACC	[NR] 27	125
Illinois Fighting Illini	B1G	[NR] 28	45
Boise State Broncos	P-12	[NR] 29	43
Arizona Wildcats	XII	[NR] 30	42
South Carolina Gamecocks	SEC	[NR] 31	36
Memphis Tigers	AAC	[NR] 32	24
Auburn Tigers	SEC	[NR] 33	19
Vanderbilt Commodores	SEC	[NR] 34	17
Arizona State Sun Devils	XII	[NR] 35=	11
Nebraska Cornhuskers	B1G	[NR] 35=	11
Virginia Tech Hokies	ACC	[NR] 35=	11
Minnesota Golden Gophers	B1G	[NR] 38	9
Western Michigan Broncos	MAC	[NR] 39=	7
New Mexico Lobos	MW	[NR] 39=	7
Kansas State Wildcats	XII	[NR] 41=	6
North Dakota State Bison	MW	[NR] 41=	6
Navy Midshipmen	AAC	[NR] 43	5
Duke Blue Devils	ACC	[NR] 44=	4
UCLA Bruins	B1G	[NR] 44=	4
UNLV Rebels	MW	[NR] 46=	3
Clemson Tigers	ACC	[NR] 46=	3
San Diego State Aztecs	P-12	[NR] 48=	2
North Carolina Tar Heels	ACC	[NR] 48=	2
Colorado Buffaloes	XII	[NR] 50	1

Preseason - Poll Released 17^th August 2026

Team (full name)	Conference	Ranking	Votes
Ohio State Buckeyes	B1G	1	1741 (38)
Oregon Ducks	B1G	2	1637 (6)
Georgia Bulldogs	SEC	3	1591 (7)
Texas Longhorns	SEC	4	1544 (2)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	FBS-Ind	5	1524 (5)
Indiana Hoosiers	B1G	6	1522 (14)
Miami Hurricanes	ACC	7	1409
Texas A&M Aggies	SEC	8	1174
Oklahoma Sooners	SEC	9	1104
Ole Miss Rebels	SEC	10	1096
Alabama Crimson Tide	SEC	11	1050
Texas Tech Red Raiders	XII	12	1034
LSU Tigers	SEC	13	951
USC Trojans	B1G	14	838
BYU Cougars	XII	15	781
Michigan Wolverines	B1G	16	719
Penn State Nittany Lions	B1G	17	463
Tennessee Volunteers	SEC	18	428
Washington Huskies	B1G	19	406
SMU Mustangs	ACC	20	378
Utah Utes	XII	21	313
Iowa Hawkeyes	B1G	22	291
Clemson Tigers	ACC	23	235
Houston Cougars	XII	24	194
Missouri Tigers	SEC	25	158
Louisville Cardinals	ACC	[NR] 26	153
Florida Gators	SEC	[NR] 27	147
TCU Horned Frogs	XII	[NR] 28	63
Illinois Fighting Illini	B1G	[NR] 29	62
Arizona Wildcats	XII	[NR] 30=	50
South Carolina Gamecocks	SEC	[NR] 30=	50
Virginia Cavaliers	ACC	[NR] 32	40
Vanderbilt Commodores	SEC	[NR] 33	37
Auburn Tigers	SEC	[NR] 34	29
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	ACC	[NR] 35	26
Boise State Broncos	P-12	[NR] 36	24
Oklahoma State Cowboys	XII	[NR] 37	22
UNLV Rebels	MW	[NR] 38	17
NC State Wolfpack	ACC	[NR] 39=	13
Florida State Seminoles	ACC	[NR] 39=	13
Nebraska Cornhuskers	B1G	[NR] 41=	12
Virginia Tech Hokies	ACC	[NR] 41=	12
Memphis Tigers	AAC	[NR] 43	9
Arizona State Sun Devils	XII	[NR] 44	8
James Madison Dukes	SBC	[NR] 45=	6
Duke Blue Devils	ACC	[NR] 45=	6
Pittsburgh Panthers	ACC	[NR] 47=	4
New Mexico Lobos	MW	[NR] 47=	4
Western Michigan Broncos	MAC	[NR] 49=	3
Navy Midshipmen	AAC	[NR] 49=	3
San Diego State Aztecs	P-12	[NR] 51	2
California Golden Bears	ACC	[NR] 52=	1
Jacksonville State Gamecocks	C-USA	[NR] 52=	1
Kansas State Wildcats	XII	[NR] 52=	1

¹If we are being honest, the entire AP Poll is for educational purposes only since the inception of the CFP in 2014.