2026 AP Top 25 College Football Rankings

The preseason AP Top 25 is out with Ohio State taking the No. 1 spot, but the SEC dominated with seven in the top 13. BYU and USC are tied at 14, the Big Ten dominated the lower part of the top 25, and Boise State and Navy were the highest-ranked Group of Six programs.

2026 Preseason AP Top 25 College Football Rankings

Others Receiving Votes: Clemson 112, Florida 51, Boise State 43, Arizona 32, TCU 11, Navy 10, South Carolina 10, Illinois 9, Oklahoma State 8, Vanderbilt 8, Pitt 7, Virginia Tech 6, Minnesota 5, UNLV 4, New Mexico 4, Georgia Tech 4, Louisiana 4, James Madison 3, Auburn 3, Memphis 2, Cal 2, Liberty 1, Western Michigan 1, Tulane 1, Virginia 1

25. Missouri

Points: 117 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 25 | CFN 30

24. Louisville

Points: 194 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 26 | CFN 18

23. Houston

Points: 252 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 24 | CFN 34

22. Iowa

Points: 260 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 22 | CFN 20

21. Utah

Points: 304 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 21 | CFN 25

20. Tennessee

Points: 394 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 18 | CFN 16

19. SMU

Points: 434 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 20 | CFN 32

18. Penn State

Points: 482 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 17 | CFN 22

17. Washington

Points: 501 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 19 | CFN 19

16. Michigan

Points: 718 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 16 | CFN 13

15. USC

Points: 839 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 14 | CFN 11

14. BYU

Points: 839 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 15 | CFN 17

13. Alabama

Points: 904 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 11 | CFN 14

12. Texas Tech

Points: 983 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches | CFN 12

11. LSU

Points: 988 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 13 | CFN 8

10. Oklahoma

Points: 1047 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 9 | CFN 7

9. Ole Miss

Points: 1102 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 10 | CFN 24

8. Texas A&M

Points: 1131 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 8 | CFN 9

7. Miami

Points: 1379 (1) 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 7 | CFN 10

6. Indiana

Points: 1440 (8) 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 6 | CFN 4

5. Texas

Points: 1483 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 4 | CFN 6

4. Notre Dame

Points: 1510 (6) 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 5 | CFN 2

3. Georgia

Points: 1513 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 3 | CFN 5

2. Oregon

Points: 1597 (14) 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 2 | CFN 3

1. Ohio State

Points: 1672 (40) 
Preseason Rankings: Coaches 1 | CFN 1