Adam Lichtenstein

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Each pick shows where AP’s poll ranked the team that week.

2026

Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Week 5September 27	11. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll	42. Miami, No. 4 in the AP poll	33. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll	54. Ohio State, No. 5 in the AP poll	25. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll	76. Alabama, No. 7 in the AP poll	67. Indiana, No. 6 in the AP poll	88. Florida, No. 8 in the AP poll	99. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll	1110. LSU, No. 11 in the AP poll	1011. BYU, No. 10 in the AP poll	1212. Texas Tech, No. 12 in the AP poll	1313. Utah, No. 13 in the AP poll	1514. Oregon, No. 15 in the AP poll	1615. Mississippi State, No. 16 in the AP poll	1416. Iowa, No. 14 in the AP poll	1917. Oklahoma State, No. 19 in the AP poll	1718. Tennessee, No. 17 in the AP poll	2219. Boise State, No. 22 in the AP poll	1820. USC, No. 18 in the AP poll	NR21. Wake Forest, unranked in the AP poll	NR22. Louisville, unranked in the AP poll	2423. Kentucky, No. 24 in the AP poll	2324. UCLA, No. 23 in the AP poll	2025. Houston, No. 20 in the AP poll
Week 4September 20	11. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll	42. Ole Miss, No. 4 in the AP poll	63. Miami, No. 6 in the AP poll	34. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll	75. Ohio State, No. 7 in the AP poll	26. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll	57. Indiana, No. 5 in the AP poll	108. LSU, No. 10 in the AP poll	99. BYU, No. 9 in the AP poll	810. Alabama, No. 8 in the AP poll	1111. Texas Tech, No. 11 in the AP poll	1412. Tennessee, No. 14 in the AP poll	1513. Utah, No. 15 in the AP poll	1214. USC, No. 12 in the AP poll	1615. Louisville, No. 16 in the AP poll	2016. Oregon, No. 20 in the AP poll	2417. Mississippi State, No. 24 in the AP poll	1718. Iowa, No. 17 in the AP poll	1919. Missouri, No. 19 in the AP poll	1320. Penn State, No. 13 in the AP poll	NR21. Oklahoma State, unranked in the AP poll	NR22. Kentucky, unranked in the AP poll	2323. Texas A&M, No. 23 in the AP poll	2224. SMU, No. 22 in the AP poll	2525. Houston, No. 25 in the AP poll
Week 3September 13	11. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll	52. Miami, No. 5 in the AP poll	33. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll	64. Ohio State, No. 6 in the AP poll	25. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll	76. LSU, No. 7 in the AP poll	87. Ole Miss, No. 8 in the AP poll	48. Indiana, No. 4 in the AP poll	99. Texas A&M, No. 9 in the AP poll	1110. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll	1011. Alabama, No. 10 in the AP poll	1212. USC, No. 12 in the AP poll	1513. Tennessee, No. 15 in the AP poll	2114. Oregon, No. 21 in the AP poll	1315. Texas Tech, No. 13 in the AP poll	1616. SMU, No. 16 in the AP poll	1717. Utah, No. 17 in the AP poll	2018. Missouri, No. 20 in the AP poll	2219. Houston, No. 22 in the AP poll	2520. Virginia, No. 25 in the AP poll	NR21. Oklahoma State, unranked in the AP poll	1822. Iowa, No. 18 in the AP poll	NR23. Mississippi State, unranked in the AP poll	1424. Penn State, No. 14 in the AP poll	2325. Louisville, No. 23 in the AP poll
Week 2September 8	61. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll	72. Miami, No. 7 in the AP poll	33. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll	14. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll	85. LSU, No. 8 in the AP poll	26. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll	47. Texas, No. 4 in the AP poll	98. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll	59. Indiana, No. 5 in the AP poll	1010. Texas A&M, No. 10 in the AP poll	1511. BYU, No. 15 in the AP poll	1112. Oklahoma, No. 11 in the AP poll	1413. USC, No. 14 in the AP poll	1214. Alabama, No. 12 in the AP poll	1315. Texas Tech, No. 13 in the AP poll	1816. Tennessee, No. 18 in the AP poll	1717. SMU, No. 17 in the AP poll	1918. Washington, No. 19 in the AP poll	2219. Houston, No. 22 in the AP poll	2020. Utah, No. 20 in the AP poll	2321. Missouri, No. 23 in the AP poll	2122. Iowa, No. 21 in the AP poll	2523. Virginia, No. 25 in the AP poll	1624. Penn State, No. 16 in the AP poll	2425. Louisville, No. 24 in the AP poll
PreseasonAugust 17	21. Oregon, No. 2 in the AP poll	12. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll	73. Miami, No. 7 in the AP poll	44. Notre Dame, No. 4 in the AP poll	35. Georgia, No. 3 in the AP poll	56. Texas, No. 5 in the AP poll	67. Indiana, No. 6 in the AP poll	98. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll	89. Texas A&M, No. 8 in the AP poll	1110. LSU, No. 11 in the AP poll	1411. BYU, No. 14 in the AP poll	1012. Oklahoma, No. 10 in the AP poll	1413. USC, No. 14 in the AP poll	1214. Texas Tech, No. 12 in the AP poll	1315. Alabama, No. 13 in the AP poll	2016. Tennessee, No. 20 in the AP poll	1617. Michigan, No. 16 in the AP poll	1918. SMU, No. 19 in the AP poll	1719. Washington, No. 17 in the AP poll	2320. Houston, No. 23 in the AP poll	2421. Louisville, No. 24 in the AP poll	2122. Utah, No. 21 in the AP poll	2523. Missouri, No. 25 in the AP poll	2224. Iowa, No. 22 in the AP poll	NR25. Clemson, unranked in the AP poll