Chris Carter

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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	22. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll	43. Miami, No. 4 in the AP poll	34. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll	85. Florida, No. 8 in the AP poll	66. Indiana, No. 6 in the AP poll	57. Ohio State, No. 5 in the AP poll	78. Alabama, No. 7 in the AP poll	129. Texas Tech, No. 12 in the AP poll	1110. LSU, No. 11 in the AP poll	1311. Utah, No. 13 in the AP poll	912. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll	1613. Mississippi State, No. 16 in the AP poll	1414. Iowa, No. 14 in the AP poll	1015. BYU, No. 10 in the AP poll	1716. Tennessee, No. 17 in the AP poll	1917. Oklahoma State, No. 19 in the AP poll	1518. Oregon, No. 15 in the AP poll	2319. UCLA, No. 23 in the AP poll	2520. Missouri, No. 25 in the AP poll	1821. USC, No. 18 in the AP poll	NR22. Pittsburgh, unranked in the AP poll	2123. SMU, No. 21 in the AP poll	2024. Houston, No. 20 in the AP poll	NR25. Virginia Tech, unranked in the AP poll
Week 4September 20	11. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll	22. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll	63. Miami, No. 6 in the AP poll	34. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll	45. Ole Miss, No. 4 in the AP poll	56. Indiana, No. 5 in the AP poll	77. Ohio State, No. 7 in the AP poll	88. Alabama, No. 8 in the AP poll	119. Texas Tech, No. 11 in the AP poll	1010. LSU, No. 10 in the AP poll	1211. USC, No. 12 in the AP poll	1512. Utah, No. 15 in the AP poll	1413. Tennessee, No. 14 in the AP poll	914. BYU, No. 9 in the AP poll	2115. Florida, No. 21 in the AP poll	1716. Iowa, No. 17 in the AP poll	1917. Missouri, No. 19 in the AP poll	1818. Michigan, No. 18 in the AP poll	1319. Penn State, No. 13 in the AP poll	1620. Louisville, No. 16 in the AP poll	2421. Mississippi State, No. 24 in the AP poll	NR22. Oklahoma State, unranked in the AP poll	2023. Oregon, No. 20 in the AP poll	2224. SMU, No. 22 in the AP poll	NR25. Pittsburgh, unranked in the AP poll
Week 3September 13	11. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll	22. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll	53. Miami, No. 5 in the AP poll	34. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll	45. Indiana, No. 4 in the AP poll	76. LSU, No. 7 in the AP poll	87. Ole Miss, No. 8 in the AP poll	68. Ohio State, No. 6 in the AP poll	109. Alabama, No. 10 in the AP poll	910. Texas A&M, No. 9 in the AP poll	1211. USC, No. 12 in the AP poll	1712. Utah, No. 17 in the AP poll	1513. Tennessee, No. 15 in the AP poll	1314. Texas Tech, No. 13 in the AP poll	1615. SMU, No. 16 in the AP poll	1116. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll	NR17. Florida, unranked in the AP poll	1818. Iowa, No. 18 in the AP poll	2019. Missouri, No. 20 in the AP poll	NR20. South Carolina, unranked in the AP poll	1921. Michigan, No. 19 in the AP poll	1422. Penn State, No. 14 in the AP poll	2223. Houston, No. 22 in the AP poll	2524. Virginia, No. 25 in the AP poll	2125. Oregon, No. 21 in the AP poll
Week 2September 8	41. Texas, No. 4 in the AP poll	12. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll	23. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll	74. Miami, No. 7 in the AP poll	35. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll	66. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll	87. LSU, No. 8 in the AP poll	58. Indiana, No. 5 in the AP poll	99. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll	1010. Texas A&M, No. 10 in the AP poll	1211. Alabama, No. 12 in the AP poll	1412. USC, No. 14 in the AP poll	1313. Texas Tech, No. 13 in the AP poll	1114. Oklahoma, No. 11 in the AP poll	2015. Utah, No. 20 in the AP poll	1816. Tennessee, No. 18 in the AP poll	1717. SMU, No. 17 in the AP poll	1518. BYU, No. 15 in the AP poll	1619. Penn State, No. 16 in the AP poll	2120. Iowa, No. 21 in the AP poll	1921. Washington, No. 19 in the AP poll	2222. Houston, No. 22 in the AP poll	2323. Missouri, No. 23 in the AP poll	NR24. Florida, unranked in the AP poll	NR25. South Carolina, unranked in the AP poll
PreseasonAugust 17	21. Oregon, No. 2 in the AP poll	52. Texas, No. 5 in the AP poll	13. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll	34. Georgia, No. 3 in the AP poll	75. Miami, No. 7 in the AP poll	46. Notre Dame, No. 4 in the AP poll	117. LSU, No. 11 in the AP poll	98. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll	69. Indiana, No. 6 in the AP poll	810. Texas A&M, No. 8 in the AP poll	1311. Alabama, No. 13 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	NR15. Clemson, unranked in the AP poll	1916. SMU, No. 19 in the AP poll	2117. Utah, No. 21 in the AP poll	2018. Tennessee, No. 20 in the AP poll	1619. Michigan, No. 16 in the AP poll	2420. Louisville, No. 24 in the AP poll	1821. Penn State, No. 18 in the AP poll	NR22. Florida, unranked in the AP poll	2223. Iowa, No. 22 in the AP poll	1724. Washington, No. 17 in the AP poll	2325. Houston, No. 23 in the AP poll