Eric Johnson

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	33. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll	54. Ohio State, No. 5 in the AP poll	65. Indiana, No. 6 in the AP poll	76. Alabama, No. 7 in the AP poll	127. Texas Tech, No. 12 in the AP poll	88. Florida, No. 8 in the AP poll	119. LSU, No. 11 in the AP poll	1010. BYU, No. 10 in the AP poll	1311. Utah, No. 13 in the AP poll	1412. Iowa, No. 14 in the AP poll	913. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll	1514. Oregon, No. 15 in the AP poll	1715. Tennessee, No. 17 in the AP poll	1816. USC, No. 18 in the AP poll	1617. Mississippi State, No. 16 in the AP poll	NR18. Michigan, unranked in the AP poll	NR19. Virginia Tech, unranked in the AP poll	NR20. Penn State, unranked in the AP poll	2221. Boise State, No. 22 in the AP poll	2122. SMU, No. 21 in the AP poll	NR23. Louisville, unranked in the AP poll	2524. Missouri, No. 25 in the AP poll	2025. Houston, No. 20 in the AP poll
Week 4September 20	11. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll	22. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll	33. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll	74. Ohio State, No. 7 in the AP poll	55. Indiana, No. 5 in the AP poll	46. Ole Miss, No. 4 in the AP poll	67. Miami, No. 6 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	911. BYU, No. 9 in the AP poll	1312. Penn State, No. 13 in the AP poll	1213. USC, No. 12 in the AP poll	1414. Tennessee, No. 14 in the AP poll	1515. Utah, No. 15 in the AP poll	1716. Iowa, No. 17 in the AP poll	1817. Michigan, No. 18 in the AP poll	1618. Louisville, No. 16 in the AP poll	1919. Missouri, No. 19 in the AP poll	2020. Oregon, No. 20 in the AP poll	2221. SMU, No. 22 in the AP poll	NR22. Virginia Tech, unranked in the AP poll	NR23. Washington, unranked in the AP poll	2124. Florida, No. 21 in the AP poll	NR25. Boise State, unranked in the AP poll
Week 3September 13	11. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll	22. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll	33. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll	64. Ohio State, No. 6 in the AP poll	45. Indiana, No. 4 in the AP poll	56. Miami, No. 5 in the AP poll	77. LSU, No. 7 in the AP poll	88. Ole Miss, No. 8 in the AP poll	99. Texas A&M, No. 9 in the AP poll	1010. Alabama, No. 10 in the AP poll	1311. Texas Tech, No. 13 in the AP poll	1112. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll	1213. USC, No. 12 in the AP poll	1414. Penn State, No. 14 in the AP poll	1615. SMU, No. 16 in the AP poll	1516. Tennessee, No. 15 in the AP poll	1717. Utah, No. 17 in the AP poll	1818. Iowa, No. 18 in the AP poll	1919. Michigan, No. 19 in the AP poll	2220. Houston, No. 22 in the AP poll	2521. Virginia, No. 25 in the AP poll	2022. Missouri, No. 20 in the AP poll	2323. Louisville, No. 23 in the AP poll	2124. Oregon, No. 21 in the AP poll	NR25. Virginia Tech, unranked in the AP poll
Week 2September 8	11. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll	62. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll	23. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll	74. Miami, No. 7 in the AP poll	45. Texas, No. 4 in the AP poll	36. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll	57. Indiana, No. 5 in the AP poll	108. Texas A&M, No. 10 in the AP poll	119. Oklahoma, No. 11 in the AP poll	810. LSU, No. 8 in the AP poll	911. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll	1212. Alabama, No. 12 in the AP poll	1313. Texas Tech, No. 13 in the AP poll	1414. USC, No. 14 in the AP poll	1515. BYU, No. 15 in the AP poll	1616. Penn State, No. 16 in the AP poll	1817. Tennessee, No. 18 in the AP poll	2018. Utah, No. 20 in the AP poll	1719. SMU, No. 17 in the AP poll	2120. Iowa, No. 21 in the AP poll	NR21. Michigan, unranked in the AP poll	2222. Houston, No. 22 in the AP poll	2523. Virginia, No. 25 in the AP poll	2324. Missouri, No. 23 in the AP poll	2425. Louisville, No. 24 in the AP poll
PreseasonAugust 17	11. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll	22. Oregon, No. 2 in the AP poll	33. Georgia, No. 3 in the AP poll	74. Miami, No. 7 in the AP poll	55. Texas, No. 5 in the AP poll	46. Notre Dame, No. 4 in the AP poll	67. Indiana, No. 6 in the AP poll	88. Texas A&M, No. 8 in the AP poll	109. Oklahoma, No. 10 in the AP poll	910. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll	1311. Alabama, No. 13 in the AP poll	1212. Texas Tech, No. 12 in the AP poll	1613. Michigan, No. 16 in the AP poll	1414. USC, No. 14 in the AP poll	1415. BYU, No. 14 in the AP poll	1116. LSU, No. 11 in the AP poll	2017. Tennessee, No. 20 in the AP poll	1718. Washington, No. 17 in the AP poll	2119. Utah, No. 21 in the AP poll	1920. SMU, No. 19 in the AP poll	NR21. Clemson, unranked in the AP poll	2222. Iowa, No. 22 in the AP poll	2323. Houston, No. 23 in the AP poll	2524. Missouri, No. 25 in the AP poll	NR25. Virginia, unranked in the AP poll