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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	53. Ohio State, No. 5 in the AP poll	34. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll	65. Indiana, No. 6 in the AP poll	46. Miami, No. 4 in the AP poll	77. Alabama, No. 7 in the AP poll	108. BYU, No. 10 in the AP poll	129. Texas Tech, No. 12 in the AP poll	810. Florida, No. 8 in the AP poll	911. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll	1112. LSU, No. 11 in the AP poll	1313. Utah, No. 13 in the AP poll	1514. Oregon, No. 15 in the AP poll	1415. Iowa, No. 14 in the AP poll	1816. USC, No. 18 in the AP poll	1617. Mississippi State, No. 16 in the AP poll	2018. Houston, No. 20 in the AP poll	1719. Tennessee, No. 17 in the AP poll	2320. UCLA, No. 23 in the AP poll	2221. Boise State, No. 22 in the AP poll	2122. SMU, No. 21 in the AP poll	NR23. Michigan, unranked in the AP poll	1924. Oklahoma State, No. 19 in the AP poll	NR25. James Madison, unranked in the AP poll
Week 4September 20	11. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll	22. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll	73. Ohio State, No. 7 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	67. Miami, No. 6 in the AP poll	88. Alabama, No. 8 in the AP poll	99. BYU, No. 9 in the AP poll	1210. USC, No. 12 in the AP poll	1011. LSU, No. 10 in the AP poll	1112. Texas Tech, No. 11 in the AP poll	1313. Penn State, No. 13 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	1617. Louisville, No. 16 in the AP poll	1818. Michigan, No. 18 in the AP poll	2019. Oregon, No. 20 in the AP poll	1920. Missouri, No. 19 in the AP poll	2521. Houston, No. 25 in the AP poll	2122. Florida, No. 21 in the AP poll	2223. SMU, No. 22 in the AP poll	2324. Texas A&M, No. 23 in the AP poll	NR25. Washington, 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	44. Indiana, No. 4 in the AP poll	65. Ohio State, No. 6 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	2112. Oregon, No. 21 in the AP poll	1213. USC, No. 12 in the AP poll	1114. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll	1415. Penn State, No. 14 in the AP poll	1616. SMU, No. 16 in the AP poll	1517. Tennessee, No. 15 in the AP poll	1818. Iowa, No. 18 in the AP poll	1719. Utah, No. 17 in the AP poll	2220. Houston, No. 22 in the AP poll	NR21. Washington, unranked in the AP poll	2422. Oklahoma, No. 24 in the AP poll	2323. Louisville, No. 23 in the AP poll	2024. Missouri, No. 20 in the AP poll	1925. Michigan, No. 19 in the AP poll
Week 2September 8	11. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll	22. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll	53. Indiana, No. 5 in the AP poll	44. Texas, No. 4 in the AP poll	35. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll	66. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll	77. Miami, No. 7 in the AP poll	108. Texas A&M, No. 10 in the AP poll	89. LSU, No. 8 in the AP poll	1110. Oklahoma, No. 11 in the AP poll	911. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll	1312. Texas Tech, No. 13 in the AP poll	1213. Alabama, No. 12 in the AP poll	1514. BYU, No. 15 in the AP poll	1415. USC, No. 14 in the AP poll	1916. Washington, No. 19 in the AP poll	1817. Tennessee, No. 18 in the AP poll	1618. Penn State, No. 16 in the AP poll	2119. Iowa, No. 21 in the AP poll	1720. SMU, No. 17 in the AP poll	NR21. Michigan, unranked in the AP poll	2022. Utah, No. 20 in the AP poll	2423. Louisville, No. 24 in the AP poll	2224. Houston, No. 22 in the AP poll	2325. Missouri, No. 23 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	54. Texas, No. 5 in the AP poll	65. Indiana, No. 6 in the AP poll	46. Notre Dame, No. 4 in the AP poll	87. Texas A&M, No. 8 in the AP poll	78. Miami, No. 7 in the AP poll	109. Oklahoma, No. 10 in the AP poll	910. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll	1211. Texas Tech, No. 12 in the AP poll	1312. Alabama, No. 13 in the AP poll	1113. LSU, No. 11 in the AP poll	1414. USC, No. 14 in the AP poll	1415. BYU, No. 14 in the AP poll	1616. Michigan, No. 16 in the AP poll	1817. Penn State, No. 18 in the AP poll	2018. Tennessee, No. 20 in the AP poll	1719. Washington, No. 17 in the AP poll	1920. SMU, No. 19 in the AP poll	2221. Iowa, No. 22 in the AP poll	2122. Utah, No. 21 in the AP poll	2323. Houston, No. 23 in the AP poll	2524. Missouri, No. 25 in the AP poll	NR25. Florida, unranked in the AP poll

2025

For The (Cedar Rapids) Gazette

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
FinalJanuary 20	11. Indiana, No. 1 in the AP poll	22. Miami, No. 2 in the AP poll	33. Ole Miss, No. 3 in the AP poll	64. Georgia, No. 6 in the AP poll	55. Ohio State, No. 5 in the AP poll	46. Oregon, No. 4 in the AP poll	77. Texas Tech, No. 7 in the AP poll	88. Texas A&M, No. 8 in the AP poll	99. Alabama, No. 9 in the AP poll	1310. Oklahoma, No. 13 in the AP poll	1111. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll	1012. Notre Dame, No. 10 in the AP poll	1213. Texas, No. 12 in the AP poll	1714. Iowa, No. 17 in the AP poll	1415. Utah, No. 14 in the AP poll	1516. Vanderbilt, No. 15 in the AP poll	NR17. Washington, unranked in the AP poll	1618. Virginia, No. 16 in the AP poll	NR19. SMU, unranked in the AP poll	NR20. Illinois, unranked in the AP poll	2221. Houston, No. 22 in the AP poll	1922. James Madison, No. 19 in the AP poll	1823. Tulane, No. 18 in the AP poll	2324. Navy, No. 23 in the AP poll	2425. North Texas, No. 24 in the AP poll
Week 16December 7	11. Indiana, No. 1 in the AP poll	32. Ohio State, No. 3 in the AP poll	23. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll	44. Texas Tech, No. 4 in the AP poll	55. Oregon, No. 5 in the AP poll	66. Ole Miss, No. 6 in the AP poll	77. Texas A&M, No. 7 in the AP poll	88. Oklahoma, No. 8 in the AP poll	129. BYU, No. 12 in the AP poll	1110. Alabama, No. 11 in the AP poll	1011. Miami, No. 10 in the AP poll	912. Notre Dame, No. 9 in the AP poll	1313. Vanderbilt, No. 13 in the AP poll	1414. Texas, No. 14 in the AP poll	1515. Utah, No. 15 in the AP poll	1616. USC, No. 16 in the AP poll	1817. Michigan, No. 18 in the AP poll	2018. Virginia, No. 20 in the AP poll	1719. Tulane, No. 17 in the AP poll	1920. James Madison, No. 19 in the AP poll	2121. Arizona, No. 21 in the AP poll	2422. Georgia Tech, No. 24 in the AP poll	2223. Navy, No. 22 in the AP poll	NR24. Iowa, unranked in the AP poll	2325. North Texas, No. 23 in the AP poll