Ty Hildenbrandt

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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	45. Miami, No. 4 in the AP poll	66. Indiana, No. 6 in the AP poll	87. Florida, No. 8 in the AP poll	78. Alabama, No. 7 in the AP poll	99. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll	1110. LSU, No. 11 in the AP poll	1211. Texas Tech, No. 12 in the AP poll	1012. BYU, No. 10 in the AP poll	1613. Mississippi State, No. 16 in the AP poll	1314. Utah, No. 13 in the AP poll	1415. Iowa, No. 14 in the AP poll	1916. Oklahoma State, No. 19 in the AP poll	1517. Oregon, No. 15 in the AP poll	1718. Tennessee, No. 17 in the AP poll	2319. UCLA, No. 23 in the AP poll	NR20. Duke, unranked in the AP poll	1821. USC, No. 18 in the AP poll	2122. SMU, No. 21 in the AP poll	2023. Houston, No. 20 in the AP poll	2224. Boise State, No. 22 in the AP poll	NR25. Nebraska, unranked in the AP poll
Week 4September 20	11. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll	72. Ohio State, No. 7 in the AP poll	23. Georgia, No. 2 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	109. LSU, No. 10 in the AP poll	1110. Texas Tech, No. 11 in the AP poll	911. BYU, No. 9 in the AP poll	1212. USC, No. 12 in the AP poll	1613. Louisville, No. 16 in the AP poll	1414. Tennessee, No. 14 in the AP poll	1315. Penn State, No. 13 in the AP poll	1516. Utah, No. 15 in the AP poll	1817. Michigan, No. 18 in the AP poll	2318. Texas A&M, No. 23 in the AP poll	2119. Florida, No. 21 in the AP poll	2420. Mississippi State, No. 24 in the AP poll	NR21. Oklahoma, unranked in the AP poll	2022. Oregon, No. 20 in the AP poll	1723. Iowa, No. 17 in the AP poll	1924. Missouri, No. 19 in the AP poll	2225. SMU, No. 22 in the AP poll
Week 3September 13	11. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll	62. Ohio State, No. 6 in the AP poll	33. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll	24. Georgia, No. 2 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	128. USC, No. 12 in the AP poll	109. Alabama, No. 10 in the AP poll	810. Ole Miss, No. 8 in the AP poll	911. Texas A&M, No. 9 in the AP poll	1112. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll	1313. Texas Tech, No. 13 in the AP poll	1614. SMU, No. 16 in the AP poll	1515. Tennessee, No. 15 in the AP poll	1416. Penn State, No. 14 in the AP poll	1717. Utah, No. 17 in the AP poll	1918. Michigan, No. 19 in the AP poll	2419. Oklahoma, No. 24 in the AP poll	NR20. Washington, unranked in the AP poll	2121. Oregon, No. 21 in the AP poll	NR22. Florida, unranked in the AP poll	1823. Iowa, No. 18 in the AP poll	2024. Missouri, No. 20 in the AP poll	2325. Louisville, No. 23 in the AP poll
Week 2September 8	11. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll	32. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll	23. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll	54. Indiana, No. 5 in the AP poll	65. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll	46. Texas, No. 4 in the AP poll	77. Miami, No. 7 in the AP poll	88. LSU, No. 8 in the AP poll	119. Oklahoma, No. 11 in the AP poll	1410. USC, No. 14 in the AP poll	911. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll	1212. Alabama, No. 12 in the AP poll	1013. Texas A&M, No. 10 in the AP poll	1314. Texas Tech, No. 13 in the AP poll	1515. BYU, No. 15 in the AP poll	1716. SMU, No. 17 in the AP poll	1817. Tennessee, No. 18 in the AP poll	1618. Penn State, No. 16 in the AP poll	1919. Washington, No. 19 in the AP poll	2020. Utah, No. 20 in the AP poll	NR21. Florida, unranked in the AP poll	2122. Iowa, No. 21 in the AP poll	NR23. Pittsburgh, unranked 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	43. Notre Dame, No. 4 in the AP poll	34. Georgia, No. 3 in the AP poll	65. Indiana, No. 6 in the AP poll	56. Texas, No. 5 in the AP poll	77. Miami, No. 7 in the AP poll	108. Oklahoma, No. 10 in the AP poll	149. USC, No. 14 in the AP poll	1110. LSU, No. 11 in the AP poll	1311. Alabama, No. 13 in the AP poll	812. Texas A&M, No. 8 in the AP poll	1213. Texas Tech, No. 12 in the AP poll	914. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll	1615. Michigan, No. 16 in the AP poll	1416. BYU, No. 14 in the AP poll	1917. SMU, No. 19 in the AP poll	1718. Washington, No. 17 in the AP poll	2019. Tennessee, No. 20 in the AP poll	1820. Penn State, No. 18 in the AP poll	2321. Houston, No. 23 in the AP poll	2122. Utah, No. 21 in the AP poll	2423. Louisville, No. 24 in the AP poll	NR24. Florida, unranked in the AP poll	2225. Iowa, No. 22 in the AP poll