External pollAs of 11 October 2026
AP Top 25 · Week 7
The Associated Press media poll released on 11 October 2026, after the games of the 10th. Georgia is the new No. 1 with 66 of 70 first-place votes after winning 20-17 at Alabama; Texas falls from 1 to 7 after losing 27-24 to Oklahoma, UCLA climbs from 21 to 12 after beating Oregon, who drop out along with Florida and Pittsburgh, and LSU slides from 10 to 22. Kentucky, Wake Forest and Northwestern enter.
| Rk | Team | Record | ± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia66 first-place votes | 6-0 | ▲1 |
| 2 | Notre Dame1 first-place vote | 6-0 | ▲1 |
| 3 | Miami (Fla.)2 first-place votes | 5-0 | ▲1 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 5-1 | ▲1 |
| 5 | Indiana1 first-place vote | 6-0 | ▲2 |
| 6 | Alabama | 5-1 | = |
| 7 | Texas | 4-1 | ▼6 |
| 8 | BYU | 5-0 | = |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 4-1 | = |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 5-0 | ▲1 |
| 11 | Utah | 5-0 | ▲1 |
| 12 | UCLA | 5-0 | ▲9 |
| 13 | Missouri | 5-1 | ▲1 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 5-1 | ▲1 |
| 15 | KentuckyNew to the ranking | 5-1 | — |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 4-1 | ▲1 |
| 17 | Iowa | 5-1 | ▲3 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 4-1 | = |
| 19 | USC | 6-1 | = |
| 20 | Houston | 5-1 | ▲2 |
| 21 | Wake ForestNew to the ranking | 5-1 | — |
| 22 | LSU | 4-2 | ▼12 |
| 23 | Boise State | 5-1 | = |
| 24 | SMU | 4-1 | = |
| 25 | NorthwesternNew to the ranking | 4-1 | — |