AP Top 25: college football rankings, Week 5 2026

Texas (4-0) is No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for Week 5 of the 2026 season, released Sep 27, 2026, with 62 first-place votes. Georgia and Notre Dame follow. Florida climbed the most, from No. 21 to No. 8. New this week: Oklahoma State, Boise State, UCLA, Kentucky.

AP Top 25

AP Top 25, Week 5 2026

1	Texas Longhorns	4-0	1,737	62	—
2	Georgia Bulldogs	4-0	1,646	6	—
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	4-0	1,581	—	—
4	Miami Hurricanes	4-0	1,501	1	6
5	Ohio State Buckeyes	3-1	1,465	—	7
6	Indiana Hoosiers	4-0	1,408	1	5
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	4-0	1,305	—	8
8	Florida Gators	4-0	1,272	—	21
9	Ole Miss Rebels	3-1	1,089	—	4
10	BYU Cougars	3-0	1,078	—	9
11	LSU Tigers	3-1	1,073	—	10
12	Texas Tech Red Raiders	4-0	1,053	—	11
13	Utah Utes	4-0	903	—	15
14	Iowa Hawkeyes	4-0	856	—	17
15	Oregon Ducks	3-1	725	—	20
16	Mississippi State Bulldogs	4-0	715	—	24
17	Tennessee Volunteers	3-1	663	—	14
18	USC Trojans	4-1	410	—	12
19	Oklahoma State Cowboys	3-1	345	—	NR
20	Houston Cougars	3-1	278	—	25
21	SMU Mustangs	3-1	246	—	22
22	Boise State Broncos	3-1	221	—	NR
23	UCLA Bruins	4-0	218	—	NR
24	Kentucky Wildcats	3-1	150	—	NR
25	Missouri Tigers	3-1	118	—	19

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 102, Duke 101, Penn State 98, Wake Forest 88, Virginia Tech 86, Michigan 54, Pittsburgh 52, Nebraska 36, Louisville 25, Cincinnati 20, James Madison 10, Arizona 8, Minnesota 7, North Dakota State 6, Northwestern 1.

AFCA Coaches Poll

AFCA Coaches Poll, Week 5 2026

1	Texas Longhorns	4-0	1,779	45	—
2	Georgia Bulldogs	4-0	1,735	17	—
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	4-0	1,641	3	—
4	Miami Hurricanes	4-0	1,569	—	5
5	Indiana Hoosiers	4-0	1,554	8	4
6	Ohio State Buckeyes	3-1	1,463	—	7
7	Alabama Crimson Tide	4-0	1,399	—	8
8	Florida Gators	4-0	1,214	—	22
9	BYU Cougars	3-0	1,166	—	—
10	Texas Tech Red Raiders	4-0	1,108	—	—
11	LSU Tigers	3-1	1,097	—	—
12	Ole Miss Rebels	3-1	1,021	—	6
13	Utah Utes	4-0	917	—	15
14	Iowa Hawkeyes	4-0	887	—	17
15	Oregon Ducks	3-1	866	—	16
16	Mississippi State Bulldogs	4-0	658	—	NR
17	Tennessee Volunteers	3-1	648	—	13
18	USC Trojans	4-1	511	—	12
19	SMU Mustangs	3-1	327	—	25
20	Houston Cougars	3-1	301	—	NR
21	Duke Blue Devils	4-0	230	—	NR
22	Penn State Nittany Lions	3-1	207	—	14
23	UCLA Bruins	4-0	183	—	NR
24	Michigan Wolverines	3-1	166	—	18
25	Missouri Tigers	3-1	152	—	21

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 126, Kentucky 123, Boise State 112, Pittsburgh 97, Virginia Tech 84, Nebraska 67, Wake Forest 48, Louisville 42, Wisconsin 39, Cincinnati 35, Auburn 22, Washington 20, James Madison 17, Virginia 15, Texas A&M 14, Northwestern 12, North Dakota State 11, Massachusetts 9, Minnesota 7, New Mexico 7, Oklahoma 6, Clemson 5, Arizona 3, Western Michigan 2, UTSA 2, West Virginia 1.

Polls as ESPN files them. Prev is the club's rank a week earlier; NR, not ranked. ESPN's feed carries the AP and coaches' polls from Week 2 of each season and the final polls back to 2004; points are blank before 2014.